How much weight can I carry between car and trailer

highrisklowreturn

Hi

Looking for advice. I drive a 1.6 manual Hyundai Matrix, and have a 3 x 5 galvanised unbraked trailer. I am looking to go out and buy a tonne of coal, and wanted to know if between the car and trailer I could safely do this or what problems I'd likely encounter or if others have done this.

I have found this hyundai page which gives some breakdown of weight but I'm not sure if the weight allowance takes into account the weight of the car / trailer etc

http://www.hyundai.ie/templates/hyundai06/brochures/specs/Matrix_Specs.pdf


All advice appreciated!

Sgt_Pepper_2

Four weights will be listed.

Front Axel
Rear Axel
Gross
Train

The Axel weights must not exceed the limit. The gross weight is the maximum allowed for you vehicle. It and its load.

The train is the maximum for a loaded car and trailer.

What is the weight of the trailer and its carrying capacity?

When did yet get your licence?

Lancastrian

Hi,

A similar sized trailer has a plated capacity of 433kg which is .43 of a tonne.

The trailer should have a gross and tare plate if it was a bought trailer. If home made I would use the above as a guide.

To keep the trailer about legal would mean that you carry 11.8 cwt in the car. Hmm.

Better making a few journeys me thinks.

That's my take on the situation.

Good luck.

Sgt_Pepper_2

Right you're ok on the licence.

The train with that trailer is 1839kg
Call the coal 1000kg

That means the car, empty trailer you and anyone that goes with you must be less than 839kg.

skivenov

But having the trailer weighing more than the car ain't a good situation.

If you're not going far, err on the side of caution and split the tonne in 3 and stick it in the trailer, personally, I wouldn't want coal inside my car.

Sgt_Pepper_2

skivenov wrote: »

But having the trailer weighing more than the car ain't a good situation.

If you're not going far, err on the side of caution and split the tonne in 3 and stick it in the trailer, personally, I wouldn't want coal inside my car.

You can't do that, it must be 550kg or less

Gloomendoom

Why not just get the coal man to come and put in your bunker?

That sounds like a line from a Carry On film.

forgotmyname

Your ton of coal would need 3 journey's.

Has everyone remembered his last posts???

This is a business. He wants to be the coal man and the wood man.

It was wood last time i think he said he bought an MX5 or something

You want 5 tons of logs year no problem i can just drop the seats down, Fit
a roofbox and put some in the ashtray and glovebox etc.

Plenty of room...:)

highrisklowreturn

But judging from those specs, doesn't it say I'm allowed around half a kilo in the trailer and half in the car?

Sgt_Pepper_2

highrisklowreturn wrote: »

But judging from those specs, doesn't it say I'm allowed around half a kilo in the trailer and half in the car?

You work it out.

skivenov

You're right, the spec sheet says the car can carry about half a tonne.

But... that's including you, anyone else, a tank of fuel, anything else in the car (shovel and overalls for a start) and the nose weight of the trailer. Probably puts you on about 300-350kg.

Remember - That's uniformly distributed over both axles, not all in the boot.

If you're doing this regularly, get something that's built for the job. Your cheapest option's probably an older transit pickup.