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    <description><![CDATA[...designed for it" - trucks have   the <b>weight</b> to control it, a coupling ...a fair bit of the   trailer <b>weight</b> on the tow vehicle*, the gearing... usually VERY much lower. The <b>weight</b> limit is   usually related to ...I know plenty   that tow such <b>weights</b> (and, ahem, perhaps a tad ...'t directly carry   any legal <b>weight</b>. Exceed them however, and the ... maximum axle, vehicle, and train <b>weights</b>. If you   have a plate ...<br><br>
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    <description><![CDATA[...truck tractor unit can tow a semi trailer  weighing up to 36 tons (for an all up <b>weight</b> of 44 tons) which is more  than 4 times its own <b>weight</b>, yet your average passenger car is usually  limited to towing something around its own <b>weight</b> give or take a few  hundred kilos. How come the descrepancy? Is it simply to prevent...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:51:03 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[...ton truck tractor unit can tow a semi trailer  weighing up to 36 tons (for an all up <b>weight</b> of 44 tons) which is more  than 4 times its own <b>weight</b>, yet your average passenger car is usually  limited to towing something around its own <b>weight</b> give or take a few  hundred kilos. How come the descrepancy? Is it simply to prevent the...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 11:54:40 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[...19:46, "Knight Of The Road" <russiatruck...@<a href="http://hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" class="url" target="_blank">hotmail.com</a>>  wrote:  "Boltar" <boltar2...@<a href="http://yahoo.co.uk" rel="nofollow" class="url" target="_blank">yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote  You can get braked trailers for cars. in fact most have seperate max  towing <b>weights</b> 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.    ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:09:06 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[... (which has to be nose heavy for stability) reduces the  load on the car's front wheels too much. Since they do much of the  braking and all of the steering, that's bad news. Many (in random    And the pulling in most cars. Yes , I hadn't thought of that , but on  the other hand I guess the rules would also apply to trailers that  have 2 axles and put little <b>weight</b> on the towbar.    B2003    <br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 12:06:34 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[    "Boltar" <boltar2003@<a href="http://yahoo.co.uk" rel="nofollow" class="url" target="_blank">yahoo.co.uk</a>> wrote    You can get braked trailers for cars. in fact most have seperate max  towing <b>weights</b> 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   ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:46:01 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[... simply bolted to   a piece of 18 guage steel.            I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max  towing <b>weight</b> as a percentage of their own <b>weight</b>.    Well, the trailer on a wagon and drag HGV only weighs the same as the prime   mover too.    And if you try towing a heavy trailer with a ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:42:38 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[... and road trains in australia?  I'm not arguing , I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max  towing <b>weight</b> as a percentage of their own <b>weight</b>.    Often it's because the towbar is so far behind the rear axle that a  heavy trailer (which has to be nose heavy for stability) reduces the  load ...<br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:21:29 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[...than the front which aids stability for cornering..  Yes, in a nutshell, it isn't a trailer, it is a semi-trailer 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 in australia?  I'm not arguing , I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max  towing <b>weight</b> as a percentage of their own <b>weight</b>.    B2003  <br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:09:16 PDT</pubDate>
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    <description><![CDATA[On 9 Aug, 18:13, Conor <conor_tur...@<a href="http://hotmail.com" rel="nofollow" class="url" target="_blank">hotmail.com</a>> 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 <b>weights</b> for braked and unbraked in the handbook.    B2003  <br><br>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 09 Aug 2008 11:07:45 PDT</pubDate>
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