Trailers & 'BWSOW's

[Richard A Thackeray]

This is cool!!

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...ling-a-camper-built-from-scratch-202481.html#

So is this!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Wrong!!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I came across this image whilst looking for something else
I know older (small) 'vans are light, but a Chevette can't have much of a towing limit??

The Chevette's fairly aerodynamic, but that's a bluff front to drag through the air!!

My first car was a Chevette, but a hatchback

 

[GilesM]

I came across this image whilst looking for something else
I know older (small) 'vans are light, but a Chevette can't have much of a towing limit??

The Chevette's fairly aerodynamic, but that's a bluff front to drag through the air!!

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Would be interesting in strong cross winds, a bit of tail wagging the dog.

 

[Jameshow]

I came across this image whilst looking for something else
I know older (small) 'vans are light, but a Chevette can't have much of a towing limit??

The Chevette's fairly aerodynamic, but that's a bluff front to drag through the air!!

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My first car was a Chevette, but a hatchback

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Van doesn't weigh much, prob less than 750kg.

I once towed a 1300kg van with a ford focus TDI. That was fun over the Avon mouth bridge!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Finally, after 'borrowing' the 7-core cable from my lighting-board, to rewire the trailer. I sorted the 'L-B' out this afternoon
I called in at Indespension, in Hunslet (Leeds) to see how much it was per metre (Wandahome, at FerryBridge, wanted £3.50/metre!)
6 metres, cost me £9.50 (inc VAT), which was actually cheaper than it's listed on the website!!
At the counter; £1.32
website states; £1.71
Both are '+VAT'

It's far better quality, than wnat I took off it, for the trailer too!
That said, the last time I used it was when I checked whether it worked, & took it with me, when I actually bought the trailer
Doubtless, it'll now be another few years before I actually need it!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 25th

I've received an email, regarding the renewal for our caravan insurance
In a pleasing contrast to the (unpleasant) insurance premium increase for my Kodiaq, this has gone up by a miniscule amount!!

Last year; £131.27
This years renewal; £132.78

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Is the drivers voice the same as the Coastguard public information film, with the “Look Petunia, he’s waving at us!!”

Caravan safety film (1970s?)



View: https://youtu.be/yqvYFF2QXEY?feature=shared

 

[DRM]

Is the drivers voice the same as the Coastguard public information film, with the “Look Petunia, he’s waving at us!!”

Caravan safety film (1970s?)



View: https://youtu.be/yqvYFF2QXEY?feature=shared

I do believe it is,he always seems to get into bother at the seaside, Claude should have referred to him as "stupid Boy"!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 14th

This was its first outing since last year!
I had to pick up a (boxed) item of garden furniture for my parents, from a local garden-centre
My wife had told me it'd go in with the seats folded down

However, the trailer probably need a run out, to check for any new rattles/bearings/that the lights are all okay

I'm glad I took it, as it was damned heavy & awkward to hold, so it was far easier to drop the tail-gate, & slide it in!

I'd momentarily stopped on Kirkthorpe Lane, just to the south-west of the blue circle
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/7283818

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Forgot!

Whilst hitching up the trailer yesterday, with the 'Fathers Day' bench in it, I noticed that its tyres seemed to deform a bit, as I pulled it over to the kerbstones to drop it onto the ball
I pulled the mini-compressor out of the boot & had a check
One tyre was at 12PSI, the other at 8PSI.............

I'll admit, I've never checked them, as it's probably only had 10 - 12 stone of weight in it before

I'm not certain what the pressures should be for a 5.00 x 10, with a max weight of 500KG, but I settled for 36PSI

 

[Jameshow]

Forgot!

Whilst hitching up the trailer yesterday, with the 'Fathers Day' bench in it, I noticed that its tyres seemed to deform a bit, as I pulled it over to the kerbstones to drop it onto the ball
I pulled the mini-compressor out of the boot & had a check
One tyre was at 12PSI, the other at 8PSI.............

I'll admit, I've never checked them, as it's probably only had 10 - 12 stone of weight in it before

I'm not certain what the pressures should be for a 5.00 x 10, with a max weight of 500KG, but I settled for 36PSI

It's not going to have 500kg in it more like 100kg bench at 25kg and 75kg trailer?

So 36kg will be fine had you put 1/2tonne of gravel you would want 50+psi!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

It's not going to have 500kg in it more like 100kg bench at 25kg and 75kg trailer?

So 36kg will be fine had you put 1/2tonne of gravel you would want 50+psi!

I’ll be watching for sidewall deflection now

Most previous uses have seen me watching the vehicle behind instead, as l haul it up the kerb
I know the bench won't weigh so much, I was thinking if it was loaded to maximum mass

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Not all American caravans are huge

This is less that 850kg!!

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/...anding-height-residential-comfort-235382.html