Thread: HELP! Car trailer needed for one day!

Originally Posted by TomBrulinski

Hi guys, I've recently purchased my 2nd 1989 Jaguar XJ40 Sovereign.
Tom

You silly boy - Landrovers and Jaguars - you are mad.

Oh - I just remembered I have Landrovers and Jaguars too - silly me.

Garry

In Seven Hills just down from the end of the M2 there's a new 7-11 that has a large new trailer (with a hell winch on it). Was there when it was a mobil, I can drop in and check tomorrow if need be. I pulled a RRc on their last one.

Lety me know.

Yeah thanks that would be greatly appreciated. I live in Hornsby so that's not too far away.

You could try Mark, East Coast Towing, 0417317397, he seems to go back and forth between Sydney & Brisbane quite often.

He has a tilt tray, he can cope with non-going vehicles which may not be readily accessible on a level road (which most of the regular transporters won't touch).

I've found him very good,

substantially less stress & IMHO just as cheap as doing it yourself if you factor in your time etc

Dunno about NSW but in WA all trailers with override hydraulic brakes are limited to a gross mass (trailer and load combined) of 2 tonne, after that you need air or electric brakes. The hire places are onto it too with public liability etc.

Originally Posted by Nero

Dunno about NSW but in WA all trailers with override hydraulic brakes are limited to a gross mass (trailer and load combined) of 2 tonne, after that you need air or electric brakes. The hire places are onto it too with public liability etc.

SA too, I believe its a national standard. Normal car trailers weigh 6-700kg empty so 1300kg load is about right. Go the tilt tray, its far safer.

A car trailer with car is no different to any other trailer as far as regs go - for a towed weight - under 750kgs no brakes, 750kgs to 2000kgs brakes ie override/electric, over 2000kgs electric brakes (hydraulic brakes ???) but must have electric break away brakes.

Finding a hire car trailer with break away brakes will be hard.

Garry

The electric brakes require the control box to be in the towing vehicle as people have said tilt tray. Unless you know of a bob cat operator that having a slow week.