Maximum Weight in a Bongo

[markmck]

I am planning a booze cruise in the bongo. Does anybody know the maximum weight that can be carried in a bongo.

Don't want to do her any damage!!!

Thanks

[Harry]

I regularly carry up to about half a ton of bird food (25 x 20kg) in sacks with no problems up and down Lake District lanes and hills.

Also consider the weight of 8 adults plus luggage + towing a trailer...I've done that a few times from the north of England to the Channel ports.

OK...avoid bumps and drive over sleeping policemen like they're made of eggshells but the bongo just keeps rollin....200,000km on the clock. Drop links and anti roll thingies replaced once (recently).

Good luck

H

[Socket Set Sue]

For guidance only, no resposibility if this is a load of b******s.

First of all we assume you have the correct tyres fitted with the correct load ratings, I seem to think they are 92 for the front and 96 rear. Asuume it is a 7 seater and each passenger weighs say 10 stone, or 63.5 kg then load is 7 x 63.5kg = 445.5 kg.

Assume 1 litre of Alcohol weighs 1 kg then you can carry yourself and 445 litres of booze approx.

If you are going to drink and drive then try and remember where you parked it.

[David Edwards]

To put it another way, you will never be able to fit in your duty free allowance anyway in total, it is just too much and would fill a large trannie and more, the only thing you have to watch for is if you intend to bring a lot back you may be questioned as to why and who it is for and remember the vehicle, driver and passengers are photographed at the port and a computer will tell if you have been before and how many times etc. It has been known then for follow up visits to be made to homes to check on goods left. Having said that have a good trip and load up for crimbo. Happy motoring.

[paul9]

i recently went over to calais in my bongo,allowance or guidelines (unofficial made up by customs) are 9 1/2 cases of cans of beer 500ml,90 litres of wine=10 cases of x12 bottles of 70cl wine each person,i travelled with 2 other people and we got 30 cases of beer cans at 500ml per can, and 30 cases of 12 bottles wine in bongo,was plenty of room for more and still be confortable
btw ,there is no duty free in europe ,its all duty paid now, but at the other countries tax rate,just be careful not to overload or you could be overweight and police could stop and weigh your vehicle,then you have to unload any beer/wine to get the weight down before your allowed to drive on and this may mean leaving beer/wine at side of road or at weighbridge in kent

[Bongoplod]

Think all you need to know is the payload of a Bongo,and thats here on the Forum somewhere,im sure ive seen it

Brian

[paul9]

give you some idea of what you can fit in,but as i say be careful of going over weight,not only illegal but is unsafe,40 cases of beer/wine is around 1/2 a ton 500kgs



these are only boxes of 6 wine,so your allowance would be 20 boxes of 6 each person
this is the back of a estima that can easily carry this amount,a bongo could do this with plenty of room to spare

[Bongoplod]

Just found this after a search

End Conversion Specification

A unique end conversion featuring inward or outward facing appliances.

Length 4.58m (15')
Width 1.69m (5'6")
Height 2.09m (6'10")
Gross vehicle weight 2260 kg
Tow weight 1600 kg
Max payload weight 560kg<<<<<<<<<<*****************
Power 128 bhp
Berth 4
Water capacity 10 Litres
Power points 2 x 240v & 2 x 12v
Heating Webasto diesel-fuelled blown-air heater (optional)
Toilet Porta Potti (optional)
Blinds/screens Electric blinds to side windows & optional
screens to cab & tailgate
Cooker Two-burner piezzo ignition hob
Fridge 30-litre portable top loading compressor (optional)
Additional equipment Cab and rear air conditioners, automatic transmission, electric elevating roof, radio/cassette, power steering, electric mirrors, right hand drive, folding leg table.

This is from a well known firm on the forum that does conversions

Brian

[haydn callow]

Harry...Don't you find all that bird seed leaves you feeling peckish ??

[Veg_Ian]

That's terrible. Go and get your coat!

[Harry]

Not peckish...but I do get fed up with working for peanuts.....(seedy pun)

[helen&tony]

Hi Harry,
I don’t know about birdy food, but a couple of months back I carried in the Bongo :- myself, Tony, two neighbours, an old pram and sixty chickens. I’ve never seen so many chickens packed into crates. We often help the neighbours transporting pig food, but we hitch up a trailer for that! Too much cleaning otherwise, and the grain gets everywhere. Not to mention that if you load the Bongo up, it hasn’t the ground clearance to cope with the back roads round here.
Cheers
Helen