another 3.5 tonne lorry question.

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im looking at a lorry today that has a weightbridge certificate of being 2.3 tonne unladen. Would this give me enough payload for 2 x 15.2 thoroughbreds and not go over the 3.5 tonnes? Many thanks
 
1.2t is quite a good payload for a 3.5t lorry, but imho you'd be seriously pushing your luck taking two 15.2 horses on any 3.5 tonner. I'd advise either to only take one horse at a time, or take your cat c test and get a bigger lorry.
 
i think you will be fine, they will probably weigh around 500 each max, that leaves 200 for you and everything everything else, best thing to do is load up and get weighed!
 
echo the others who think you'll be pushing it.
Don't forget you need to add the weight of yourself, any passengers, tack, hay, water, a full tank of diesel and anything else you put in onto the unladen weight, as well as the horses.
The penalties for being overweight can be a fine of up to £5000 so imo it's not worth taking the risk, and if it's overweight, then it's not safe either.
Load the lorry up with everything you plan to carry and one of the horses to a weighbridge, and see how much that weighs, then work out if realistically you can carry two.
I suspect the answer will be no, sorry.
 
Lisa_lou - I am having this trouble at the mo and I have the issue of the lez aswell. 1.2 Payload is about avarage for a 3.5t - comfy for 1 horse and extras - very very tight for 2 and extras - there are a few that have slightly higher payloads so they may be worth looking out for.
Most people that I know have these types of lorries carry 2 lge horses and extras without a care in the world but if they were to be pulled it would be a huge fine.
 
I have a 3.5t with a 1250 payload. I'd not dream of travelling more than 2x 14.2hh's in it.

I'm about to have partition changes to allow me to travel my stallion with others, so that will significantly change i expect, closer to 1200...
 
I have a 3.5t with 1.2t payload. I have a 15hh Welsh D weight 550kg, and a currently 14.1hh 2 year old cob cross. I cannot and do not take the two together as, once you've added tack, you, etc, it would be waaaay too tight. Do you know if the unladen weight is with or without a full tank of fuel?
 
miss_c said:
I have a 3.5t with 1.2t payload. I have a 15hh Welsh D weight 550kg, and a currently 14.1hh 2 year old cob cross. I cannot and do not take the two together as, once you've added tack, you, etc, it would be waaaay too tight. Do you know if the unladen weight is with or without a full tank of fuel?
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That's a good point - we had ours done with a full tank
 
2x 15.2hh (dependant on weight) I would say was pushing it- but add in a driver, a full tank of fuel and 2x haynets - you're going to be definately over.

1 at a time- not worth the fine!:eek:
 
As many have said these 3.5 ton 'vans', although stalled for 2 horses, they are really one horse or 2 small ponies. A payload of 1.2 tons is really quite good for these vehicles but in reality, taking in the weight of 2 horses, tack, hay, fuel, water, driver, passenger, you would have little trouble being well over the permitted weight. :(
 
You will only be able to carry one thoroughbred at a time. Two will put you over weight. Please also take in to account that althougt these vehicles are designed to be a maximim weight of 3.5 tons that this is a static non-moving weight. Horses move and will make the vehicle more unstable so you really do not want to be anywhere near the 3.5 tons if you want the vehicle to drive safely.
 
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