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Old 01-12-2010, 10:53   #1
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Old 01-12-2010, 10:58   #2
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Old 01-12-2010, 10:58   #3
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Brilliant driving just shows you what's possible !
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Old 01-12-2010, 11:02   #4
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Shouldn't be a problem, since he has a steerable front axle on his trailer However never seen that done before
They are nice and manoeverable, better than my 26 foot boat trailer.

I'd like to see him try it with a standard caravan, now that would be a challenge in that space.
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Old 01-12-2010, 11:07   #5
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Think I'd end up with a few more logs in my pants ;O)
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Old 01-12-2010, 11:31   #6
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Wouldn't attempt it in my T2, or even my Honda Jazz - what a star!!!
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Old 01-12-2010, 11:36   #7
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Standard wagon and drag procedure made easy with a pole trailer as you can see every corner of it, I used to do heavy vehicle recovery, and many times have had a laden artic on suspended tow, around 90 ft overall length and had to reverse the lot into our yard, it looked impressive but was far easier than it looked as the visibility from my cab was very good and you could see both pivot points perfectly, 5th wheel on the artic and turntable under the front axle of the tractor, Rick
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Old 01-12-2010, 22:17   #9
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superb, always imagined having a double piviot would be next to impossible
to control in reverse. a foreign wagon n drag once turned up at old work
place and put trailer round a dog leg yard, when i expected him to have to
shunt it in from front recovery jaw. total respect.

ironic though that when i took my class one bus, a tractor unit turned up
with a dolly/drag trailer. sure my instructor said he'd end up with a class 1
restricted to drawbars, when seemed clear test shunts would be harder
than if had brought 5th wheel trailer, didnt seem right then, any thoughts
on grandfather rights then, this was 1989 btw.

think a firm trialed a regular size caravan in drag format, like a miniature
showman's caravan, but say 18/20 foot long, could have bee fun. sod
all nose weight though?
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I have always liked the idea of a mobile home based on a semi trailer and a Transit with a baby 5th wheel, but then thats me, Rick
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sounds good to me..


bit big for some camp sites though
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I used to maneuver this type of thing around



The tow arm creates an articulated link same principle as that log wagon but I can honestly say I would have bottled it in that wagon near the edge
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Piss off easy
Lend me your truck I'll have it turned round much quicker than that
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Piss off easy
Lend me your truck I'll have it turned round much quicker than that
Hows that Pete let that little trailer drop down side of hill then yank it back up again
being empty it did look a bit toy like compared to truck. did it not have any brake
lines fitted either.

got me thinking now would like to try that sort of trailer, or regular trailers on troll
on bit of land see how they handle, maybe couple of army sankey trailers sure
they often have a nato pintle on rear, to create a land train....and 2 together
wont be a as long my tin tent hehe.
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