Ratman

Christ Vesp..... that vid is 15+mins long!!! I’m not sitting and watching 15 mins+ of your shite, you dont pay me enough!!!

Bit of a treat for the old girl after her river walkies

Sounds like pure devotion to their mother to me! [emoji56]

Good job you dont use the garage for your car [emoji47]

Piss myself at these weekly, least i’m not the only poor sole to be sucked in!!!

Throw the rat a peanut!..... i’m shite at maths!!! [emoji30]

All chassis will show signs of oxidisation, some more than others. The merc 800 series were common to having body rust, again some more than others, but chassis on them were always good unless you’d had one as a horse box or similar, obviously from wee wee dribble working its magic like it does. But again, not all of them suffered badly. Chequer plate was an easy get out for a lot of people, cut it, drill it, rivet it...... looks well!... [emoji6] can sometimes hide a multitude of sins. But that of yours looks sound, and mileage is defo in its favour. They’ll do 400k plus with casual servicing on those engines, they are MASSIVELY indestructible, proper sloggers, just thirsty on fuel, thats all. But looking at the big picture, if you’ve got solid reliability with no expensive maintenance lay outs like some modern motors....... is a bit extra in fuel really that bad??!!!

Got a good buy there mucker [emoji106] my mate was dribbling when i showed it him ???? blast from the past he said but rated them highly!!! [emoji106]

My mate had a look for workshop manual but drawn a blank from blackburn, going to ask at bolton.

That what ya paid for it egglet? Nice layout too for size of van [emoji106] whats mpg like [emoji6][emoji37]???

The Inventor of Hard Boiled Eggs, wrapped in Sausage Meat has just Died. R.I.P. Scott Chegg.

I do apologise to all, it would av been better displayed elsewhere, but just couldnt resist with difflocks post. Apologies all [emoji144]‍♂️

Majority will be due to your licence entitlements, i think i said that earlier [emoji848]?

I cant copy it across for some reason but his ordeal is on page 2 towards half way down

I’ll let you tell EdwardC he went to court and got done for no reason [emoji106]

Not sure about a “law” but you can be held accountable for a lost load or unstable load if your pulled over, it is defo your responsibility to ensure your load is safe and secure. At work we have to strap every pallet which in our case is 10 pallets of cement down each side of a tautliner stacked 2 high, 10 straps in total. And that is “law” in scotland because it is under hgv laws, uk is not law yet but advisory, i would imagine it will come in soon though.

Some info taken from BRINK towbars website. Laws and regulations If you have a towbar installed on your car, several legal rules and requirements are in effect. If you are driving with a trailer, caravan, boat trailer or horsebox attached, there are many rules to follow at home and abroad as well. MOT test During the MOT test, your towbar construction is checked as well. Your towbar ball should not be too worn and the locking mechanism should function properly for a detachable towbar. In addition, three important requirements are checked. Type test The towbar has to have a type test. This is listed on the type plate of your towbar. If the type plate is missing, you may only tow a trailer that weighs less than 750 kg, load included. In addition, your trailer including load should not weigh more than the total weight of the towing car. Wet en regelgeving Indicators When towing a trailer, your car should have indicators on the side. Towbar and Nose Weight The weight with which the coupling of your trailer, caravan, boat trailer or horsebox pushes down on the towbar, should not exceed the limit set by the towbar manufacturer. This value is listed on the type plate of your towbar. In addition, check the Hand Book of your car and the towed vehicle, as other values might be listed there. The basic principle is that the lowest value determines the maximum weight, which you should never be exceeded. Visible license plate It is not allowed for the towbar to (partially) cover your car’s license plate. If the plate is covered or partially covered, you need to move the license plate and adjust the license plate lights. A towbar with detachable ball could be an alternative. Changes The rules and regulations with regard to towbars and trailers are subject to change. We recommend regularly checking the DVSA website in order to stay abreast of the latest applicable rules and regulations.

According to the rule book yes, another instance, i owned a vw touran a few years back and that had a maximum towing weight of 1500kgs, the new caravan i wanted to buy had a MPTLM (maximum permissible towing laden mass) of 1540kgs.... simple terms, the car had to go! All for the sake of 40kgs!!! Your towbar should also have its manufacturers plate fitted with all its specifications displayed on it too.

I didn’t do it personally, it was my manager at the time at work, he got in touch with dvla at the time, now dvsa and got a form to fill out, which basically takes all the details and assures that everything is in place to meet type approval. Was a while ago when he did it, he’s retired now but would imagine its all relatively the same process [emoji106]

Possible to down rate a trailer, you have to go through dvsa and required to meet type approval too.

Non plated i would expect will fall under non braked rules which would be laden up to a mass of 750kgs. If you’ve beefed one up and fit 750kgs+ indispension units but not fitted a brake system to compensate for extra weight, then you will succumb to 750kgs non braked regs. If you’ve fit up rated indispension units of 750kgs+ so for example 1000kgs units and fitted a brake system then i would imagine you will be legal up to 1000kgs (1 tonne) legally provided you hold the appropriate licence. If all that made sense?!! But thats just my take on it, not 100% sure for law purposes ?‍♂️ I have hgv licence so can tow pretty much anything according to my licence as far as my age limitations but even i will fall under weight laws same as every one else. So i can tow a unbraked trailer under 750kgs with no probs in any way. Can tow a braked trailer at 750kgs+ with no probs in any way..... provided the gross weight of the trailer does not exceed my kerb weight of my vehicle, AND the combined weight of the vehicle and trailer do not exceed 3500kgs. Hope that all makes sense and helps [emoji106]