seanmull
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whoever thinks a p38dse cant pull think again
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seanmull
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also in this journey my p38 covered 250000 miles and still going strong also many thanks to the landyzone member who kindly let me use his trailer
ovalandrover
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Not bad doing 250000 miles towing hope you replaced his tyres on the trailer before you returned it to him
tufty
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thereby overloading the trailer by about 1 ton, the maximum permissable load on over run brakes is 3500kg,that includes the unladen weight of the trailer, not only illegal but absolutely no regard for other road users safety. also compromising the towing vehicles braking system. :crazy:
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DiscoPol
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:5biagree:Tosser and dumb with it, advertises the fact he drags overweight loads with his Rangey:doh:
ben.suffolk
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If it was commercial use it would need to be using a tacho as well.
Chrisfrain2007
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Maybe the rules are different on the emerald isle ?
thats just what i was thinking............
rasheed
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how are rules going to change ianything f the trailer is overloaded or the braking system overwhelmed???
ps. when I read the thread title I was really hoping to a see different kind of photo.
ps. when I read the thread title I was really hoping to a see different kind of photo.
Chrisfrain2007
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how are rules going to change ianything f the trailer is overloaded or the braking system overwhelmed???
ps. when I read the thread title I was really hoping to a see different kind of photo.
Because different countries have different laws, sounds crazy I know,
Datatek
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The 3.5 tonnes is an arbitary limit set by the EU. Nothing to do with what the vehicle might actually be capable of at the limit. A properly braked trailer imposes little extra load on the towing vehicles brakes. You should see some of the things they get up to in Africa.
seanmull
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datatek is correct i was perfectly safe trailer brakes were working perfect i travelled at a low speed and never once in the 90 miles got a wobble. if you are used to ballancing a load on a trailer anddont be in a hurry home you are no danger to nobody (only yourself if asked to park on a weighbridge )
rasheed
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I think I didn't express my point too clearly but Datatek has actually explained it in the next post. I was trying to say if the physical limits are reached, the fact that rules may be different from one place to another isn't going to make a blind bit of difference. But then Data has clarified that the regulatory ceiling is arbitrary and not related to physical capacity so it fine.
Chrisfrain2007
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To be honest I doubt the rules matter in Ireland anyway, they sort of do what they want,
seanmull
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Actually the rules do apply here the law here are very stringent on weight they have mobile units with pads that you park on to weigh your load the traffic corps can now ckeck the temperature of each hub on a truck and tell if your braking is even
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When the the range rover was first introduced the tow limits in the sales bumf was given as trailer with overrun brakes 3 and 1/2 ton, with coupled brakes 4 ton and limited use max speed 18 mph 6 ton.
