Jammer om nou weer die sensitiewe ding te begin
Ek sien daar is steeds verwarring by karavaan sleepers wat die Tarra en BVM betref.
1. Tarra is die leë gewig van 'n voertuig,
2. BVM is die bruto, gelaaide gewig of maksimun gewig toelaatbaar volgens wet.
Die tarra is NIE belangrik nie, (onthou, 'n karavaan word as 'n spesisle voertuig klasifiseer, en dus, word lisensie gelde nie volgens gewig gehef nie) nie as jy by 'n weegbrug af getrek word, gaan geen beampte jou vra om jou wa leeg te maak om te sien of die tarra reg is nie.
Hulle gaan kyk na die vokgende:
1. Wat is jou sleep voertuig se Tarra (ook BVM - om te kyk of die sleep voertuig oorlaai is)
Daar volgens word die maksimum gewig van die karavaan / sleepwa bepaal, die gesleepte wa se BVM mag nie hoër as die Tarra van die sleepvoertuig wees nie.
2. Hulle gaan kyk wat is, volgens E-natis jou gesleepte voertuig (karavaan) se BVM, en indien jy een, of albei voertuie se BVM's oorskry, gaan jy beboet word, en nie verder ry alvorens jy nie binne spek is nie.
Om jou karavaan se tarra te verhoog, terg jy jouself, verhoog net die BVM tot die maksimum van die volgende.
1. Die maksimum van jou as / aste se totale dra vermoë,
2. Die maksimum van jou bande se totale vermoë.
Watter een ookal die kleinste van die bogenoemde 2 punte is, sal bepaal wat die BVM mag wees.
Ek het gesien op face book…
Ek het gesien op face book en ander forums, mense steeds spartel met die tarra. Almal sê "lig die karavaan se tarra"
Dit is verkeerd, die BVM is AL wat tel by wettigheid, hetsy by weegbrug, of sleep vermoĕ.
Natuutlik, moet jy ook na die sleepvoertuig se vermoëns kyk, maar dit is 'n ander saak.
Hi J
You are, of course right. GVM is what counts at the dreaded weigh-bridge....
BUT..............
Is there not a case for upping the Tarra, to make it more realistic, to include tent / water-tank / gas bottles and so on?
Then, the GVM - Tarra will reflect more accurately what the caravan can bear in terms of LOADING?
Would it not put pressure on manufacturers to supply adequate chassies / tyres / brakes ETC? for a van that still has to carry tent gas bottles blah-blah-blah
Our "favorite" manufacturer has always registered the absolute minimum Tare, to make the LOADING look impressive, and I personally believe to get away with supplying vans cheaper.
Yes good and well, but once you put in the necessities like tent / gas bottles battery ETC does not leave much for groceries clothing and the odd plaything...
PERHAPS... Caravans should be so constructed so as to be able to fit a OE (original equipment) towbar for a Ventertjie, then what's actually an under-specified Tarre would not be a problem
Warren, my Penta, if I…
Warren, my Penta, if I remember correctly, was first registered with a Tare of 1160Kg and GVM of 1360Kg (something like that). When I went through the whole process of correcting the weights, the tare, I could change at the local licensing office, but to increase the GVM I needed a letter on a letter head from JCI, ststing that the van could safely be upgraded to the new GVM.
To me, it works like this, my Karet trailer has a tare of 220Kg, and a GVM of 650 Kg, giving me a payload of 430Kg. Now, if I wanted to increase my pay load, what reason would I need to chage the Tare?
No, It’s not going to help…
No, It’s not going to help you to increase your payload, It’s going to work against you.
It’s a question of pulling the wool over eyes.
Let’s workshop this.
Along comes a customer and spot’s a van and asks the question what weight can I load in the van
CUSTOMER’S PERCEPTION: -
Groceries / clothing / aircon / toiletries / braai-stuff / cooking stuff / pot’s pans / and wife’s cosmetics...
SALESMAN’S PERCEPTION
Well you can load the difference between the Tarre & the GVM (and he is not wrong)
However, what he does not say is that after you have added gas bottles / battery / tent / side tent / cutlery (Jurgen’s have excluded even that) Tent pegs / hammer/ on-board water and everything else, that comes standard with the van you are left with choosing between 2 T shirts, 2 dozen eggs, and a pocket of potatoes or the wife’s cosmetic’s
Now the point is, would the customer have bought the van in the first place????
If, however the tarre was specified to include all the things that go with the van, then the customer would be correctly informed as to what he legally can and can’t do, and probably would not have made that specific purchase.
So, to get over the problem of Groceries / clothing / aircon / toiletries / braai-stuff / cooking stuff / pot’s pans / wife’s cosmetics AND the tent / rally tent / gas bottles / battery / on-board water and so on, the manufacturer would have to design the van accordingly, which will cost more.
Ok say you, but then the customer walks away from the sale, to perhaps consider buying a second hand unit because they cost too much....
Dankie Johann, baie mooi…
Dankie Johann, baie mooi opgesom.