Trailer snaking accident

[Justme]

2 hours ago, woody paul said:

If it's not approved they should put it up against standard hitch, they are over engineered just look at a sankey wide track trailer rated at 1 ton and a domestic 1 ton trailer.   

Yes I know they are tough as old boots. I used to use them.

 

Often the best tool for the job is not aproved for the job.

 

PS most dont now that they should be locked when on the road. Which was the reason they were sugested to be used as they allow rotation. Road use must not rotate.

[openspaceman]

16 hours ago, Justme said:

No mention of aproval?

No but it is implied. Anyone going to ask?  I had one on my 101 but apart from pulling lorries out of sites it wasn't used.

Does  type approval has to be in addition to CE mark in order to place it on the market?

[Justme]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

No but it is implied. Anyone going to ask?  I had one on my 101 but apart from pulling lorries out of sites it wasn't used.

Does  type approval has to be in addition to CE mark in order to place it on the market?

Cant even see it implied.

 

Yes it is in addition to CE marking. I think you can sell it as there are some vehicles that can use it legally. If however I asked for it to fit a post 98 M1 class car then they would be in breach if they supplied it & I would be in breach if I used it.

 

Needs an EU number to show compliance with european type approval 94/20/ec

 

 

European type approval 94/20/EC

In the U.K, with effect from 1st August 1998 all Passenger Carrying Vehicles up to 3500kgs Gross Vehicle Weight (M1 Vehicles) can only be fitted with European Type Approved towbars if the vehicle has received European Whole Vehicle Type Approval.

However in other EU countries this extends to commercial vehicles, so if you buy a towbar and

Non M1 vehicles, light commercial vehicles and private imports from outside the EEC do not need Approved Towbars; however, most car and some Light Commercial Vehicles such as vans commonly use the Type Approved Towbar.

 

However now comercial vehicles & motorcaravans (campers & motor homes etc) do need type aproval too.

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Justme said:

Cant even see it implied.

 

"The Towing Pintle is suitable for normal on-road usage as it can be locked in a fixed position when necessary."

 

but no approval number as you say

 

[woody paul]

If you lock towing pintle  you will smash trailer hitch on some Sankey trailer as they are fix and do not rotate.  

[Justme]

2 hours ago, woody paul said:

If you lock towing pintle  you will smash trailer hitch on some Sankey trailer as they are fix and do not rotate.  

True.

 

At least one must be lock for road use. Not both.

[roys]

Please excuse my ignorance, why must the towing pintle be locked for road use?

[SteveA]

2 hours ago, roys said:

Please excuse my ignorance, why must the towing pintle be locked for road use?

Ditto to that question - I've wondered about this before...

[htb]

I think the towing pintle  needs to be locked for road use when used with a trailer with a rotating hitch in case the hitch rotated to face down loading the catch, hope this makes sense. If the trailer has a non roating hitch then the nato should be unlocked

[roys]

2 hours ago, htb said:

I think the towing pintle  needs to be locked for road use when used with a trailer with a rotating hitch in case the hitch rotated to face down loading the catch, hope this makes sense. If the trailer has a non roating hitch then the nato should be unlocked

Ah yes off course, that makes sense. Cheers