20-07-2018, 03:43 PM
(This post was last modified: 20-07-2018, 04:37 PM by Duncan Grimmond.)
A frames are acceptable on trailed vehicles below 750Kg I believe. Anything over that weight is deemed to be a trailer and should have linked brakes.
The item under discussion would be fine for winching, a slow steady pull. As a towing device it may well work but the amount of slack in the system will put unexpected strain on the components with every increase or decrease of speed and in the event of an emergency stop this could prove disastrous.
I don't think "mud slinging" is an appropriate description of fellow enthusiasts' concerns about safety.
I suppose the best solution to the conundrum would be to take the device with towing and towed vehicles to a VOSA station for their appraisal. I have a feeling that they would not let you leave.
The item under discussion would be fine for winching, a slow steady pull. As a towing device it may well work but the amount of slack in the system will put unexpected strain on the components with every increase or decrease of speed and in the event of an emergency stop this could prove disastrous.
I don't think "mud slinging" is an appropriate description of fellow enthusiasts' concerns about safety.
I suppose the best solution to the conundrum would be to take the device with towing and towed vehicles to a VOSA station for their appraisal. I have a feeling that they would not let you leave.