... it, a coupling arrangement that puts a fair bit of the trailer weight on the tow vehicle*, the gearing to make it move, and the coupled brakes to make it stop ! In the UK, you can tow an unbraked trailer up to (the lower of) half the kerb weight or 750kg with a car - or any lower limit the manufacturer specifies. With overrun brakes, that limit goes up to 3,500kg or whatever the ...

... <russiatruck...@hotmail.com> wrote: "Boltar" <boltar2...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote You can get braked trailers for cars. in fact most have seperate max towing weights 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. Didn't know that. I assumed...

"Boltar" <boltar2003@yahoo.co.uk> wrote You can get braked trailers for cars. in fact most have seperate max towing weights 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 ingenious idea, but obviously nowhere near as efficient as a ...

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 towing weights for braked and unbraked in the handbook. B2003

...>> for vehicles up to 3-tonnes, it would be illegal to two any sort of car other than for breakdown recovery because the vehicle (even a Smart) would exceed the unbraked trailer limit. Damned shame IMO. Get one of these... http://www.videosift.com/video/Top-Gear-The-Performance-Motorhome or the poor man's version ...

... me a hitch suitable for vehicles up to 3-tonnes, it would be illegal to two any sort of car other than for breakdown recovery because the vehicle (even a Smart) would exceed the unbraked trailer limit. Damned shame IMO. Maybe you didn't look hard enough. I borrowed a spectacle hitch a few years ago that had overun brakes. Dunno what make it was, but I was told it ...

...a hitch suitable for vehicles up to 3-tonnes, it would be illegal to two any sort of car other than for breakdown recovery because the vehicle (even a Smart) would exceed the unbraked trailer limit. Damned shame IMO. Why not buy a totally legal braked A frame ? Because I'm not convinced that they are legal. The DfT currently don't have any facilities ...

... suitable for vehicles up to 3-tonnes, it would be illegal to two any sort of car other than for breakdown recovery because the vehicle (even a �Smart) would exceed the unbraked trailer limit. Damned shame IMO. Get one of these... http://www.videosift.com/video/Top-Gear-The-Performance-Motorhom e ...

... for vehicles up to 3-tonnes, it would be illegal to two any sort of car other than for breakdown recovery because the vehicle (even a �Smart) would exceed the unbraked trailer limit. Damned shame IMO. Get one of these... http://www.videosift.com/video/Top-Gear-The-Performance-Motorhome or the poor man's version http://www....

...suitable for vehicles up to 3-tonnes, it would be illegal to two any sort of car other than for breakdown recovery because the vehicle (even a Smart) would exceed the unbraked trailer limit. Damned shame IMO. Get one of these... http://www.videosift.com/video/Top-Gear-The-Performance-Motorhome or the poor man's version ...