how can you tow a trailer solely by means of a rope or chain? every time you brake it will smash into you 
AA Tow Rope - Tesco
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Thats what a bumpers for Dave lol
lol
didn't realise you had to be within the limits of towing weights for your licence groups! i know someone who towed a broken car (with engine running so full braking and steering available) with a Large 4x4 but as they had passed their test after Jan 1997 and hasn't done extra courses they were breaking the law!
Crazy! Yet their old job was at a farm where they drove tractors with trailers so not exactly unskilled in towing!
Crazy! Yet their old job was at a farm where they drove tractors with trailers so not exactly unskilled in towing!
Depends upon what car they were towing
Imo for the sake of a few quid, far better doing the job with the right kit.
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Im gonna buy this! There is some serious gear in that kit for £30! rope, bulbs, fire extinguisher etc! and not to mention the sexy bag it comes in :yum:
What dont Tesco do!?
http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=201-8324
What dont Tesco do!?
http://direct.tesco.com/product/images/?R=201-8324
Heres one for you all, its legal (or was when I did it) to tow a motorbike using another motorbike of equal or greater engine size. Unfortunally when I did it my mate (getting towed) took first exit on mini roundabout & I took second...both ended up on our arses in London rush hour traffic
How many cars weigh less than 750kg anyway? just looked up the 106, a 1991 1.0 weighs 790kg.
Modern Cars don't do being towed that well anyway, when the tipo broke i grew arms and legs like popeye from turning the steering wheel and braking, and that was about a mile. not sure how up to date modern cars are but can't imagine them being any better tbh!
Crazy mixed up world we live in. It's illegal to tow a car on a motorway - and yet, surely, a motorway is THE safest place to be towing?
Everything's going in the same direction, no constant stopping & setting off, no changing direction, no idiots coming up behind, flashing you for showing hazards & then overtaking & trying to squeeze into the gap occupied by the rope.
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Everything's going in the same direction, no constant stopping & setting off, no changing direction, no idiots coming up behind, flashing you for showing hazards & then overtaking & trying to squeeze into the gap occupied by the rope.
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Ah, the 750kg rating. Only applies in some cases from memory (and no I can't back that up, just know I've seen it several times
).It goes back to the whole ghey towing legistation that is full of contraictions
Something to do with MAM and curb weight and other bits and bobs.
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Heres one for you all, its legal (or was when I did it) to tow a motorbike using another motorbike of equal or greater engine size. Unfortunally when I did it my mate (getting towed) took first exit on mini roundabout & I took second...both ended up on our arses in London rush hour traffic
Heres one for you all, its legal (or was when I did it) to tow a motorbike using another motorbike of equal or greater engine size. Unfortunally when I did it my mate (getting towed) took first exit on mini roundabout & I took second...both ended up on our arses in London rush hour traffic
so you tow a bigger bike with a smaller bike???
Ah, the 750kg rating. Only applies in some cases from memory (and no I can't back that up, just know I've seen it several times
It goes back to the whole ghey towing legistation that is full of contraictions
Something to do with MAM and curb weight and other bits and bobs.
My mam never bothered when I told her I was getting a caravan
yeah as long as the smaller bike has equal or greater engine size.
My mam never bothered when I told her I was getting a caravan
Mine hates the thought of spending a night in one
no i ment a smaller cc bike pulls a larger cc bike.
think "honda CG 125 TOWING along a pan european"
at first i thought it sounded funny, but if you think about it it is logical... wouldnt want someone towing a bike capable of 30-50mph with a huge bike that can get near 200 and accelerate it at speeds it would only ever see by been dropped out of a plain.
The 750kg is to do with brakes anything over 750kg being towed needs to be braked. It's such a grey area, as are most things with the Great British Government :bang:
Are you sure those beacons are legal? :chin:Imo for the sake of a few quid, far better doing the job with the right kit.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si1989/Uksi_19891796_en_3.htm
aww crap thats 2 things i went to tesco for and forgot, tow rope and kettle de-scaler :bang:
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I'll sell you one of mine for £5 plus P&P >.>
