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Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« 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.....
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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #1 on: 13 August 2011, 11:52:08 »
sounds like an andrex moment to me.

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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #3 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

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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #4 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!
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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #5 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
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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #6 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
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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #7 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
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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #8 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
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Re: Towing and tail wagging the dog.
« Reply #9 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
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