says...
Really? If they're designed to tow then:
1) Why isn't there any connection from the car braking system to the trailer braking system? 2) Why do you have to fit towbars which involves drilling holes as there are no manufacturer fixed mounting points? 3) Why is the nose weight limit not actually listed as such but is in fact derived from the LOAD CARRY CAPACITY of the vehicle?
Like I said, lots of caravanners aren't in the CC club and CC club members, like the IAM members in here, don't often follow what they're taught.
Undertaking on Motorway... 188There is a mechanical connection via the tow bar. Such systems have been proved in service and are specifically prescribed by...
ROFLMAO, really?
My artic trailer has exactly the same braking system as the tractor unit. As well as also having proper load sensing, the brakes are controlled by the towing vehicle and they also are equipped with ABS.
What was it a caravan has? Oh yeah...some metal rod affair borrowed off a Ford Model T operated, hopefully, by the caravan pressing against the towbar. And up until recently, if you wanted to go backwards, you had to put this metal ring affair on WHICH STOPPED THE BRAKES WORKING.
Nowhere near being shot down in flames. I drive vehicles designed to tow.
-- Conor, Grumpy Old Man. Same poo, different day.
