If you're happy with weight distribution just travel at night.
Plod is only attracted by visual.
I recently got pinged for one safety chain shackle without pretty yellow paint.
He was a bit disappointed to be shown the rating stamp.
Terry
If you're happy with weight distribution just travel at night.
Plod is only attracted by visual.
I recently got pinged for one safety chain shackle without pretty yellow paint.
He was a bit disappointed to be shown the rating stamp.
Terry
80 109" 2.6 P ex Army GS, saved from the scrappie.
95 300tdi 130 Single cab tray.
2010 Guzzi 750
I towed my Dormobile home on a rental trailer from Koonoomoo.....allegedly.
Over the max weight for the trailer and all up probably over the max towing weight of the Territory (2.3 tonnes)
I was warned by the seller not to go through Cobram because the local policeman was hot on trailers/weight/shackles etc.
Towed like a dream......
The problem is now resolved :-
A while ago I inherited a trailer that my father-in-law had made for towing a Suzuki Jimney behind his motorhome. It's too narrow for anything other than a Jimney or a Series I, II or III.
I added a 1/2metre on the front & back so a LWB will fit.
Someone recently borrowed it to collect a Series I, they took it over a weighbridge and from memory it was 1950kg (rated to 2 tonne so just under) with the Series I onboard.
Some details here 1956 Series 1 with PTO welder (home made)
Which way are you heading to collect the Land Rover ??
Colin
There was an article in the RACV magazine some years back that stated a rated shackle isn't a legal requirement.
Is there anything in writing that states they are needed ??
Mind you, they are so cheap that you'd be foolish to not fit them and attract the attention of the police anyway.
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
Good tip, but I'm blind at night.
My shackles are rated but not yellow, I better spray mine .
I suppose one saving grace is at least, behind the Iveco the load wont look too big.
OK, with an arrangement like this mock-up, parking the 109 front wheel forward of the old trailer 'front' the rear wheel of the 109 is only 1" behind where the rear 88" wheel was . Arrows are where front wheel was parked before. Rear overhang will be just within spec, So honky dory . The drawbar is going to look a bit short is all, need to be careful reversing not to crunch guards on Iveco spare wheels.
Nice job converting that mobile carport into a trailer,
Mine is also too narrow for anything but a Series, thats not a bad thing either .
I have a 2000kg s-type load cell, which measures the weight on top of a jack, just waiting on a display to make myself a DIY 'weigh bridge'.
They are 400km south west of here, (I would probably not have bought them if I realised it was that far), The farm is south west so I won't have to go through Cobram, thanks for the tip.Which way are you heading to collect the Land Rover ??
Colin
If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.
Yes the legislation does not require "rated" shackles but does say something along the lines that shackles must be of suitable strength/capacity to do the job. The usual cop out. Why not just legislate a rating and include "rated" in the description of the shackle.
Garry
REMLR 243
2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
1977 FC 101
1976 Jaguar XJ12C
1973 Haflinger AP700
1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
1957 Series 1 88"
1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon
Really? there is no laws that say you must have rated D shackles. If you buy 4ton working rated shackles they will likely not fit in any trailer chains or hitches.
I've never owned a rated shackle in my life. Probably never will.
If the car fits, I reckon he'll be fine. The motor, 'box, transfer case is all forward of the axles, so I can't see how it isn't going to be VERY nose heavy
seeya,
Shane L.
Proper cars--
'92 Range Rover 3.8V8 ... 5spd manual
'85 Series II CX2500 GTi Turbo I :burnrubber:
'63 ID19 x 2 :wheelchair:
'72 DS21 ie 5spd pallas
Modern Junk:
'07 Poogoe 407 HDi 6spd manual :zzz:
'11 Poogoe RCZ HDI 6spd manual
You’re correct, a 4T shackle won’t fit but you don’t need a 4T for a 3.5T van. I’m pretty sure you only need a 0.75T WLL shackle as it’s minimum breaking force is 4.5T (working on 6x the WLL)
A properly set up trailer requires the chains to keep the draw bar off the road if the hitch comes away from the ball. Nearly all I see fail this test.
I imagine the unrated (chinese crap) shackles would not break ... they would bend and twist though. So long as the failure isn't decoupling, I don't really care if the crappy chinese shackle needs to be cut off with an angle grinder because its bent
Given the number of uncoupled trailers and caravans you hear of, I'm pretty sure this is all a non-event either way.
seeya
Shane L.
Proper cars--
'92 Range Rover 3.8V8 ... 5spd manual
'85 Series II CX2500 GTi Turbo I :burnrubber:
'63 ID19 x 2 :wheelchair:
'72 DS21 ie 5spd pallas
Modern Junk:
'07 Poogoe 407 HDi 6spd manual :zzz:
'11 Poogoe RCZ HDI 6spd manual
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