5th wheel coupling to tow a bandsawmill

[difflock]

Since a 5th wheel set-up is allowed to be 12.2m long (tlr) and 15.5m overall length, regardless of the weight of the towing vehicle.

And sub 3500kg is Tacho exempt?

And I got the Steyr Puch Van.

Can I mount a fifth wheel coupling on the Van roof:001_rolleyes:.

To save buying a pick-up, or butchering the Van

Or is there some maximium hitch height requirment.

With the legal since 2011 electric brakes:thumbup:

marcus

[Burgess]

Same height restrictions as artic? All I can find online is about caravans where it references 5th wheel to be treated like artic but it was in reference to braking.

[scraggs]

are electric brakes now legal in the UK ?

[Daniël Bos]

Surely a high hitch would mean that when your braking in a corner, the trailer will push you over? Or if the trailer brakes are strong, pull you over...

[treequip]

are electric brakes now legal in the UK ?

 

For 5th wheel yes

[difflock]

I am aware of the potential cornerning instability:thumbup1:

But hey! if it is not illegal.

Though I imagine it should be possible (or perhaps technically feasible) to engineer a solution.

I like innovative solutions:lol:

marcus

[scraggs]

Anything is do-able but will it be cost effective to do ?

[difflock]

If it means I can legally tow a trailer/mill longer than 7m (which it would be, being 31') without buying another vehicle, would probably be cost effective.

I know a trailer builder who should either modify the rig for me, and therefore plate it.

Or simply, after a satisfactory inspection of my own modification works, plate it.

It would also, jesting aside, give me valuable space in the back of the locked van for transport and secure storage.

It would also be sufficiently different so as to attract attention.

Though that might just be a red-rag to VOSA

[aspenarb]

Maybe go turntable.

 

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Bob

[monkeybusiness]

Something like this?

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