David, you are right but it probably weighs very little or
at least not enough to exceed the limit with an average
Europa.
On another tack, are you contemplating a
Laddingford fly in this year?
Regards, David Joyce, G - XSDJ
"David Watts" <dg.watts@talktalk.net> wrote:
><dg.watts@talktalk.net>
>
> 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
> To: europa-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Re: Europa-List: Trailer regulations in UK
>
><davidjoyce@doctors.org.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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