A Frame Towing

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

What happens when the mobile home needs to reverse? Impossible!

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Very true, with most operators!

Note, I deleted the A frame bit.

Interesting thread, and timely for me. I saw on a motorhome thing the question asked re a Qld hitch brand name and suitability for a certain towed vehicle not mentioned on their site. It got me wondering. If I needed to relocate a D2 and my OKA a long distance simultaneously the A frame idea might be cheaper and possibly more stable than a hired trailer. So. is it possible? Err, the OKA would be in front, before you ask. This would not be something I would want to do for touring. Whole point of the OKA is it is a camper that can go nearly anywhere as it is.

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Originally Posted by Tins

Interesting thread, and timely for me. I saw on a motorhome thing the question asked re a Qld hitch brand name and suitability for a certain towed vehicle not mentioned on their site. It got me wondering. If I needed to relocate a D2 and my OKA a long distance simultaneously the A frame idea might be cheaper and possibly more stable than a hired trailer. So. is it possible? Err, the OKA would be in front, before you ask. This would not be something I would want to do for touring. Whole point of the OKA is it is a camper that can go nearly anywhere as it is.

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G'day Tins,

If you venture into Queensland here is some information sourced from the nice folks at the Department of Transport and Main Roads, accessed 5th December 2023 from, Towing equipment | Transport and motoring | Queensland Government. There is also a separate publication on A-Frame towing. However, the webpage asks for a username and password to be able to access the document. I have not registered to access the document.

The website does detail the following ...

To provide for adequate levels of vehicle stability, handling and braking performance, it is necessary to maintain a towed mass ratio of not less than 3.5:1. This means the mass of the towing vehicle must be at least 3.5 times the mass of an un-braked vehicle being towed (that is, if the mass of the towed vehicle is 1,000kg, the mass of the towing vehicle must be no less than 3,500kg). If the towing vehicle is less than 3.5 times the mass of the towed vehicle, the brakes on the towed vehicle must be used.

I think with the OKA doing the towing you should be right with the towed mass ratio!

Kind regards,
Lionel

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Originally Posted by Lionelgee

G'day Tins,

If you venture into Queensland here is some information sourced from the nice folks at the Department of Transport and Main Roads, accessed 5th December 2023 from, Towing equipment | Transport and motoring | Queensland Government. There is also a separate publication on A-Frame towing. However, the webpage asks for a username and password to be able to access the document. I have not registered to access the document.

The website does detail the following ...

To provide for adequate levels of vehicle stability, handling and braking performance, it is necessary to maintain a towed mass ratio of not less than 3.5:1. This means the mass of the towing vehicle must be at least 3.5 times the mass of an un-braked vehicle being towed (that is, if the mass of the towed vehicle is 1,000kg, the mass of the towing vehicle must be no less than 3,500kg). If the towing vehicle is less than 3.5 times the mass of the towed vehicle, the brakes on the towed vehicle must be used.

I think with the OKA doing the towing you should be right with the towed mass ratio!

Kind regards,
Lionel

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Err, my OKA is only GVM'd at 5000, so no...

I'd lay odds you'd get away with it, as long as you drove sensibly.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I'd lay odds you'd get away with it, as long as you drove sensibly.

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Who? Me? [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I'd lay odds you'd get away with it, as long as you drove sensibly.

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I'd probably avoid Marulen.

Hello Tins,

From the information provided by the very nice folks at the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads, if the tow vehicle is less that 3.5:1 than you can have someone in the vehicle that is being towed and they can apply that vehicle's brakes. You just need to provide your own helper to share the trip with you.

You could hire out the spare seats to backpackers. That could cover your fuel costs.

Kind regards
Lionel

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Originally Posted by Tins

I'd probably avoid Marulen.

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Yeah, well it's not on the Newell. [biggrin]

Hello All,

I got to try out my unknown manufacturer A Frame this afternoon. I had to bodgey the connection to the Series 2A via a couple of chains around the front leaf spring shackles to the base of the A Frame. However, it worked. I had to take a couple of sharpish turns and it is just amazing to look in the rear view mirror and seeing the little 2A steering wheel turning itself around as I steered Snowy around the paddock. I had to navigate between a gap along the side of a shipping container and another vehicle being dismantled to fit the 2A in. The little 2A tracked perfectly through the gap. No need for two drivers with everything done by just me steering Snowy. It is a shame that all Land Rover projects do not go so smoothly!

Kind regards
Lionel