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Post by thebfg on Jul 30, 2017 21:46:09 GMT
Remember is wasent a blanket statement but a statement about me and my personal preference I was clear that I did not extend it to anyone else and it was a normal thing to do for others. I have never had an issue towing a caravan, trailer or a glider trailer and maintain and load correctly. I do see many jack knifed trailers It's my preference and one that I am happy to follow. I passed my test spring of 97 so can't tow a big combo anyway. Saying you would never do something is a blanket statement. However I support others doing it. You continued that I was sprouting rubbish, which of course it was not. a true blanket statement would be. You should never tow a heavier trailer.😉
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 30, 2017 21:50:37 GMT
Saying you would never do something is a blanket statement. However I support others doing it. You continued that I was sprouting rubbish, which of course it was not. a true blanket statement would be. You should never tow a heavier trailer.😉 I go by the rule of "if it looks wrong, then it generally is" but a brief look at caravanning forums suggests that accepted wisdom among pikeys is that the towed vehicle should not exceed 85% of the towing vehicle's weight, which does make sense to me.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 21:50:43 GMT
Saying you would never do something is a blanket statement. However I support others doing it. You continued that I was sprouting rubbish, which of course it was not. a true blanket statement would be. You should never tow a heavier trailer.😉 No I rather think that would be a sweeping statement.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 21:54:25 GMT
However I support others doing it. You continued that I was sprouting rubbish, which of course it was not. a true blanket statement would be. You should never tow a heavier trailer.😉 I go by the rule of "if it looks wrong, then it generally is" but a brief look at caravanning forums suggests that accepted wisdom among pikeys is that the towed vehicle should not exceed 85% of the towing vehicle's weight, which does make sense to me. Also incorrect. The (caravan club) advice is that 85% should be the starting point for newcomers. There are loads of people who don't grasp this and some who even claim its some sort of law. Caravan forums are as full of inaccurate shite as boating forums are.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jul 30, 2017 21:59:49 GMT
I go by the rule of "if it looks wrong, then it generally is" but a brief look at caravanning forums suggests that accepted wisdom among pikeys is that the towed vehicle should not exceed 85% of the towing vehicle's weight, which does make sense to me. Also incorrect. The (caravan club) advice is that 85% should be the starting point for newcomers. There are loads of people who don't grasp this and some who even claim its some sort of law. Caravan forums are as full of inaccurate shite as boating forums are. Yes, but you do accept that the narrowboat in question somehow ended up on the carriageway of the A9 with its propeller ripped off? Do you think that maybe- just maybe- that this might have been because it was being towed by a vehicle insufficiently heavy to tow the weight it was required to tow?
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Post by thebfg on Jul 30, 2017 22:02:33 GMT
However I support others doing it. You continued that I was sprouting rubbish, which of course it was not. a true blanket statement would be. You should never tow a heavier trailer.😉 No I rather think that would be a sweeping statement. Yep your right. I tell a small lie on a technicality. That this was in a vehicle fully designed to do it and at slow speeds. I used to quite illegally tow a trailer behind a tractor with up to 20 three quarter ton bales on. But that is all behind me and we are talking twenty years ago when no one actually cared. Up to distances of 30 miles, running red desiel. I wasent convinced the tractor or trailer were completely legal either. One time I had to detour through a large estate to avoid a police check in a local village. It was that point I thought the owner knew summit about his vehicle that I dident.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2017 22:04:26 GMT
Also incorrect. The (caravan club) advice is that 85% should be the starting point for newcomers. There are loads of people who don't grasp this and some who even claim its some sort of law. Caravan forums are as full of inaccurate shite as boating forums are. Yes, but you do accept that the narrowboat in question somehow ended up on the carriageway of the A9 with its propeller ripped off? Do you think that maybe- just maybe- that this might have been because it was being towed by a vehicle insufficiently heavy to tow the weight it was required to tow? Without knowing what exactly led up to the accident I couldn't possibly say. Do you have some info. on this? I have however already said without knowing weights the combination could be illegal.
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Post by thebfg on Jul 30, 2017 22:15:39 GMT
Yes, but you do accept that the narrowboat in question somehow ended up on the carriageway of the A9 with its propeller ripped off? Do you think that maybe- just maybe- that this might have been because it was being towed by a vehicle insufficiently heavy to tow the weight it was required to tow? Without knowing what exactly led up to the accident I couldn't possibly say. Do you have some info. on this? I have however already said without knowing weights the combination could be illegal. It does look jack knifed, however some idiot in a Volvo may of pulled in front of him and breaked. Who knows it may or may not of been his fault. He kept the car up right though. Would the story of mention if the driver was charged for any offences?
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Post by bodger on Jul 31, 2017 7:16:59 GMT
perhaps he had to swerve to avoid a caravan that was fishtailing across 2 lanes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2017 7:49:56 GMT
perhaps he had to swerve to avoid a caravan that was fishtailing across 2 lanes. I doubt it as if there had been such an event the caravan would be on its side too, and as there isn't unlikely I would say.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jul 31, 2017 9:38:11 GMT
Fantastic website, some excellent suggestions there. If I do decide to check out I've decided electrocution is probably the easiest way out, as a nurse would you mind holding my hand as I slip away? Better idea? Be in the water of a canal holding on to concrete/stone wall (eg lock landing) and we could crush you with our boat. It would be novel, anyway.
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