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robobone
08-09-2010, 08:20
how many members use the truck to tow a caravan
i do
compass omega 490/4
zippy656
08-09-2010, 08:26
and me
Discovery 400 ( bailey )
mickmonk
08-09-2010, 08:34
Hi, I tow a Luner quasar 615
solarman216
08-09-2010, 09:06
I tow a car trailer if that counts? Rick
I tow a boat trailer, 2 tonne and 26 feet long and nearly 10 feet high.
Does that count?
I also tow a small trailer 5 feet x 3 feet, but that doesn't count cos I can tow it with any car.
Regards,
Rustic
MudLifeCrisis
08-09-2010, 11:54
I tow lots of caravans as I sell them , also have my own.
Work rest and play :O)
robobone
08-09-2010, 16:58
I tow lots of caravans as I sell them , also have my own.
Work rest and play :O)
cheat lol
Thomas-the-Terrano2
08-09-2010, 17:39
spectrum 520 by abbey, thats in old money btw 5 berth 20 feet.
iandouglas
08-09-2010, 18:49
I do to .
swift challenger 3 90 / 2 se.
towed it with terrano and Disco.
Terrano swb pulls it better but disco sits on road better when a hgv passes.
We do, Lunar Lexon Ew twin wheel.:thumb2
stevecrm
08-09-2010, 22:22
I need new tyres for my caravan, then I will also tow a caravan too. I did tow the caravan to storage a month ago, I think the brakes broke too :doh but dont think I need brakes with my truck :)
waterman
09-09-2010, 17:44
I do with mine a Swift Conqueror 650 lux twin axle - Damn heavy Lug over Navidale braes
and Berriedale braes every other week going to caravan rallies
Was thinking of changing Terrano but what for???
(RIP) PLANK
09-09-2010, 21:01
I tow lots of caravans as I sell them , also have my own.
Work rest and play :O)
me too, lots of caravans the largest being arount 28ft x 8ft and weighing around 2500K, also livestock trailers, horse trailers, anything really!
but if youwant a really good stable (on the road) tow, you know what i'm going to say don't you? get a transit van! :lol :thumb2
(RIP) PLANK
09-09-2010, 21:03
I need new tyres for my caravan, then I will also tow a caravan too. I did tow the caravan to storage a month ago, I think the brakes broke too :doh but dont think I need brakes with my truck :)
working brakes are a legal requirment, and, if you break hard and the caravan doesn't it can jacknife and cause an accident, so do be carefull :)
how many members use the truck to tow a caravan
i do
compass omega 490/4
I tow a Compass Rallye 534. Just back from a 5xweek trip to Spain. Loaded to the gunnels,and averaging 21mpg. Would probably have done better if we didnt take so much gear with us.
i tow nuffin , cos i aint got a towbar innit
Thomas-the-Terrano2
09-09-2010, 22:22
I do with mine a Swift Conqueror 650 lux twin axle - Damn heavy Lug over Navidale braes
and Berriedale braes every other week going to caravan rallies
Was thinking of changing Terrano but what for???
i'd say a troll having done same upgrade, though i sometimes wonder
if should have chipped the t2.
Thomas-the-Terrano2
09-09-2010, 22:23
i tow nuffin , cos i aint got a towbar innit
see thats where you are going wrong, no good "in it".
needs to be out the back....
good thinking , but if i tow my wheelchair ( giving more room inside my truck ) there is a bit of a problem .... the wheelchair has centrifugal brakes , which means if i go about about 5mph it applies the brakes lol
stevecrm
09-09-2010, 23:02
working brakes are a legal requirment, and, if you break hard and the caravan doesn't it can jacknife and cause an accident, so do be carefull :)
It will be fine once I have a look at it, I think the brakes are working its just the slidey towbar thingy that works the brakes seems to have a bit too much movement in and out. I think the brakes do actually sort of work because I can make the caravan do skidz if i brake hard :clap
it just needs some fine adjustment, but I am not sure exactly how they work yet :confused:
zippy656
10-09-2010, 06:01
good thinking , but if i tow my wheelchair ( giving more room inside my truck ) there is a bit of a problem .... the wheelchair has centrifugal brakes , which means if i go about about 5mph it applies the brakes lol
thats no fun then...
that way there are no raceing in the shopping centres as well then??
um all 4 wheel have brakes?
robobone
10-09-2010, 07:36
thats no fun then...
that way there are no raceing in the shopping centres as well then??
um all 4 wheel have brakes?
stick it on a trailer
It will be fine once I have a look at it, I think the brakes are working its just the slidey towbar thingy that works the brakes seems to have a bit too much movement in and out. I think the brakes do actually sort of work because I can make the caravan do skidz if i brake hard :clap
it just needs some fine adjustment, but I am not sure exactly how they work yet :confused:
Hi im a caravan i think you will find the damper has gone not a hard job to do should take no more than an hour.
I tow a sprite exell very light van i keep forgetting its there lol
cant tow my caravan ... its too big , plus i havent got a tow bar :o
cant tow my caravan ... its too big , plus i havent got a tow bar :o
Thats good news :thumbs 1 less on the road :lol :augie
zippy656
13-09-2010, 21:11
cant tow my caravan ... its too big , plus i havent got a tow bar :o
ebay for a tow bar...
and its a bit wide for legal towing, but im sure the Sally fould pull it ok..
not sure about stopping it at the bottom of a hill though :doh
Thomas-the-Terrano2
13-09-2010, 22:31
ebay for a tow bar...
and its a bit wide for legal towing, but im sure the Sally fould pull it ok..
not sure about stopping it at the bottom of a hill though :doh
i'll give it a go, bet plank would too!
how big is it briggie, the caravan that is, guess more of a static then.
(RIP) PLANK
13-09-2010, 22:44
i'll give it a go, bet plank would too!
how big is it briggie, the caravan that is, guess more of a static then.
:naughty i have towed a static, twice :naughty
churpychappy
13-09-2010, 23:05
just to say i got my little tero to tow a caravan,a luna ariva gt 2 burth + dog,put it on the back but didnt feel the van was there had to keep checking the mirrors amazing little beasty the old terrano just love it?:clap
stevecrm
13-09-2010, 23:34
working brakes are a legal requirment, and, if you break hard and the caravan doesn't it can jacknife and cause an accident, so do be carefull :)
I have been thinking about this. A trailer under 750kgs does not need brakes but my caravan weighs about 850kgs. So if I fill my caravan with helium balloons I should be ok to tow it without brakes :thumb2
I bought mt T2 to tow a caravan and this is going to my second year of doing it, absolutely love it too...
(RIP) PLANK
14-09-2010, 14:49
I have been thinking about this. A trailer under 750kgs does not need brakes but my caravan weighs about 850kgs. So if I fill my caravan with helium balloons I should be ok to tow it without brakes :thumb2
Maybe just seal the doors and windows with bodge tape and pump the helium i directly to save the wieght of the balloons, i like our answer. :thumbs
Thomas-the-Terrano2
14-09-2010, 21:14
Maybe just seal the doors and windows with bodge tape and pump the helium i directly to save the wieght of the balloons, i like our answer. :thumbs
err just stick on the roof rack.
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