John & Julie thank you so much. Explaining the acronyms though can be confusing and you two have put it so succinctly. I'm a rookie. It helps a great deal. Feel like I'm back to school again. LOL!

Excellent presentation, Yes the data is confusing and it takes time to digest all of it, but you have enlightened the facts to be a lot more easily understood! Thanks.

Thanks Guys, Brilliant video for the information you have provided. I've only just spoken to a Toyota dealer about a new V200 Landcruiser as a tow vehicle and I was surprised a just how quickly I found that it can overload. My family van weighs 2500kg (approx 250kg on the tow ball) and Toyota also only calculate kerb weight with 10 litres of fuel and no occupants. Its rated payload by Toyota is only 600kg. Add Towball weight, 250kg, Full fuel, 130kg, tow bar and bullbar, 85kg - this only leaves 135kg for family of 5 and nothing else has yet been added. Thanks again for your info. Could have saved a drama.

breakaway monitor is no longer required in NSW and prior it was only recommended not a requirement

What a fantastically informative video. Thanks a million to everyone involved

Great Video, thanks for sharing!!

Great video. At 5 min 20 seconds GVM was explained with the van unhitched. You must include the ball weight as part of the GVM. I must have missed the axel weights. The must have 7 to 10% of the trailer weight on the ball is technically not correct. This is a guide and is dependant on many factors. Trucks often have no weight on the A frame. Another example is with extended draw bars and short draw bars.

Thanks for explaining all the GVMTAREBALLWEIGHT alphabet in a clear and concise way. As a newbie about to enter into 'caravanland' i can now separate the wood from the trees, cheers.

Great vid guys thanks for the info 👍

Be careful with Kerb weight. Does not always include the driver. For example, I'm evaluating a Ford Everest 2023 and specs for Kerb weight explicitly say that it does not include occupants. Only includes a full tank of fuel and no occupants or cargo. Bummer really since there goes 90 kg just to get the thing moving! Cheers

Make sure you install a weight distribution hitch to prevent sway and rollover. Never tow on the ball directly without spring tension bars properly adjusted. This should be mandatory.

Hi free thinkers, also consider weight over trailer tyres, do not overload one side, another factor is tyre load rating, if tyre trailer load per tyre 1080kg, & weight of trailer is 2500kg the tyres under rated. 7-03-2022.

"Do not over take turning vehicle" sign. that should also have the correct red and yellow reflectors as well to make it legal . Check it out.

I may have walked out of the room and missed it. Did you mention rear axle loading?

Just watched Ep 1 today. If this is an RV training film and you are engaged in caravan training courses. I am wondering why you show the white tow vehicle with caravan attached roll straight through the STOP sign at the junction without actually stopping. Unprofessional I thought !

and can you tell me a safe speed to tow a caravan i have been siting on 90 km is this ok

Well done .... yet fact manufacturer of the vehicle and van both miss represent there abilities. I see it over and over large vans ute style or mid size suv hunting possums as they tow it home the first time...........

I've just watched this video several times and I am confused. Isn't the ATM the combination of the payload and the ball weight of the caravan

Ok my car license say I have a gross vehicle mass of 4.5 ton. So that may car and trailer or caravan or boat . So if I have a 4x4 that weigh 2.8 tom and a caravan which weigh 3 ton load. So when I hook them both up together comes to 5.8 ton. Came I drive it on the road. This a grey zone for some people. I know may can tow it. The 4.5 ton the problem am I over weigh for my license. Would I need a LT license . Can you help me

You say kerb weight includes the driver. This is incorrect. It’s the unoccupied drive away weight of the showroom vehicle (with standard equipment and a full tank of fuel).

You've got ATM + GVM = GCM this is incorrect as both of these figures count the TBW. The correct figure is GTM + GVM = GCM.

Someone needs to do this for American buyers as well. Our acronyms are different, but still the same principles. People tow illegally constantly in the US. The main reason people in the US tow illegally is the BS manufacturers post about their vehicle's capabilities. For example: Ford right now on their website says best in class towing, best in class payload, towing at least 12,000 lbs, 3000+ lbs of payload, etc. While this is technically true, it is NOT true for almost ALL trucks sold by Ford. You have to get a specific model and configuration to get each of those numbers, and no truck has them all. People will see a commercial saying the F150 can tow 12,000 lbs or see payload numbers like 3,000 lbs plus, and thing they all can do that, when in reality, their configuration will only tow 9,600 lbs and has a payload of 1,500lbs or less.

HGV/PSV B plus E driving instructor in the UK and European...

There is a major error here regarding kerb wieght. Firstly tare weight is the vehicle as it comes fro. The factory with 10 litres of fuel Cut and pasted from Toyota Kerb Mass (or Kerb Weight): is the mass of the vehicle in running order unoccupied and unladen with all fluid reservoirs filled to nominal capacity, including fuel and with all standard equipment. This I got from Toyota own website and this is for all vehicles You may want to amend this in the interest of correct information

citroen c5 aircross drawbar vertical load 50 kg. Can't even pull a 750 kg caravan?

Is my is my mother goose club out.

Kerb weight does not include the driver

i did not understand

Great video how ever iwhat ever Pat C says CV i take with agrain of salt as his " reviews are NOT independent as he " reviews what CV hes being paid to do and say

Your steering wheel is on the wrong side!

I don't believe you has covered the importance of GCM sufficiently. Most dual cab Utes have a GCM around 6000 kg, while stating they have a tow capacity of 3500 kg. Towing a van that weights 3500kg means that you can probably only tow legally with a full tank of fuel, one passenger and no accessories or other gear in the ute. Leave the family and most of your gear that does't fit in the caravan at home.

PAY the extra for "agreed value" , if it does not say the words" Agreed value " it is not an "agreed value" , lot of words like , sum insured , or market value , or the lesser ,retail value , they all mean market value ( except for agreed value ) that is the ins company , will determine the value of your van, , and NOT YOU , if something untoward happens , and you thinks its worth thousands more , the extra $100 ( or what ever it is ) for agreed , will look pretty cheap , and no arguments with an assessor over the market value ,, ( guess what is do for a living )

Since when did Kerb weight include a driver? Not one source from any vehicle manufacturer can I find, that the Kerb mass includes a driver. There are so many vague definitions of Curb/Kerb mass that it is ridiculous. It is not a reliable starting point, tare is the only starting point we have that is reliable and consistent, it includes 10L of fuel. Prove me wrong.