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[Andy B]

I suspect some underpowered cars and front wheel drive cars might get properly stuck so the authorities have taken a blanket ban approach.

So it seems ..... but it's OK to have 100 HGVs a year get stuck 

[Andy B]

The A170 road runs down the bank with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whist travelling up or down the bank,[1] and caravans are banned from using the section.

Sounds like a challenge to me. 1 in 4 in 5th gear is no problem in the Westfield , as long as the speed doesn't drop below 70 or so.

Just looking elsewhere on the web, & a glide-ist tows his glider up the hill. So it's OK for trailer in general to use the hill, but not a caravan - which is also a trailer 

[05omegav6]

The A170 road runs down the bank with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whist travelling up or down the bank,[1] and caravans are banned from using the section.

Sounds like a challenge to me. 1 in 4 in 5th gear is no problem in the Westfield , as long as the speed doesn't drop below 70 or so.

Just looking elsewhere on the web, & a glide-ist tows his glider up the hill. So it's OK for trailer in general to use the hill, but not a caravan - which is also a trailer 

Well you can always use this as your defence when you wind up in front of a beak wearing a freshly made omlette on your bonce...

[Gaffers]

Maybe it's a sidewind/side-profile issue?

[Andy B]

The A170 road runs down the bank with a maximum gradient of 1 in 4 (25%), and including a hairpin bend. Vehicles have to keep in low gear whist travelling up or down the bank,[1] and caravans are banned from using the section.

Sounds like a challenge to me. 1 in 4 in 5th gear is no problem in the Westfield , as long as the speed doesn't drop below 70 or so.

Just looking elsewhere on the web, & a glide-ist tows his glider up the hill. So it's OK for trailer in general to use the hill, but not a caravan - which is also a trailer 

Well you can always use this as your defence when you wind up in front of a beak wearing a freshly made omlette on your bonce...

I'm merely pointing out the inconsistency of either an all encompassing 'no trailers' up/down the hill or as highlighted above, 'no caravans'

[Andy B]

Maybe it's a sidewind/side-profile issue?

Mmmm!  Perhaps

[Kevin Wood]

Just looking elsewhere on the web, & a glide-ist tows his glider up the hill. So it's OK for trailer in general to use the hill, but not a caravan - which is also a trailer 

Well, they do launch gliders from the top... and they often have to land at the bottom.

As mentioned, a glider trailer doesn't have anything like the wind loading of a caravan, but they are typically much longer. They have a good reason to be there, though, and don't tend to be "once a year" towing types.

[Andy B]

.... They have a good reason to be there, though,

No more good reason than I have.

and don't tend to be "once a year" towing types.

You normally post sense on this forum ....... but not today

[Mr Gav]

IMO they should ban HGV`s too, it`s painful being stuck behind them going up there, as it would be with caravans too if they were allowed LOL

[Gaffers]

WHat if I went up on my bicycle..........




....with a trailer?

[Andy B]

.... as it would be with caravans too if they were allowed LOL

You'd struggle to keep up with me going up there ........... 

[tigers_gonads]

Been up there plenty of times over the years in various vehicles with no real problem but I wouldn't try it with the van tbh.
Your Merc wouldn't have any problems pulling the van up there but if you had a mechanical problem then your totally breaked because you have no space to get off the road.

Google it for a video and you will see what I mean 

As Jason said, they probably brought in a blanket ban due to dickheads trying to pull stuff up there in vehicles not suitable for the job 

Where are you going Andy and from which direction ?

[Andy B]

WHat if I went up on my bicycle..........




....with a trailer?

As a cyclist I'm sure you'd be in the middle of the bloody road coming down .........   

[Andy B]

.....
Where are you going Andy and from which direction ?

It's a CL/small site ..... can't think exactly (I'm at work) but we'll be going west to east ie up the hill

[Sir Tigger KC]

Let us know if you give it a go Andy and if you come a cropper we want to see plenty of evidence!