Hoo said it couldn't be done,in last Fridays Mildura,s weekly there is a photo of my cousin with his Toyota land cruser his caravan and his boat all in tow, vic police said it is legal he was pulled over in SA the police said it was ok ,but you must hold a B DOUBLE TRUCK LICENCE, I am sorry I couldn't post a photo ,if there is someone in Mildura that could would be great,he is heading over to the WA.worth a look at.
Lance C
-- Edited by Olley46 on Tuesday 16th of April 2013 11:08:24 PM
-- Edited by Olley46 on Wednesday 17th of April 2013 10:18:39 PM
herbie said
11:51 PM Apr 16, 2013
If he is heading to WA , wait till he meets the REAL ROAD TRAINS ..... also wondering what insurance company took him on.
-- Edited by herbie on Wednesday 17th of April 2013 01:17:00 AM
Our Mermaids in WA are going to love him....Mind you they will probably be laughing so hard they won't be able to get out of their car !!!!
Olley46 said
04:16 PM Apr 17, 2013
I think if you have a close look ,a dog trailer they have TWO turning points a B Double only has ONE per trailer, a pig trailer has one turning point with multiple axles not ONE. Ps a B double has turn tables a road train has first trailer with turn table all other trailers with ring feeders. Lance C
-- Edited by Olley46 on Wednesday 17th of April 2013 04:22:29 PM
Olley46 said
09:28 PM Apr 17, 2013
vk6tnc wrote:
Our Mermaids in WA are going to love him....Mind you they will probably be laughing so hard they won't be able to get out of their car !!!!
If you can get hold of a Mildura paper the questions you ask are all answered in that , the hole story is in the Mildura Weekly it is worth a reed ,it is also on the candm forum.
Despite that he says it is like a B double, it is not. B doubles are composed primarily of "dog" trailers, which are inherently stable when towed. These are "pig" trailers which are inherently unstable.
I wonder if anyone has checked the GCM of the tug?
Cheers, Peter
Tim thetruckie said
10:02 PM Apr 28, 2013
Peter I will start with your 1st line .
Despite that he says it is like a B double, it is not
If you look at the above drawing you will see that there is a lead trailer with a turntable at the rear with the 2nd trailer connected via it . The van , boat set up is similar as the boat connects via a tow ball at the rear .
B doubles are composed primarily of "dog" trailers, which are inherently stable when towed.
Dog trailers have axles(s) up to 3 at the rear with a turntable at the front connected to a dollie again with up to 3 axles which then connects to a prime mover or semi trailer via a Ringfeder .
The above photo is a dog trailer , (who by the way are called dogs because they wag the tail as they travel) which has 3 rear axles (tri) then is connected to a 2 axle dollie by a turntable , with a A Frame connecting to the prime mover .
The above is a road train .
Tim thetruckie said
09:23 PM May 20, 2013
Further to the above post
A single axle road train dollie
Dual axle hooked to a trailer
Tri axle dollie
A caravan set up as a dog trailer
None of the above look anything like the photo of the van boat combination
-- Edited by Tim thetruckie on Monday 20th of May 2013 09:24:36 PM
herbie said
04:29 AM May 21, 2013
Wonder if that guy towing his boat behind his van made it to WA,with any hic-ups...Maybe someone from off here seen him along the black stuff some where.
elliemike said
01:34 AM Feb 27, 2018
This was a fatal accident that was posted on the forum last year I think. Cant find the post now.
But here is the end result Court Case in Perth. Home made Road Train.
Lance C
-- Edited by Olley46 on Tuesday 16th of April 2013 11:08:24 PM
-- Edited by Olley46 on Wednesday 17th of April 2013 10:18:39 PM
If he is heading to WA , wait till he meets the REAL ROAD TRAINS ..... also wondering what insurance company took him on.
-- Edited by herbie on Wednesday 17th of April 2013 01:17:00 AM
I wonder how far he gets ????
Ps a B double has turn tables a road train has first trailer with turn table all other trailers with ring feeders.
Lance C
-- Edited by Olley46 on Wednesday 17th of April 2013 04:22:29 PM
If you can get hold of a Mildura paper the questions you ask are all answered in that , the hole story is in the Mildura Weekly it is worth a reed ,it is also on the candm forum.
Lance C
http://issuu.com/mweekly/docs/mwvol7no24
the article is on page 14...
B doubles are composed primarily of "dog" trailers, which are inherently stable when towed.
These are "pig" trailers which are inherently unstable.
I wonder if anyone has checked the GCM of the tug?
Cheers,
Peter
Peter I will start with your 1st line .
If you look at the above drawing you will see that there is a lead trailer with a turntable at the rear with the 2nd trailer connected via it . The van , boat set up is similar as the boat connects via a tow ball at the rear .
Dog trailers have axles(s) up to 3 at the rear with a turntable at the front connected to a dollie again with up to 3 axles which then connects to a prime mover or semi trailer via a Ringfeder .
The above photo is a dog trailer , (who by the way are called dogs because they wag the tail as they travel) which has 3 rear axles (tri) then is connected to a 2 axle dollie by a turntable , with a A Frame connecting to the prime mover .
The above is a road train .
Further to the above post
A single axle road train dollie
Dual axle hooked to a trailer
Tri axle dollie
A caravan set up as a dog trailer
None of the above look anything like the photo of the van boat combination
-- Edited by Tim thetruckie on Monday 20th of May 2013 09:24:36 PM
Wonder if that guy towing his boat behind his van made it to WA,with any hic-ups...Maybe someone from off here seen him along the black stuff some where.
This was a fatal accident that was posted on the forum last year I think. Cant find the post now.
But here is the end result Court Case in Perth. Home made Road Train.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-09/kelmscott-fatal-crash-brookton-highway-kelmscott/9417298
-- Edited by elliemike on Tuesday 27th of February 2018 01:35:41 AM
Gday...
Your link didn't seem to have a full report on the story ... I found this and it seems to be the one you mean -
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-09/perth-driver-avoids-jail-over-makeshift-road-train-death/9417266
Cheers - John
Thanks Rocky.