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Some good information for newbies and not so newbies
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https://practicalmotoring.com.au/car-advice/everything-you-need-to-know-a...
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Towing Limitations Discussed
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This mornings newspaper contains a story about the new Mazda BT50 (AKA Isuzu DMax) and it captured my attention because it seems that,at last,someone has had the intestinal fortitude to reveal the towing inadequacies of the current crop of 5950-6000kg GCM utes.Such cars are presented as "tows 350...
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TBW & Load-Sharing & NON-Load-Sharing (Tandem-Axle) Suspensions:
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From Caravan Council of Australia; Load-Sharing & NON-Load-Sharing (Tandem-Axle) Suspensions:There have recently been some confusing discussions regarding the effect of variations of the Coupling Load, on tandem-axle 'vans, depending on whether the suspension system is Load-Shari...
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RACV Tug recommendations
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I'll just leave this link here and get the beer and chips. Lol. https://www.racv.com.au/royalauto/moving/news-information/best-cars-to-tow-caravan.html?edm_id=&cmpid=edm:racvathome:enews:20210225&mid=10200209&sf_id=0036F00002UmTrFQAV -- Edited by oldblok...
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Tow vehicles
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Hi Yobarr, If you can do some homework and work out the ATM and GCM for these tugs and what is legal that they can actually tow, then we can work on vans !! Just a random list off of Google, so no favourites. Maybe it might need to be downloaded and put on a spreadsheet. Cheers Bob -- Edited by Bobdown on Tuesda...
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Weight Distribution....a NEW system.
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Not sure if this video will help others with understanding weights,but may be worth a look? Cheers
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Weighing ATM
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Next week with luck I will weigh my Vans ATM. (Water tanks empty) 1. Coupled to ute i will weight on both axles. 2. I will un-couple and weigh TB using jockey wheel. 3. Add both gives my my ATM..right. My question is,,will the TB weight be far out? As obviously the jockey is not identical to tow ball.
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Tow ball weight transfer to car rear axle
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Yobarr will probably answer this . What is the formulae to work out the approx weight transfered from the tow ball weight ,to the tow vehicles rear axle ,without a WDH? I was surprised to see mine had increased by 360kg from a 240kg towball wieght. Also front axle has reduced by 140 kg to 1100kg , Is there a...
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Weigh note provided by a Caravan / RV Dealer
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If buying a new van from a dealer would you expect and request a weigh note indicating the actual tare of the empty van Regards Rob -- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 5th of January 2021 10:00:53 AM
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adding weight to rear of van
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I am looking at carrying a bike on the rear of the van. van is 18.5 ft and at the moment no trouble with the towing, never noticed any swaying, also use a WDH. The bike weights 15kg, is this enough to cause any swaying or any other difference to the towing of the van. How much weight can you add before it will ma...
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Dog Trailer v Pig Trailer
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Seems that even way back in the 1960s the Leyland brothers understood that if you want to use a lightweight car to tow a heavy trailer,a DOG trailer is inherently much more stable than is a PIG trailer,and the only safe way to go.These days,however,it seems that simple physics is not understood by a lar...
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