There’s a YouTube video about it now…
Is the NHVR ute legal, sensible, or both?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A1Twleivh7c
Wow. What a storm in a tee cup.
Dimensions within legal limits of 60% overhang, and is 50% of wheelbase as per recomended factory maximums.
I can't image stretching wheelbase by 20mm via different springs being to hard.
Pretty sure I've seen plenty of tailshaft spacers advertised for lifted 4bys to prevent yoke coming to far out of transmission, and I can't recall howthe shocks are mounted but can't image to much of an issue.
And trying to compare with the mods allowed, or not allowed under VSB6......?
There is a heap of different rules between light and heavy vehicles as far as mods are concerned, why single out this mod?
The only real issue is mass, and just because the body is quite large doesn't mean it will be full, or that the heavy items will be stored ar rear of body.
The heaviest items are probably portable scales. Old ones used to weigh 18kg each, and VicRoads used to carry a set of 6, so 108kg, most likely stored right at front of body. More modern scal3s probably lighter.
What else are they going to carry ?
Height stick, tape measure, witchs hats.............
All in all they probably carry substantially less weight any of us would take on a weekend away.
And no, not trying to stick up for NHVR. I don't think a day goes by were someone there or some rule is trying to spoil my day. I have to keep telling myself if it wasn't for all their bearucratic bull I'd be out of a job
