Milenco 2691 Calibrated Nose Weight Gauge Caravan Trailer

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If the nose weight is too high, this will force the rear of the vehicle down giving less traction to the front wheels. This results in bad road holding for both car and trailer, caravan, boat trailer or horsebox. If the nose weight is too low, the combination is less stable as well. Take care with bike carriers

Milenco’s Precision Calibrated Noseweight Gauge (main picture) is the only piece of apparatus to be approved and calibrated to British Standard BS7691, and has proven accuracy within 2 kilos, even after 1,000 uses. The scale goes up to 130 kilos. Here’s another simple gauge – this one is made from ABS plastic and is the cheapest on our list. It can measure weights between 50 and 100 kilos. The maximum allowed nose weight is established by the car manufacturer and is listed on the nameplate of the towbar and the VIN plate of the car. You will find the right weight under the maximum vertical load. In the exceptional case that the maximum vertical load on your nameplate differs from that of your vehicles VIN plate, the details on the VIN plate are leading. Road holding

One of the most efficient ways of measuring this is to use a Caravan noseweight gauge. There are currently some excellent products on the market – below we take a look at five popular models currently available to buy online. The weight that the drawbar of your bike carrier, trailer, caravan, boat trailer or horsebox exerts on your towbar is called nose weight. This should never be too high or too low and should always keep within a certain margin. This maximum nose weight differs per car, but usually lies between 45 and 75 kg. Finding nose weight The TLC is a digital noseweight gauge which measures the weight of the hitch on the towball. The devise is positioned between the caravan hitch and the towball; this has the added benefit of measuring the weight at the correct hitch level. It is more compact than other brand offerings and has a maximum load of 109kg. The TLC comes in twin and single axle versions. Quite simply, reducing or exceeding the recommended noseweight can make the rig feel unstable when towing, particularly when driving at faster motorway speeds. The noseweight should not exceed that stated by the manufacturers who use this figure to work with in stability tests.Yes, you can continue to return items as normal as long as you follow the government guidelines about leaving your house.

There is a fair amount of discussion concerning how to get a reliable and accurate reading of your caravan’s noseweight. But first of all, here’s a bit more about noseweights:

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For the latest information and advice on COVID-19, please refer to the latest updates by the UK Government. One of these important weight restrictions refers to the maximum load exerted on the car’s towball once it has been hitched up to a caravan – otherwise know as the noseweight.