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Title: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: hotel21 on 13 August 2011, 11:47:58
Was driving back home from Glasgow yesterday along the M8 and saw a daftie driving a Pajero towing a twin axle car trailer.

At 20 mph.....

He had a Transit Luton fridge van on the trailer and it was swaying about like a thing possesed, so much so that he was seesawing at the steering wheel trying to keep a straight course.

Guessing its the weight differential rather than him failing to check tyre pressures before setting off but I bet it had his harris cheeks grabbing the seat cover.....
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: russ0205 on 13 August 2011, 11:52:08
sounds like an andrex moment to me.

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 13 August 2011, 12:06:22
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Was driving back home from Glasgow yesterday along the M8 and saw a daftie driving a Pajero towing a twin axle car trailer.

At 20 mph.....

He had a Transit Luton fridge van on the trailer and it was swaying about like a thing possesed, so much so that he was seesawing at the steering wheel trying to keep a straight course.

Guessing its the weight differential rather than him failing to check tyre pressures before setting off but I bet it had his harris cheeks grabbing the seat cover.....

Just wondering what you would have done & said whilst sat in your Panda Car ;D
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: hotel21 on 13 August 2011, 12:09:31
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Was driving back home from Glasgow yesterday along the M8 and saw a daftie driving a Pajero towing a twin axle car trailer.

At 20 mph.....

He had a Transit Luton fridge van on the trailer and it was swaying about like a thing possesed, so much so that he was seesawing at the steering wheel trying to keep a straight course.

Guessing its the weight differential rather than him failing to check tyre pressures before setting off but I bet it had his harris cheeks grabbing the seat cover.....

Just wondering what you would have done & said whilst sat in your Panda Car ;D

Probably wouldn't have said much. I never mastered the art of talking and writing tickets at the same time...   ;D

Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: lozzy on 13 August 2011, 15:57:55
I've had a little bit of tail wagging with a semiconductor on the trailer I'd say it's more the van having a high centre of gravity!
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: Amigo on 13 August 2011, 16:05:39
As B said overweight. Length is another issue.... ::) Hence i could tow the little 2 berth at 70+ as it was not only lighter but shorter than the towing vehicle. Best to stick to 50mph though as if the van/traler blows a tyre things can get messy. :o
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: Gaffers on 13 August 2011, 16:47:41
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As B said overweight. Length is another issue.... ::) Hence i could tow the little 2 berth at 70+ as it was not only lighter but shorter than the towing vehicle. Best to stick to 50mph though as if the van/traler blows a tyre things can get messy. :o

I'm overweight but length is not an issue.......and if I get blo....... wha?  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: The Red Baron on 14 August 2011, 10:09:19
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As B said overweight. Length is another issue.... ::) Hence i could tow the little 2 berth at 70+ as it was not only lighter but shorter than the towing vehicle. Best to stick to 50mph though as if the van/traler blows a tyre things can get messy. :o

I'm overweight but length is not an issue.......and if I get blo....... wha?  ;D ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: Amigo on 14 August 2011, 15:29:31
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As B said overweight. Length is another issue.... ::) Hence i could tow the little 2 berth at 70+ as it was not only lighter but shorter than the towing vehicle. Best to stick to 50mph though as if the van/traler blows a tyre things can get messy. :o

I'm overweight but length is not an issue.......and if I get blo....... wha?  ;D ;D
....Things could get messy! Couple of hours square bashing in the rain should calm you down....dress off....oh no that does'nt help either does?!!! ;D
Title: Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
Post by: bigboykarl on 14 August 2011, 16:12:34
i once had my omega on a twin axled trailer going down to dlk for some work we got  10 yards and a wheel fell off so towed by a frontera we managed 70 miles to kidsgrove...was a journey i'd never like to take again :D