Re: SKarosser Copy Scratch Home build?????
Posted: August 9th, 2020, 2:47 pm
After a quick visit to Zildjian to pick up the free PIR sensor an afternoon fiddling about to test if it actually worked and when it did the best position to fit it. I will need to seal the wiring hole with a blob os silicon but it works a treat. Thanks, Zildjian.

While I was over there I borrowed his industrial scales as we were talking about demountable weights with regards to truck air bags.
This morning I put the scales under the camper to see how I was going with my intended lightweight camper
It is true that the bed is made, there is half a tank of water and two gas bottles so in theory, it could be ready to go but it did weigh in at 615 Kg
That was quite a more than I expected but on reflection I realised I had put in quite a few more PVC sheets for wall cladding, strengthened some wall and door areas with plywood. Also the two new batteries and the solar panel have added about 70Kg on their own.
Although the awning sections were laying on the bed, I did wonder about the weight of the rest of the other socialising clobber I tend to carry. Tables, chairs, Cadac, firepit, a 4.5m event shelter with 4 sides, large Coleman cool box, etc.
The will add another 60Kg
It was then back to checking the VIN plate on the truck and the empty truck weight on the weighbridge.
Vin plate puts max gross at 3020Kg
Weighbridge puts truck at 1960Kg
Left 1060Kg
So the truck with the camper me,and stuff, is going to put the gross up to 2735Kg
I consider 285Kg a reasonable lee way to play with depending on the axle loadings for other things I might want to add.
13.5kg farm jack, 14Kg for a pair of waffle boards, and such like.
On the plus side, as far as I can see these will be maximums as when the camper was weighted it was full of tools, boxes of screws.

While I was over there I borrowed his industrial scales as we were talking about demountable weights with regards to truck air bags.
This morning I put the scales under the camper to see how I was going with my intended lightweight camper

It is true that the bed is made, there is half a tank of water and two gas bottles so in theory, it could be ready to go but it did weigh in at 615 Kg
That was quite a more than I expected but on reflection I realised I had put in quite a few more PVC sheets for wall cladding, strengthened some wall and door areas with plywood. Also the two new batteries and the solar panel have added about 70Kg on their own.
Although the awning sections were laying on the bed, I did wonder about the weight of the rest of the other socialising clobber I tend to carry. Tables, chairs, Cadac, firepit, a 4.5m event shelter with 4 sides, large Coleman cool box, etc.

It was then back to checking the VIN plate on the truck and the empty truck weight on the weighbridge.
Vin plate puts max gross at 3020Kg
Weighbridge puts truck at 1960Kg
Left 1060Kg
So the truck with the camper me,and stuff, is going to put the gross up to 2735Kg
I consider 285Kg a reasonable lee way to play with depending on the axle loadings for other things I might want to add.
13.5kg farm jack, 14Kg for a pair of waffle boards, and such like.
On the plus side, as far as I can see these will be maximums as when the camper was weighted it was full of tools, boxes of screws.
