Insurance isn't going to bring back the dead woman though is it.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
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Insurance isn't going to bring back the dead woman though is it.Quote:
Originally Posted by scarry
A certain emergency service to which I belong lost a 2 ton trailer off the back of a Hilux last year... it rolled twice and fortunately ended up off the road with no other damage... :o
At speed any type of trailer can cause fatal accidents.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevo68
Land Rover Perenties towing number 5 trailers had a habit of killing soldiers when the combination rolled. That is the reason for the rotator lock being removed from the pintle on military LR.
In this case the trailer was a fruit bin, a type of trailer usually towed at low speed behind a tractor during fruit picking. They can weigh several ton loaded. Many of these don't have safety chains.
What really gets me is the pathetically small non-rated "D" shackles you see on many tow bars and connecting trailers to vehicles. Or worse still little tiny padlocks or keyring snap links not designed for any shock load or weight rating. :nazilock: :nazilock:
Diana
How much marching did they have to do to make up for that event? :D :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shonky
I had occasion to rent a car-trailer ('cause I needed to tow my Series III) from a national trailer hire service this year and was shocked to see the ****y little mild steel shackles they provided for the break-away chains. They would have lasted all of 0.2 nanoseconds if it had come off the ball on Bellbird Hill.... :eek:
The trailers must be chained to the towing vehicle in Aus. The chains go from the drawbar to the towing vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by lardy
Don't get me started on rental car trailers.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoDave
Most car trailers weight 500Kg or more, that means that most vehicles not set up for towing with electric or vacuum mechanical/hydraulic trailer brakes will only be able to legally tow a car 1500Kg or less. That means nothing bigger than a series 1 shorty without a hard top in the Land Rover marque, no Holden Commodores, no Falcons etc.
Ever tried to rent a car trailer that can legally tow over 2 ton?
Even if you can, most of them are illegal as they have only 1 safety chain and the breakaway brake system (if there at all) is not charged by the towing vehicle, because of the inherent problems of only 7 pins in most trailer connector plug/socket systems.
I can go on till the morning if you'd like. :mad:
Diana
Trailer regs in the sunny state says car trailers (2T GVM) should have two 10mm chains AND shackles and should be attached to seperate points on the towbar (not the tongue). crossing them is a great idea as it catches the hitch if it should come off.
As Diana said, heaps of drivers secure their (usually over loaded) trailers with p****y little padlocks
The thing that really strikes me, is either the lack of appropriate tie down point on car trailers, and also the methods and straps that are used to hold vehicles in place. I'm surprised more vehicles dont fall off the trailers.
Hired a number of trailers over the years. The standard of maintenance was at best poor.
One particular business we renamed as Wire Me trailers as none that we hired had working electrics. Fixed them all before setting off however I imagine most people would just plug them in and drive off without checking as you would expect it to work would you not.
No one at the trailer hire company was concerned when they were informed seemed to think we were attempting to touch them up for a discount on the hiring charge.