109 SIIa Ambulance

Can you tow a caravan behind a SIIa 109 Ambulance?

This is not a question of power (that may be a problem and I'll take
advice on that as well) but more one of interference between the front
corner of the caravan and the back corner of the ambulance?

Looking at some pictures I just wondered if the overhang of the back
area may foul the caravan when maneuvering?

Cheers

Peter

On or around Tue, 16 May 2006 15:50:08 GMT, puffernutter
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Can you tow a caravan behind a SIIa 109 Ambulance?
>
>This is not a question of power (that may be a problem and I'll take
>advice on that as well) but more one of interference between the front
>corner of the caravan and the back corner of the ambulance?
>
>Looking at some pictures I just wondered if the overhang of the back
>area may foul the caravan when maneuvering?

depends on a) how long the caravan drawbar is and b) how careful you are.

a 109" LR is about the worst thing for manoeuvering a trailer on the planet,
though.

Making a longer towbar mount on the vehicle so that the body doesn't
overhang the ball hitch would help.

as to clearance: measure width of the vehicle body, divide by 2. take a
string that legnth and, holding one end on the middle of the ball socket,
see if the other end touches the caravan body. This will tell you if it can
collide on the flat.
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Austin Shackles <[email protected]> uttered summat worrerz
funny about:
> depends on a) how long the caravan drawbar is and b) how careful you
> are.
>
> a 109" LR is about the worst thing for manoeuvering a trailer on the
> planet, though.
>
> Making a longer towbar mount on the vehicle so that the body doesn't
> overhang the ball hitch would help.
>
> as to clearance: measure width of the vehicle body, divide by 2.
> take a string that legnth and, holding one end on the middle of the
> ball socket, see if the other end touches the caravan body. This
> will tell you if it can collide on the flat.

Also if you do have an overhang then check your caravan hasn't got one of
the stabalisers which would be unable to fasten it on such as the alco (sp?)
ones like on ours. I know they are a PITA on many cars with rear wheels
fitted.

Lee