Trailers & 'BWSOW's

[DRHysted]

Currently on a learning break.
Having a week away in Devon. On arrival we found out that the sites water was frozen except the tap used to rinse the chemical waste.

The sites EHU is metered, the £2 I put in ran the heater for 3 hours, so next morning the solar panels went out (they’re struggling but just about managing, 200watt panels are producing 5watts).

The sites only working shower has so little power it couldn’t get the shampoo out of my hair (currently about a grade 4 crew cut).

My gas froze Saturday night and Sunday night, Luckily I found a country store with everything thing and have converted to propane (thankfully this means we can now use the units shower).

I’m treating this as a learning experience, and am waiting to see what happens next. Strangely our water hasn’t frozen which surprises me as I forgot to bring its thermal case, so it’s open to the elements. Didn’t bring the genny as I didn’t think I’d need it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

The person on-site, in the porta-cabin tells me "No", as security (clamps) are required
Thankyou anyway, @Jameshow, I can get them back to you, if you wish?
I went down this morning, & 'put it on blocks' to take some weight off the suspension (& tyres) for a couple of months

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I'll go down & check it, on my next day-off

All good yesterday, no movement - or 'settling'

I couldn't open the front locker though, as the locks were frozen

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thursday 27th

One of the wheel-clamps hadn’t been fitted, upon Joannes return yesterday, they couldn't be bothered to
'jiggle it about' to line up the wheel-spokes appropriately, so l’ve driven straight over from work to refit it
All 4 legs just off the ground, & a slight twisting/pushing on the a-frame saw it lined up for correct fitting

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It’s one of the Al-Ko models
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I need a new ‘yellow thread cap’, as it’s got chewed up

Tuesday 3rd

I forgot about this till recently, & was looking online for one, as l presumed the nearest dealer ('Wandahome’, at FerryBridge) would be dear
Online prices seemed to average about £5
Even Al-Ko themselves were £8 for 3
(& PayPal only, which l don’t have)

So, daughter & l had a trip to 'Wandahome’ this morning, amongst other tasks

£1.95 each!!
Thus, l treated myself & bought 2

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 3rd

After casting an eye over our BWSOW in the compound, as well as dropping in the Al-Ko plugs mentioned in the previous posting, l spotted this ‘van as we left

That must take some faffing about with, to get both wheels in the correct position, to insert both locks
My wife detests doing just one!

EDIT @ 11:56
The ‘van must be jacked up, to clear one wheel at a time, from the ground, so each wheel can then be rotated to the correct position??
It's the only logical ('guarantee-able') way I can think of

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 3rd

With regard to our visit to Wandahome this morning

There was one of these (I'm sure it was this) inside, with a SOLD sign on it
It's a fair old price!!

https://www.wandahome.co.uk/products/details/2022-coachman-lusso-2-d.html

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Negotiating at the moment to buy a trailer
The owner is on the northern side of Barnsley
5’ x 3’ (1/2 ton capacity)
galvanised construction
10” wheels (rather that the silly 8”)

Hope to go & look on Saturday AM

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Negotiating at the moment to buy a trailer
The owner is on the northern side of Barnsley
5’ x 3’ (1/2 ton capacity)
galvanised construction
10” wheels (rather that the silly 8”)

Hope to go & look on Saturday AM

Have offered to ‘be on his doorstep’ in the morning by 09:00
That was sent at 10:30, still no response


Curiously, SWMBO told me that she was expecting to go & buy one ‘off a forecourt’ for about £300
Whether by that she means new, l’m not sure??

That won’t even buy a Towsure, or Halfords, 4’ x 3’ mini-trailer
https://www.towsure.com/towbars-towing-and-trailers/camping-trailers-for-leisure-domestic-utility

Should l take her to Indespension, in Leeds, to look at the Daxara range?
https://indespension.co.uk/trailers/new-trailers/camping-leisure-trailers/trailers?brand=5460

 

[Jameshow]

Have offered to ‘be on his doorstep’ in the morning by 09:00
That was sent at 10:30, still no response


Curiously, SWMBO told me that she was expecting to go & buy one ‘off a forecourt’ for about £300
Whether by that she means new, l’m not sure??

That won’t even buy a Towsure, or Halfords, 4’ x 3’ mini-trailer
https://www.towsure.com/towbars-towing-and-trailers/camping-trailers-for-leisure-domestic-utility

Should l take her to Indespension, in Leeds, to look at the Daxara range?
https://indespension.co.uk/trailers/new-trailers/camping-leisure-trailers/trailers?brand=5460

£500 ouch!!

I'd get a daxara with decent sized wheels!

How about a new 6x4 trailer?? Not much more than the 4x3 about despite being double the size??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/23458990...tixoXeJTeO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Jameshow
I can’t justify that kind of price, even to myself, for the minimal use it’ll probably get
Hence looking, on Gumtree, etc….

I was going to go to lndespension, in case she offered to buy me one

After all, her & daughter have had 2 holidays this year…..

 

[Jameshow]

I know the feeling!

ATM the currency is geokos.as my daughter got two + tank in the back of her ginea pigs dying.

More than a geoko expensive...less than not expensive.

 

[Jameshow]

How about a trailer tent and gut it??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17555235...tixoXeJTeO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

How about a trailer tent and gut it??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17555235...tixoXeJTeO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Trailer-tents are generally too wide (got to keep In garage) & too little weight capacity suspension units

I didn’t go to the one at Barnsley, as he couldn’t do my suggested time, & l couldn’t do his alternative time

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Negotiating at the moment to buy a trailer
The owner is on the northern side of Barnsley
5’ x 3’ (1/2 ton capacity)
galvanised construction
10” wheels (rather that the silly 8”)

Hope to go & look on Saturday AM

Have offered to ‘be on his doorstep’ in the morning by 09:00
That was sent at 10:30, still no response

I’ve spoken with the vendor again
I’m going in the morning

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 14th

I’ve bought the new (to me, anyway!) trailer
It’s from Mapplewell (northern edge of Barnsley)
I don’t think the vendor was a local, as l could understand every word he spoke

5’ x 3’ ('or as near as damn it')
1/2 ton carrying capacity
‘Tipping’ function (a clamp, at the draw-bar; undone the body 'pivots' around the suspension units)
Removable tail-gate

It just appears to need;
- new light lens, & a tail/brake bulb (both off-side)
- front reflectors
- a safety chain, rather than the (braked trailer) breakaway cable that’s on it

I might also fit a jockey-wheel, not certain yet
Paint the wheels?
The cover has seen better days, but that’s essentially a ‘wear & tear’ item (faded due to UV, rain's pooled on it, then moss has grown in the cracks where it's been folded)

It has a pair of the 'spring-clips' for the number-plate, I had these on my old Ifor-Williams, they're handy for multi-vehicle use

It rides very level too, for the tow-ball height

 

[figbat]

I’ve bought the new (to me, anyway!) trailer
It’s from Mapplewell (northern edge of Barnsley
I don’t think the vendor was a local, as l could understand every word he spoke

5’ x 3’
1/2 ton carrying capacity
‘Tipping’ function
Removable tail-gate

It just appears to need;
- new off-side light lens, & a tail/brake bulb
-front reflectors
- a safety chain, rather than the (braked trailers) breakaway cable that’s on it
I might fit a jockey-wheel, not certain yet
The cover has seen better days, but that’s essentially a ‘wear & tear’ item

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It rides very level too, for the tow-ball height

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I have something similar - I fitted a jockey wheel when I replaced the one on the caravan - the old was was still good enough for the trailer so I bought a bracket and fitted it. Makes loading and wheeling around much easier and I can store it level too.