Towing Speed

[4wheel]

My speedo is the other way around.When my speedo says 70 I am doing a Sat Nav speed of about 65.The faster I go the worse it gets?Confusing as standard tyres and wheels.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

My speedo is the other way around.When my speedo says 70 I am doing a Sat Nav speed of about 65.The faster I go the worse it gets?Confusing as standard tyres and wheels.

mine does that, I usually guess at about half way between the two :thumb2

running on standard 235 70 16 tyres

 

[Deleted account DD]

How many of us actually carry a spare wheel, correctly inflated.....? :doh

A lot of caravan makers supply them as standard now. So we do .....................now :naughty:naughty:naughty:naughty

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

How many of us actually carry a spare wheel, correctly inflated.....? :doh
I don't mean these tin cans either, if you get a flat on a caravan, you have probably wrecked it anyway by the time you find a safe haven.

I'm a bit of a spare wheel anorak, I have quite a collection, when I move a caravan or tailer I haven't towed before I can usually guess the closest two and make sure I have them with me :thumb2

 

[dan]

Don't rely on sat navs, they are not accurate as you may feel they are. It is a calculation worked out from 3 satellites triangulating you position. You have no way of telling if you may lose or have a break in signal at any time with any one.

The slightest error, or disturbance can cause the tiniest miscalculation which will be manified immensely by the time it comes back to earth.

Only way you can really tell accurately is to travel a measured mile, and work it out with maths!

1mph = 1.46 ft/s
5280ft = 1 mile

At 30 mph, you will be eating 43.8ft every second.

You can culculate from there by multiplying the singular with the MPH. For example, at 60mph you will travel at the optimum...a mile a minute.

 

[(RIP) PLANK]

Don't rely on sat navs, they are not accurate as you may feel they are. It is a calculation worked out from 3 satellites triangulating you position. You have no way of telling if you may lose or have a break in signal at any time with any one.

The slightest error, or disturbance can cause the tiniest miscalculation which will be manified immensely by the time it comes back to earth.

Only way you can really tell accurately is to travel a measured mile, and work it out with maths!

1mph = 1.46 ft/s
5280ft = 1 mile

At 30 mph, you will be eating 43.8ft every second.

You can culculate from there by multiplying the singular with the MPH. For example, at 60mph you will travel at the optimum...a mile a minute.

Good point Dan, i have said this before - and been shot down in flames - testing your speedo against your clock /watch on long journeys is about as good as it gets :thumb2

 

[illy]

Fast or what

Would the towing speed of this annoy you. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD9AMZFexqw&feature=related

illy

 

[spinna]

:lol:lol:lol Illy thats well funny

 

[rustic]

Would the towing speed of this annoy you. LOL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD9AMZFexqw&feature=related

illy

My Father in Law used to say there is a caravan made for every car, but I didn't think they made one for a bicycle or an electric scooter. :thumb2
It's about the size of a side car....( For motor bikes).


I wonder if he'll have to pay the same rate as a twin axle caravan at a caravan site :nenau

I like the way they have to use a standard 50mm ball and hitch, so where's the handbrake then?
I see he has a scissor jack ( to stop it tilting I guess) and a jockey wheel