I agree with Spinner's comments above.
There is a bit of homework to do in order to calculate the weight you can hang on the back of a motorhome. It's also necessary to visit a weighbridge to get weighed in full touring trim with readings for front axle, rear axle and total weight. This will give you a starting point for the following calculations.
There is a formula to calculate what your scooter and rack will add to these figures if added and its something like this:
1. Measure your motorhome's wheelbase (centre to centre between front and rear
wheels) .
2. Measure distance from centre rear wheel to centre of load to be carried.
3. Add together the weights of the load including scooter/fuel, scooter rack and all fittings.
You then divide 1 by 2 and then divide 3 by the result of that. This shows you how much in addition to the actual load gets added to the rear axle because of the fulcrum effect caused by the total overhang, this is also the amount that gets taken off your front axle and shows that could be a problem too - especially for front wheel drive grip
In simple terms if 1 is five metres and 2 is two and a half metres then the first bit of calculation is 2.
If the total weight of your scooter/rack etc is 200kgs then the result of the last bit of the calculation would be 100kgs - meaning an extra load of 300kgs (200kgs + 100kgs) on the rear axle and the 'additional' 100kgs would come off your front axle.
Hope that makes sense and helps a bit :dry:
One of our members, Dreammobil, has one of those rigid trailer platforms and I think it works very well for heavy loads.
There is a bit of homework to do in order to calculate the weight you can hang on the back of a motorhome. It's also necessary to visit a weighbridge to get weighed in full touring trim with readings for front axle, rear axle and total weight. This will give you a starting point for the following calculations.
There is a formula to calculate what your scooter and rack will add to these figures if added and its something like this:
1. Measure your motorhome's wheelbase (centre to centre between front and rear
wheels) .
2. Measure distance from centre rear wheel to centre of load to be carried.
3. Add together the weights of the load including scooter/fuel, scooter rack and all fittings.
You then divide 1 by 2 and then divide 3 by the result of that. This shows you how much in addition to the actual load gets added to the rear axle because of the fulcrum effect caused by the total overhang, this is also the amount that gets taken off your front axle and shows that could be a problem too - especially for front wheel drive grip
In simple terms if 1 is five metres and 2 is two and a half metres then the first bit of calculation is 2.
If the total weight of your scooter/rack etc is 200kgs then the result of the last bit of the calculation would be 100kgs - meaning an extra load of 300kgs (200kgs + 100kgs) on the rear axle and the 'additional' 100kgs would come off your front axle.
Hope that makes sense and helps a bit :dry:
One of our members, Dreammobil, has one of those rigid trailer platforms and I think it works very well for heavy loads.
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