[nat]

I'm just wondering what payload you need for a 600 litre tank, the only reason i ask is i have gone for 1500kg payload to suffice 1000 litre tanks, just wondering what payload you need for 600, and if anyone has that setup what vans do they use?

thanks

[RobE]

My van is a 2.0ltr hdi Citroen Dispatch and has a 900kg payload with a 650ltr tank fitted. Works for me. Most of them are only 800kg so the 900's are harder to find.

[nat]

does a 900 payload suit that alright? i thought you would need around a 1100 payload for that? does it effect the wear and tear much on the van? does it handle the wieght alright when the tanks full?

[windowwashers]

I'm just wondering what payload you need for a 600 litre tank, the only reason i ask is i have gone for 1500kg payload to suffice 1000 litre tanks, just wondering what payload you need for 600, and if anyone has that setup what vans do they use?

thanks

650l in cit relay swb 1145 payload I think

[nat]

cheers window washer, do you know the minimum payload recommended for 650 litre tank?

[nat]

anyone know what tank size a 815kg van would hold?

[windowwashers]

cheers window washer, do you know the minimum payload recommended for 650 litre tank?

you have to remember that the tank will be 650 then a tank full of diesel all your bits and bobs over 1000 to be safe

[nat]

thanks Ian, i know about all the extras just wondered what recommended payload is?

[Paul Coleman]

Although not strictly necessary, I would prefer a payload of 500kg+ over and above the weight of the water.  I am overweight and I carry a ladder on top too.  Plus I like to carry most of my tools around in case I need them.
It probably doesn't do a van any good pushing it to its limit all the time so I reckon it's good to allow a bit spare anyway.

[nat]

so do you think a 500 litre tank in a payload of 815kg would be to much? or are you being more safe than sorry?

[Paul Coleman]

so do you think a 500 litre tank in a payload of 815kg would be to much? or are you being more safe than sorry?

It can be done so long as you are not loads overweight and you travel light.  Probably better not to carry a passenger though if the water tank is full.  Best way to check is to get your van weighed with all your equipment in/on it, with you sitting inside, with a full tank of diesel, and with an empty water tank.  The amount of payload remaining (in kg) is the number of litres you can put in the tank.  Better to allow a bit for error and fluctuation too though.

[RobE]

Ive been sitting back watching this post as I got my van as it was suggested to be suitable by my suppplier?

The tank is only filled up fully abt once a week (haven't used a full tank yet in a day) and I work alone but still carry ladders all the time so I don't have to store them anywhere. As I use the van as my main transport do you think I would be better to get a little car to run around in socially and ease the strain on the van?

Thanks Rob

[nat]

Thanks Shiner, its a little tricky one, been looking at the citreon dispatch or Peugeot Expert, i know thay have a 900kg van so that may be an option? i like the look of them for domestics as there quite small, more economical (i think) than the transits, i've had a real change of heart on this due to the fuel consumptions.

Anyone know the fuel consumtion in these vans? easier way how many miles out of a tank and how much to fill up?

they also seem a lot cheaper to buy than the trannys, anyone know what the parts are like to buy? are the reliable vans?? looking at around a 54/05 plate

[windowwashers]

Thanks Shiner, its a little tricky one, been looking at the citreon dispatch or Peugeot Expert, i know thay have a 900kg van so that may be an option? i like the look of them for domestics as there quite small, more economical (i think) than the transits, i've had a real change of heart on this due to the fuel consumptions.

Anyone know the fuel consumtion in these vans? easier way how many miles out of a tank and how much to fill up?

they also seem a lot cheaper to buy than the trannys, anyone know what the parts are like to buy? are the reliable vans?? looking at around a 54/05 plate

Hi Nat I have a citreon relay swb cost 4k on an 03 plate with 36k on the clock, big enough but not to big 

[nat]

transit size though window washer, fancy something smaller as i already have transits, for a smallish setup and nothing else

[windowwashers]

transit size though window washer, fancy something smaller as i already have transits, for a smallish setup and nothing else

what about a connect?

[nat]

a lot more money, there around the same as the transits, the relay and expert look a lot more cheaper then the connect

[windowwashers]

a lot more money, there around the same as the transits, the relay and expert look a lot more cheaper then the connect

if you are wanting a 600l tank you need something quite big, maybe a vito

[nat]

the vitos are expensive and rot to quick, good pull on them put wern't over struck on the ones i've been looking at, i think the relay and expert is where i'm gonna go, 500 litres in a 900kg payload should be alright?

[windowwashers]

the vitos are expensive and rot to quick, good pull on them put wern't over struck on the ones i've been looking at, i think the relay and expert is where i'm gonna go, 500 litres in a 900kg payload should be alright?

I have the relay myself  TD HDi