...designed for it" - trucks have the weight to control it, a coupling ...a fair bit of the trailer weight on the tow vehicle*, the gearing... usually VERY much lower. The weight limit is usually related to ...I know plenty that tow such weights (and, ahem, perhaps a tad ...'t directly carry any legal weight. Exceed them however, and the ... maximum axle, vehicle, and train weights. If you have a plate ...

...truck tractor unit can tow a semi trailer weighing up to 36 tons (for an all up weight of 44 tons) which is more than 4 times its own weight, yet your average passenger car is usually limited to towing something around its own weight give or take a few hundred kilos. How come the descrepancy? Is it simply to prevent...

...ton truck tractor unit can tow a semi trailer weighing up to 36 tons (for an all up weight of 44 tons) which is more than 4 times its own weight, yet your average passenger car is usually limited to towing something around its own weight give or take a few hundred kilos. How come the descrepancy? Is it simply to prevent the...

...19:46, "Knight Of The Road" <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. ...

... (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 weight on the towbar. B2003

"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 ...

... simply bolted to a piece of 18 guage steel. I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max towing weight as a percentage of their own weight. 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 ...

... and road trains in australia? I'm not arguing , I'm just curious as to why cars have such a low max towing weight as a percentage of their own weight. 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 ...

...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 weight 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 towing weights for braked and unbraked in the handbook. B2003