When I got up this morning I accidentally put my anorak on. Then I was wondering how I could find out the weight of Helga without looking at the plate. This would help me to make better informed choices regarding tyre pressures etc. I found a quarry near me on the A1 Dromore Rd and after ringing them went down to weigh the ould girl. She's plated at 4.25 ton so I was surprised to see she actually came in at 3.48. The guy at Tullyraine Quarry could only give me the gross weight, and my anorakness wanted each axle separately. I drove on down the road to Loughbrickland and the DOE weighbridge. It was totally deserted but I spotted a sign explaining how to weigh 'er. There is a digital read out about 15 yards from a plate across the drive and this is where the info is displayed. No print out but hey, its free. As it turned out my front axle is 1.63 and the rear is 1.95. So, with about three gallons of diesel, very little water, and not fully packed, we have a potential payload of around 0.75 t. How much is that in cases of wine?
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