A long and wideing load, to my door, in my van?

[Riejufixing]

My lovely van is 4,522 long and 1,844 wide (all measurements mm), so the manual tells me. So:

Can I legally carry a load (on the roof rack) that's 4,800 long and 2,400 wide?

The roof rack itself is smaller - 2,130 long, 1,120 wide.

The load would hang over each side *of the van* by 278, and off the back by 1,000. It would overhand the roof rack a bit more, of course.


I found this to look at:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/overhanging-loads-on-vehicles/overhanging-loads

[stinkwheel]

Full sheet of ply?

Many vans are actually designed to fit one in corner to corner. My SWB vito even had a cutaway in the middle of the door you could JUST slide a full size sheet in through and with it jammed right up into the opposite corner, you could shut the door.
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[Kyle.]

If the 1844mm measurement in the manual is not including the mirrors you’d be legal. Can’t go over 300mm off the side of the body, rack size doesn’t matter as long as its secured safely.. No matter what the overhang at the back hang a hivis vest or similar from both edges, somebody might drive into it if you don’t. Mind the overhang at the front when going round bends (might need to straddle lanes to avoid lamposts, traffic lights etc) and with wind and when pulling up behind traffic. Check your straps, rope or whatever frequently.

Edit: what is reinforcing material. Weight limit of 3.5 tonne might ne an issue
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[stinkwheel]

Will the stockholders not drop it off for you?

Cross their palm with beer.
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Got it, strapped it on well, saw no policemen (but it should have been OK anyway...).

I had to buy a 5.4m of 47 x 150 sawn treated also, to support the mesh, which was far more flexible than I'd thought it would be, and drooped down onto the bonnet. I can return an inferior length of the same stuff I got a couple of days ago, so that's OK.

It's not easy to handle or carry fabric mesh, the easiest way if you are on your own is to get it upright on one long edge, grip it high up in the middle, each hand a couple of wires out from either side of the central wire and walk along like a weightlifter at full lift. Be very careful putting it down, you don't want to pierce your foot.

[yen_powell]

Couldn't you have cut it in half and used a couple of steel bars to wire it back together before pouring concrete on it, or get a slightly longer piece of mesh so the two halves could overlap by the right amount?
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