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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
let your back tyres down? At work
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23rd Nov 2009 8:24 pm |
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MVS Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Back under my favourite rock Posts: 267 |
I'm looking to drop the drawbar by about 4" so that just wouldn't go far enough.
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23rd Nov 2009 8:30 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
with a long threaded bolt down the middle? works ok no rattles etc etc. would look odd on an fl2, but then a van looks odd anyways so whats to loose? why not alter the vans drawbar instead of the car? At work
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23rd Nov 2009 9:37 pm |
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MVS Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Back under my favourite rock Posts: 267 |
New ones don't seem to have the centre bolt as they used to have. Hence the question.
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23rd Nov 2009 9:43 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
buy a second detachable tow bar and get a local engineer/blacksmith to alter it for you. If its only for that one job should be strong enough.
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23rd Nov 2009 10:27 pm |
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Tandemman Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: Barnsley Posts: 686 |
You can't get a local engineer to do anything to a towbar without it invalidating your insurance and vehicle warranty. I have seen one of these adjustable ones on a secondhand FL2 on a dealer forecourt but that doesn't mean they are approved , only that it is possible to fit one. |
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24th Nov 2009 6:10 am |
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iain cooper Member Since: 27 Aug 2007 Location: north of Glasgow Posts: 1989 |
the best long term solution would be to spend some time and money and alter the drive profile if possible to minimise the change in gradient....................... ??
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24th Nov 2009 7:43 am |
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Firestar Member Since: 11 Oct 2008 Location: Ness Point, Suffolk Posts: 121 |
Dixon Bate's website states "Eu Approved Vehicles August 1994 on: Only fit the adapter plate after first checking with the towbar manufacturer that doing so will not invalidate the towbars’ approval"
Another alternative is to have a powered 'mover' fitted to the caravan. These would probably allow the nose to be dropped enough via the jockey wheel? However, they are around £600-£1,000. (Probably still less than re-grading the driveway, though!) However, if you also need one for a car transporter as well........ |
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24th Nov 2009 2:16 pm |
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npinks Member Since: 28 Jun 2007 Location: Ls25 Posts: 20090 |
or a strong and secure post with a electric winch attached with a towball on t'other end
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24th Nov 2009 2:35 pm |
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christian138 Member Since: 31 Jul 2008 Location: Peterborough Posts: 946 |
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24th Nov 2009 4:18 pm |
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Bill Turner Member Since: 08 Jul 2008 Location: Birkenhead Posts: 977 |
See www.powrwheel.com Bill Turner. Life Honorary Member of Wallasey Motor Club. Licenced MSA Radio Operator for 35+ years. Rallying is the only sport. |
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24th Nov 2009 5:02 pm |
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MVS Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Back under my favourite rock Posts: 267 |
Sorry but we have done that already, and the service strip crossing to the road.. and what a palaver that was! Already have a Powertouch mover on the van, and can drive the van up backwards with the jockey as low as possible, but takes ages as it is a long drive (about 30m) so was wanting to pull it up. Have spoken to LR technical today and they wouldn't recommend a Dixon Bate adjustable on a FL2 as it could overload the tow bracket mounting points....bummer Oh well back to my 7.2m remote control box on wheels solution (albeit very slow) |
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24th Nov 2009 6:50 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
surely it should have terrain response and HDC if it is to be used with a LR At work At home "I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race |
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24th Nov 2009 7:39 pm |
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waaxh03 Member Since: 12 Mar 2007 Location: North Wales Posts: 298 |
If you have another car with a towing bracket on that you don't use for towing anymore, you could put a drop plate on it and use that car to pull your caravan up the drive. That would leave your FL2 with the correct height tow ball on for normal road driving.
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24th Nov 2009 8:05 pm |
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