Austin Seven max weight?

[andrew34ruby]

I always thought the problem with putting a wire-wheeled car on brake rollers was not while testing, but was the harsh drop into the rollers before testing.

[Tony Griffiths]

Oliver, I've just sent you a PM.

[AustinWood]

I don't see that there's anything a rolling road can do to an Austin Seven wheel that just driving around won't be doing all the time.

[Steve kay]

Not done a lot of trialling, Andrew?

[Hurvinek]

Hello friends!

Well, 40 stones or 250 kg... I will try to get this data accepted by the transportation office.

Thank you very much for your inputs.

Best,
Oliver

[David Witton]

Had to get my 32 four seat tourer weighed at a local weighbridge before shipment to the USA. It came out at 522 kgs with 2 galls fuel and without spares and tools

[andrew34ruby]

Not done a lot of trialling, Andrew?

Not done any Austin trialling Steve, but have watched some and 40 or more years ago was involved with Land Rover trialling. None of the trials involved such a sudden shock as Austin seven wheels driven carefully into the brake rollers. I was assisting with tests for a while and it was decided not to put sevens on the rollers because of the sudden drop.  ......of course the memory can play tricks over 40 years!

[AustinWood]

Surely the wheels have to be able to with stand a small sudden drop. How about driving over a kerb or a pothole? I have never noticed much of a drop on to rollers which in any case can be taken very gently.