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29/7/2016 at 6:58am
Location: Luton (no jokes plea
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There are 2 of us and our dog, we have a t/a but don't put up an awning, there is enough space without one.I would not like to revert to a single axle.
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29/7/2016 at 2:40pm
Location: Worcestershire
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 28/7/2016
Twins struggle to get two Alko wheel locks on as required by insurance companies. They have to line two wheels up and end up having to jack it up to do it.
Insurance will be more expensive, some companies won't insure them.
More likely to get stolen.
Servicing more expensive
Less nose weight usually.
We have a Lock n Level to raise the caravan and it is a doddle to fit both locks on a twin axle and that is the wife's job!
In addition our insurance company are quite happy for an ALKO lock and a sold secure wheel clamp on the front wheel.
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29/7/2016 at 6:46pm
Location: Scotland
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Quote: Originally posted by chrisn7 on 28/7/2016
Quote: Originally posted by navver on 28/7/2016
Twins struggle to get two Alko wheel locks on as required by insurance companies. They have to line two wheels up and end up having to jack it up to do it.
Insurance will be more expensive, some companies won't insure them.
More likely to get stolen.
Servicing more expensive
Less nose weight usually.
It is not the case that insurance companies all require 2 Alko wheel locks to be fitted. Caravan Club will give you a discount, but only require a wheel or hitchlock to be fitted.
More expensive? Well TAs tend to be at the higher end of the market when new, so are bound to cost more to insure. Its the value that matters rather than how many wheels it has.
http://www.caravantheftalerts.co.uk/stolen-caravans
A quick look through a few pages here shows more single axle than twins being stolen.
Less nosweight? why? This is dependent upon how the van is loaded
With all due respect, the fact that more single axle caravans are stolen than those with twin axles will probably be due to the relative numbers of each that are sold.
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02/8/2016 at 6:22pm
Location: fife
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not all blow outs with a single axle end in disaster. i had 1 on the M6 at 60mph on the nearside and managed to stop with no dramas.
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02/8/2016 at 9:24pm
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Its not been mentioned that if you hit a bump in the road, the leading wheel will take a full load, or almost. And the tyre would be less heavy duty than on a single axle van? Best if it isnt!
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03/8/2016 at 1:33am
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Quote: Originally posted by peterws on 02/8/2016
Its not been mentioned that if you hit a bump in the road, the leading wheel will take a full load, or almost. And the tyre would be less heavy duty than on a single axle van? Best if it isnt!
To take almost the full load, the bump would have be so large as to compress the front van suspension almost to the point of lifting the rear rear wheel - hopefully one would spot a road defect that huge...
What is 'less heavy duty'? The load index for a tyre whether single or TA is chosen to support either a half or a quarter of the MTPLM plus a margin of at least 10%.
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05/8/2016 at 6:41pm
Location: Ayrshire Scotland
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 28/7/2016
Twins struggle to get two Alko wheel locks on as required by insurance companies. They have to line two wheels up and end up having to jack it up to do it.
Insurance will be more expensive, some companies won't insure them.
More likely to get stolen.
Servicing more expensive
Less nose weight usually.
1. Wrong! The CC don't insist on ANY Alko wheel locks.
2. Wrong! The CC insure them.
3. Wrong! There is NO evidence to suggest this.
5. Less noseweight?? How?
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