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Would it not mess up the nose weight of the caravan and therefor have an adverse effect of stability. I am also wondering whether you could actually get a towbar to fit. You could always talk to AlKo.

David

Quote: Originally posted by David Klyne on 23/7/2010

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Would it not mess up the nose weight of the caravan and therefore have an adverse effect of stability. I am also wondering whether you could actually get a towbar to fit. You could always talk to AlKo.

David

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Don't know about the legalities although the fairground folks double tow or even triple tow but on big heavy trailers. You are porentially going to have a good weight working against the caravan and I think it would be pretty unstable.

Tight turns, reversing, getting through gateways, small roundabouts etc would all be problematical.

Only travelling Fairs are allowed to double tow.

Probably because nobody dares to challenge them, much like when the travellers arrive on your lad's soccer field.

Should shoot 'em all, for the good of society.

Happy days,

Iain

No you can't do it.  It's illegal to tow more than one trailer.  There are exemptions for showmen and, I think, farmers.  You will notice that the showmen always put teh caravan at the back of another trailer.  The caravan itself wouldn't survive the loads put through it.

Jim

What have you got Alan?

Jim

I've always thought only Showmen & Farmers can run double articulated. Some of the people I see shouldn't be let loose with one trailer let alone two.

BB

as a motor tractor its unladen weight is under 7370kg (actually its unladen weight is 2796kg). if it was over 7370 kg unladen it would become a locomotive. as it is it can tow two trailers either drawbar or one artic and one drawbar. if it and its trailers have springs and wings it can do 40mph on a motorway and 30mph on other roads. ther same limit applies for m,tractor or locomotive. 

although showman and circus,s are named in many exemptions so are lots of other types of use. be it drivers hours. use of tacho,s. plating and testing. you may be suprised try to get a v112g form from your local dvla office .there are 36 exemptions for mot on that form alone .inc play buses and educational vehicles. have a good read. i spend hours reading this type of stuff in my job. all very interesting.