Justme
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Changing the bull works better.
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I agree. In fact at the road side they will just ticket you. You would then have to defend / dispute it in court.
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I recon this will be a revenge child. Someone else had it in for him.......
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Legally nope. You can fully load the truck and tow what you like up to 3500kg. The GTW is a recommendation. However it would be used against you IF something happened. There is NO law that says you can not exceed the makers recommendation of the GTW. You can not go over 3500kg as no trailer behind a group B vehicle can be over that (Landrovers doing 4000kg is now dead due to the licence changes) Under the GTW it is deemed to be safe, over GTW you might have to prove it was safe. Its the same as speed limits & recommendation limits. Exceed a speed limit & you are done for speeding, exceeded a recommendation & you could be done for dangerous driving, driving with due care & attention but not speeding. I know its stupid & the law should be that you cant exceed the GTW but that is the law we have. "should" in the HWC is not law. "must" is law.
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http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/arb-trucks/82158-help-options-4x4-3500kg-towing-4.html#post1372972 The link in that link seems to have expired http://www.svtech.co.uk/our-services/uprating/
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Plus do you all realise that the towing capacity from the makers is a recommendation & not directly enforceable in law? High Way Code rule 98 My bold & underline. Should not is not directly enforceable in itself.
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If its just the tow capacity that is making choices hard take it to a specialist that can upgrade it to the full 3500kg.
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Re cable attachment points. The law says that all tow bars fitted after 2012 must have a makers fitted attachment point. (one big towbar maker disputes this & says its the towbar design date that counts not the fitting date) If the point is fitted it must be used or a secure alternative. If no makers point is fitted it is permissible to loop over the ball if not better option is available. On most vehicles the fitted point would allow the cable to drag on the floor. I use a loose cable tie around the rubber gaiter to hold the cable up & pass the cable through the tow bars frame. On pick ups beware looping over the big round bar as the cable can move to the end on a tight bend & stick which will then apply the brakes when you straighten.
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Belt and braces as they know most people just wont maintain and service the trailer as often as they should.
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As the maker. The trailer base makers say they should work. I would not buy a traier that the parking braked only worked for 50% of the time.
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Neither. Incorrect parts fitted. The hitch head was different to the coupling body.
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Fell a load & then get a processor in on day rate.
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Nope its loaded to within 200kg of its max. However I guess that as its an older one its not designed to within an inch of its life to be able to "just" do its job. I bet it uses the same shoes that much heavier trailer use. I too fit new cables (and bearings tyres etc etc) well before its needed. Also carry spare brake away cables just in case.
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I would guess most are due to user error or lack of maintenance. As you can imagine my work trailer covers some mileage, fully loaded & driven by people that tend to over brake to start with. It gets checked twice per year. It only needs adjustment about every 18 months.
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Test the security of the hitching every time you hitch up. Use the jockey wheel to see if you can lift the trailer back off the vehicle. You should see the vehicle rise to its pre hitched level & feel the extra strain on the jockey handle. This simple check would have saved Freddies life. In this case the hand brake was released prio to hitching. THE lever was then in the way of the hitch locking handle so it was never actually attached properly. Then either the brakes did not work or the brakeaway cable was not fitted (not in the publicly available details). The company involved were very lucky not to be directly chased re this as it does appear that the hitch, coupling & hand brake came from different makers so were not compatible. Plus employee training seems not to have been carried out (you do all train your towers regularly dont you?) or they would have known to test the hitch security.
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This is what a few makers say:- Knott Avonride http://www.knottuk.com/fileadmin/Knott-UK/usr/pics/Products/The_Complete_Package___Instructions/KF085_-_Spreadlever_Brakes.pdf AlKo http://www.al-ko.co.uk/edit/files/handbooks/overrun-braking-system-handbook.pdf
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I really dont get that everyone thinks that trailer makers would sell a trailer with a parking brake that only works in one direction. They would get their ass in a sling if anyone got injured. If you HB does not work both ways get it fixed (or stop parking on 1 in 2 hills). Yes it can roll 12" or so whilst the lever is pushed further back by the spring or gas strut. The amount the lever can move should always be more than the auto revers can release them by.
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Trailer brakes do work in reverse as the hand brake cam pull the rod or cable more than it can be pulled by the hitch. So if your hb does not work on a reverse hill it us faulty.
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Secobdary couplings are legal on trailers up to 1500kg.
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The main issue in this case was that the hand brake lever stopped the hitch from locking on to the ball.
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Cant see much of a gap between one & the other. Even if there is will it be big enough to justify a system of filling & moving the filled crates? Plus just when you really need them to be inside the hens will be in so the wood is outside again.
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investment against return scale for wood processing
Justme replied to flatyre's topic in Firewood forum
Logs from our 1.25m3 bags will fit into our 1m3 bags if they are netted up. Without netting I would expect to get slightly more in too. -
Rotatech's as thats what this thread was about.
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Bit of a discussion going on about them on Treebay on FB.
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R.ange of moisture content of air dried logs you sell
Justme replied to cessna's topic in Firewood forum
You need to subdivide the pile. Use a double thickness of pallets to make bays so the air can get all round. Long thin piles are better than square ones.
