Caravan Weighing

 

Caravan Weighing

Do you know the weight of your caravan and tow vehicle, are you legal.

With our weighing system we can not only provide you with a print out of your ATM, GVM and GCM, we can provide you with IWM, (individual Wheel Mass) for the ultimate payload distribution giving your caravan maximum stability on the road. Contact us for booking.

TOWBALL MASS

The weight that the caravan places onto the tow vehicle’s towball by the coupling.

ATM - AGGREGATE TRAILER MASS

The combined weight (mass) of the caravan when fully loaded and not coupled to the tow vehicle.

(This includes water, gas, clothing etc.)

GTM - GROSS TRAILER MASS

The GTM is the weight (mass) of a fully loaded caravan.

(This includes water, gas, clothing etc.)

GVM - GROSS VEHICLE MASS

The GVM is the Maximum weight of the vehicle as specified by the manufacturer including bull bar, towbar, fuel, passengers, luggage etc.

GCM - GROSS COMBINATION MASS

The GCM is the total weight of the vehicle, caravan and the load (mass) combined.

GCM cannot exceed the manufacturer’s specifications.

IWM - INDIVIDUAL WHEEL MASS

IWM is the weight (mass) of each individual wheel of the caravan to achieve maximum on road stability.

Load your caravan evenly to stop sway and suspension damage.