Top heavy

[biosurf]

Talking to my girlfriend last night about roof racks, and discussing how much weight to comfortably put up there, taking into account weight, high centre of gravity and general (lifted) 4x4 tipping over gubbins.

Whenever I've loaded the roof I've had it in the back of my mind.

Suddenly occurred to me to think about the weight inside the Surf. In the back at all times I have amongst other random cr@p:

A Hi-lift Jack
20ft of heavy duty chain
Few shackles
Couple of pulley blocks
box of assorted tools, oil, spare coolant etc.
Ground anchor and pins weighing around 60kg
20-30 litres of unmixed veg oil


Which adds up to... feckin heavy.

Less worried about the roof weight now. Could even stick a spare up there!*


So the moral of the story is, keep your Surf full of crap you very rarely need. It could save your life.






*Of course I would never do this as it is guaranteed to make the flux capacitor burn out, sending all occupants to somewhere around 1349

[stormforce]

and i thought this thread was gonna be about your girlfreind..

[biosurf]

[Vultch]

Just watch mate - with that load in the back, emergency stops and even minor crashes can become interesting as your rear load wants to keep moving into the front.

[che2318]

dont worry about it....

that 2 tonne you have in the back will keep that 1 tonne on the roof right where you want it!

[dieselboy]

and i thought this thread was gonna be about your girlfreind..

Same! top heavy racks

[che2318]

Same! top heavy racks

also known as spaniels ears...

[dieselboy]

also known as spaniels ears...

[biosurf]

Just watch mate - with that load in the back, emergency stops and even minor crashes can become interesting as your rear load wants to keep moving into the front.

No sh1t. That's why everything from shackles
upwards is strapped down with ratchet straps.

[Vultch]

No sh1t. That's why everything from shackles
upwards is strapped down with ratchet straps.

I'm good at that " stating the obvious" just in case....

[dieselboy]

That's inertia I think

[biosurf]

I'm good at that " stating the obvious" just in case....

With you on that. I used to run a shop years ago. One of my ancient staff (who bore a striking resemblance to Nursey/Bernard from Blackadder the second) said the rear of her car had lost traction occasionally so her husband had put 2 concrete fence posts on the boot to weigh it down a bit. I asked her if it was secured at all. She said 'no dear, but it's ok I don't wear a seatbelt'

Go figure.

[Vultch]

For me its driving in Ice /snow... downhill on a motorway keeping the speed to 40 mph, I can feel the Surf struggling for grip, the steering is light...
Only to be overtaken by a Ford galaxy, female driver, kids in the back at about 60 mph

[Diezel Weazel]

A Hi-lift Jack
20ft of heavy duty chain
Few shackles
Couple of pulley blocks
box of assorted tools, oil, spare coolant etc.
Ground anchor and pins weighing around 60kg
20-30 litres of unmixed veg oil
Which adds up to... feckin heavy.
Less worried about the roof weight now. Could even stick a spare up there!*
So the moral of the story is, keep your Surf full of crap you very rarely need. It could save your life.

Nice one Paul ...
Sounds just like mine

Jess

"Cos short cuts cost more in the long run"

[Predictable Bob]

For me its driving in Ice /snow... downhill on a motorway keeping the speed to 40 mph, I can feel the Surf struggling for grip, the steering is light...
Only to be overtaken by a Ford galaxy, female driver, kids in the back at about 60 mph

So you're saying that a mum is a better driver than you then ???