David,
You say that you cannot imagine a plane trailer without an over-ride
system, buty the standard factory monowheel trailer has no brakes and it
seems to tow fine by all accounts.
Dave Watts, G-BXDY
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Joyce
Sent: 13 January 2013 12:24
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Trailer regulations in UK
Frans, Googling UK Towing Regulations gets you to
www.solentribster.com/towing_requirements.htm which nicely
summarises UK regs. There is no stipulated National limit
for the weight a car can tow. The limit is set by the
manufacturer and varies with the car. There is a
stipulation that if the trailer weight exceeds 750kg then
the trailer must have a braking system, but I cannot
imagine any plane trailer would be made without an
over-ride system.
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
Frans Veldman <frans@privatepilots.nl> wrote:
><frans@privatepilots.nl>
>
> On 01/13/2013 11:55 AM, David Watts wrote:
>
>> You say that you are over the 750Kg weight limit. That
>>is a surprise.
>
> I have put my empty trailer on an agricultural weight
>scale, and the
> receipt said that it was 420 Kg's. Of course they
>usually measure the
> amount of fertilizer loaded in a tractor which is a much
>higher weight
> so the scale might be a little bit less precise on the
>lower end, but it
> didn't look unreasonable to me. (Note that this is a
>trailer for a tri
> gear, so it has a twin axle).
>
> I just found the Europa Tri-gear Trailer Specification
>(the attached
> file was rejected by Matronics) it says the empty weight
>is 360Kg. As I
> have added boxes for the tail planes, a winch plus
>battery, spare wheel,
> and some other goodies it might weight close to 420 Kg's
>after all. I
> wish my Europa was only 330 Kg's but it is a tad heavier
>than that.
>
>Frans
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