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What's the max weight I can put in the back?
Hi All,
Need to transport about 40 boxes of large ceramic tiles from the shop about 10m to the house. Having felt the heft of these things, the LR will weight out before it bulks out, so I know I'll need to make a couple of trips. I've looked at my owners manual and I'm still a bit confused about the max safe weight I can put in the back.
Can anyone advise please?
(I have a V8, not that this should make any difference other than it's braking).
Thanks.PAGODA
16th Apr 2019 11:48 pm
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What is the weight of the boxes. The D3 can carry 5 persons in the 2nd / 3rd row.
16th Apr 2019 11:56 pm
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Or, just three in the second row and a boot load of whatever! If you're concerned perhaps a trailer is worth considering. That said I have loaded my D3 tonight with a very heavy safe weighing in the region of 400kgs+ and it didn't blink. Made for a very comfy ride though
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17th Apr 2019 12:13 am
pagoda
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The combined weight of all the boxes is about 1.5 metric tons. I’m assuming that the D3 won’t carry that.
My question is what’s safe to avoid damaging my car.
I’m happy to make 4 trips to and fro, but if I need only make 3 within the safety margin, then that’s good, too!
ThanksPAGODA
17th Apr 2019 3:43 am
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ISTR the payload was about 750kgs so if it was me, having done similar a few times renovating the house, 2 runs with middle seats down and weight spread across the whole area. She’ll handle like a whale on steroids so no sudden turns or braking but all will be well.
17th Apr 2019 4:02 am
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Found this for the commercial version, may help - two trips?
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I’m sure you know , but just remember to place the tiles on there edge not flat in the disco or you will end up with a big Mosaic wall -------------------------------------------------
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17th Apr 2019 8:32 am
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To be classified as a Commercial 'Van' it has to carry 1,000kgs in a volume of not less than 1 cubic metre.
I have had Commercials for over 10 years now...... I recall doing this research a long while back.
Look at all the 'pretend' vans and they match that minimum.
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17th Apr 2019 9:12 am
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stew 46 wrote:
I’m sure you know , but just remember to place the tiles on there edge not flat in the disco or you will end up with a big Mosaic wall
Good point, well made. Forgot about that bit.
17th Apr 2019 9:14 am
L319
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According to the plate on my D3 HSE the maximum laden weight is 3230kg and published data says the unladen is 2429k so 801 Kg capacity , but take off the driver & fuel and your down to 700 kg or less in my case! Presumably a commercial version would loose all the rear seats so the unladen would be considerably less, allowing a 1 tonne payload.
17th Apr 2019 10:39 am
pagoda
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Thank you all. I think 2-3 trips are in order!!
Didn’t want to beat the old girl up too much.PAGODA
21st Apr 2019 2:32 pm
J.Prezes
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My Indy's other customer (not me) once put 1.5 tons of cement bags in the back, so the max weight is just a statement in the car's papers
21st Apr 2019 3:18 pm
Erea
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pagoda wrote:
The combined weight of all the boxes is about 1.5 metric tons. I’m assuming that the D3 won’t carry that.
My question is what’s safe to avoid damaging my car.
I’m happy to make 4 trips to and fro, but if I need only make 3 within the safety margin, then that’s good, too!
Thanks
I’d happily do that in two runs in my D3 Commercial, but I don’t have to worry about the folded seats But if the boxes are heavy it might be what is easier to load and unload. One row high might be best if the boxes are heavy. Try and keep the load spread evenly and forward to keep the handling ok.
I’ve often filled mine to the max and it starts to get wobbly.
I put a set of tractor weights into the very back of mine 450kgs and the handling was surprisingly good.
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