...boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote You can get braked trailers for cars. in fact most have seperate max towingweights for braked and unbraked in the handbook. Yes, but they are "over-run brakes"- the trailer's brakes ...I assumed you had to fit some sort of air brake system to your car if you pulled a braked trailer. Shows how much I know. B2003
"Boltar" <boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk> wrote You can get braked trailers for cars. in fact most have seperate max towingweights for braked and unbraked in the handbook. Yes, but they are "over-run brakes"- the trailer's brakes are applied by the trailer pushing forward on the towbar as the prime mover brakes. It's an ...
...and road trains in australia? I presume their towing hitches are massively engineered, but in any event, a truck has a chassis, which a car doesn't...> I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max towingweight as a percentage of their own weight. Well, the trailer on a wagon and ... prime mover too. And if you try towing a heavy trailer with a light prime ...
... arguing , I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max towingweight as a percentage of their own weight. Often it's because the towbar is so far ...nose heavy for stability) reduces the load on the car's front wheels too much. Since they do ... this from the squat at the back of the towingcar and the very large gaps between the front wheels and the arches. Ian
...over or in front of the rear axle which, unlike a car, is rated at twice the load capacity or more than the ... and it is *carried* by the prime mover, rather than being towed by it. Ok , what about doubles then in the USA and road trains ...australia? I'm not arguing , I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max towingweight as a percentage of their own weight. B2003
On 9 Aug, 18:13, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote: Because that 36 tonne trailer has fully functioning suspension and braking system, including ABS and even EBD, that are identical to those You can get braked trailers for cars. in fact most have seperate max towingweights for braked and unbraked in the handbook. B2003
..., Conor wrote (in article <6g6gg1Feavc7U3@mid.individual.net>): You can get braked trailers for cars. That hook up to the braking system of the car and are operated by the brake pedal? On the ones being mentioned, no. But there are 'cars' which have coupled brakes - my 110 has vacuum brakes (but I've decided it'll be ...
... case of "designed for it" - trucks have the weight to control it, ...is usually VERY much lower. The weight limit is usually related to the...and I know plenty that tow such weights (and, ahem, perhaps a tad... trailer to wag you. ** Most cars aren't plated, so just ...'t directly carry any legal weight. Exceed them however, and the ... maximum axle, vehicle, and train weights. If you have a plate ...
... 1/4" diameter, and a very heavy fridge and cooker both made of sundry materials which, in the case of the cooker, seemed to include cast iron. The fridge "worked" off mains, gas or 12 volt car battery, and was the only usable bit left after dissection. And a couple of removable gas bottles, also made of steel. Tyres were of a special self-destructing "rubber". HTH IanH
... that an 8 ton truck tractor unit can tow a semi trailer ...36 tons (for an all up weight of 44 tons) which is more...own weight, yet your average passenger car is usually limited to towing ...Is it simply to prevent the car burning out its transmission and ... you can drive on your car licence? No , don't care. ... the licence permits and the car makers provide. I have an ...
