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Old 13-09-2010, 23:05   #31
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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?
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Old 13-09-2010, 23:34   #32
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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
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Old 14-09-2010, 07:04   #33
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I bought mt T2 to tow a caravan and this is going to my second year of doing it, absolutely love it too...
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Old 14-09-2010, 14:49   #34
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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
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.
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Old 14-09-2010, 21:14   #36
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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.
err just stick on the roof rack.
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