| Re: Car vs truck towing weights |
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Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: BoltarBoltar Date: Aug 11, 2008 01:51
On Aug 11, 12:09 am, "nightjar" .me.uk>
wrote:
>> On 10 Aug, 15:52, "nightjar" .me.uk>
>> wrote:
>>> "Boltar" yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message>
>
>>>> Why is it that an 8 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
>>>> car burning out its transmission and brakes or is there another
>>>> reason?
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>>> Have you checked the limitations on what you can drive on your car
>>> licence?
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>> No , don't care. I don't holiday in tin sheds on wheels (we can afford
>> hotels) and I don't need to tow anything else. I was just curious.
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> It is relevant to your question, as there a relationship between what the
> licence permits and the car makers provide.
I have an old style license so I could drive a 7.5 tonner if I wanted.
Though having driven a long wheelbase transit once and been driven up
the wall trying to reverse the bloody thing out of a yard, I'll think
I'll stick to cars.
B2003
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