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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
Purplemadboy for President
You say this after it has recently been announced that bigger trailers are to be allowed |
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27th Dec 2014 7:29 pm |
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ianfox Member Since: 06 Nov 2014 Location: Swansea Posts: 3 |
I've got a Sprite M6TD, 1540kg. Can't wait to try it with my brand spanker FL! Hopefully it'll be a dream!
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31st Dec 2014 12:50 am |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
merry xmas and a miserable new year you old grump.
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31st Dec 2014 8:44 am |
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1676 |
The problem with caravans is exactly the same with tractors and trailers, you can't see over them to see a clear road, the biggest problem I find is the 40mph'er who then decides that 40mph is too fast on a 1mile radius corner and slows down. I generally find when towing the van is that the vehicle that causes most problems is the Motor Home, they are more ungainly than anything on the road and seem unable to keep up with the trafic flow unless on the continent, even then the Brits are still the slowest. Unless the corner is very tight you will find the van will corner at most legal speeds so no need to slow down. The old adage applies, if you can't keep up to the legal limit you shouldn't be on the road, car. van. MH or bloddy tractor my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
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31st Dec 2014 10:53 am |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
Actually the main problem is people who dont overtake for one reason or another. I hate driving a tractor with cars behind, you have to drive right into the verge where its bumpy and you never know when some wideboy is going to attempt a crazy triple overtake etc
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31st Dec 2014 12:59 pm |
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 |
Let's get back on track...Big caravan towing |
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31st Dec 2014 1:21 pm |
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Purplemadboy Member Since: 22 Jul 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 1079 |
Your right CH I never pull in to let traffic pass me when I'm towing my caravan, because I'm not the slowest guy on the road. I generally have a couple of solo cars in front of me holding me up. I keep a healthy breaking distance between me and the car in front, then you get some arse that assume's (you know what they say about assuming)I'm the slow guy and they try and pass only to realise that they can't as I have now pulled up closer to the guy in front.
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31st Dec 2014 1:29 pm |
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Bobupndown Member Since: 26 Dec 2014 Location: Upside down behind the TV! Posts: 2791 |
Agree with that, My outfit is more than capable of keeping up with (and exceeding the speed limit) and its not often that I can be accused of holding anyone up. |
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3rd Feb 2015 6:06 pm |
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cqr Member Since: 05 Mar 2013 Location: kent Posts: 1308 |
I tow a 1680 kg van and try not to people off ( to much ) lol
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3rd Feb 2015 6:29 pm |
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ad210358 Member Since: 12 Oct 2008 Location: Here and There Posts: 7464 |
A lot of the time, people are following to close, they cannot see what's up front because they are to close, if they hung back a bit, they would see better and see if any traffic was coming enabling them to overtake if clear, also as they are following so close, it means the traffic behind needs a bigger gap in oncoming traffic to enable them to pass as they need to pass three or four if not more vehicles in one go.
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3rd Feb 2015 6:35 pm |
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cqr Member Since: 05 Mar 2013 Location: kent Posts: 1308 |
I'am taking my van wife kids dog etc to this
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3rd Feb 2015 9:35 pm |
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stepps110 Member Since: 06 Jan 2012 Location: Glasgow Posts: 18 |
I tow a 1670kg caravan with no problems. MPG 24 with my SE Tech Auto. |
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6th Mar 2015 9:09 am |
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cqr Member Since: 05 Mar 2013 Location: kent Posts: 1308 |
I get less than 20 towing |
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6th Mar 2015 10:00 am |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
you makes your bed you lie in it,, stop crying , do the right thing sell it At work
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6th Mar 2015 12:33 pm |
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