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safe travel weight in the back of the ute????
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ok

moving back to SA in december and want to take my 1200 with me... mechanicaly it is 100% so wanting to know of what weight of goods would be saft to travel in the back of her??

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oh yea im going from rockhampton QLd to adelaide... so want it prety safe.

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dont take my word for this but i heard ages ago from someone on the forum saying like 350-400kgs or something

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they're a half tonne ute, so should be ok up to that point??

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dunno know how much a CA engine weighs but we picked up a CA and transported it in the back of the 1200 ute we had at the time. she sat real low but went just fine.

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Rated at half tonne (500kg) but would suggest only about 400kg.
Have had about 800kg of wood in mine several times but not real smart.
Took a 351 ford engine and 2 gearboxes to Melbourne (160klm) once and did it easy.

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300-400 kgs on a long trip max i think

i had over a ton in mine and was a hellish drive home

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Stock suspension feels better when riding on the bump stops (aprox 500-600kg's of green wood).

Now that I've got new shocks I don't put more than 400kg's of gravel/sand on it and I carry 50kg's of tools so probably 450 total. You can feel it on the brakes down hill but otherwise no worries.

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Safe? 500kg is safe for short or long body.

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The chassis can handle 500 kg (including driver) no worries. It will take longer to stop and to accelerate, so drive carefully.

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cool thanks well im transporting 2 dogs, my tool's and a few other small things...
its not low either so should be ok

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