seen a few trailors in France with twin hitch points makes reversing seem easy anyone know if legal in uk and were to get them.
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It would never work. The pivot point is the rear MH axle. one of those 'trailers' big enough for a smart or Aygo would have a 'sideswipe' effect of some 3.5M ,in addition to the overhang behind the rear wheels on the MH already. You'd never be able to turn a corner.It took me a minute or two to find it, it looks brilliant. I wonder if they will be able to make one that can take a Smart car or IQ.
The name "Tracty" can also find the device (in French of course).
Alan
It would never work. The pivot point is the rear MH axle. one of those 'trailers' big enough for a smart or Aygo would have a 'sideswipe' effect of some 3.5M ,in addition to the overhang behind the rear wheels on the MH already. You'd never be able to turn a corner.
It would probably also not be classed as a trailer in the Uk & would exceed the '30%' rule for overhang.
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The site Mike mentioned which is the same place if you look up 'Tracty' on Youtube; CheersHi, rosalan what site did you look on
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Does the fact that the wheels act like castors not negate any manouvering problems and it must be a trailer if it has to be hitched on surely ? There are other examples of castoring twin hitch trailers which look better balanced on youtube.
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Hopefully someone who lives in France & with a french trailer will be along soon.I'd think that it would be similar to here where all trailers , regardless of weight, have a full 'ficha tecnica' , basically a registration document that includes all & every detail re ; trailer. length ,width, height, weight axle number, axle spacing, chassis number ,etc; etc; etc.Out of interest with all the new trailer regulations, if you import a trailer from, and lets keep it relevant to this thread, France, what certification do you need with it and do you need to register it in the UK somewhere?
On top of which these things use a plastic material for the caster bearings - more than adequate for a motorbike (or two) trailer but they would need to be bronze or ball/roller races to manage the weight of a car. The increase in material and engineering would make such a trailer extremely expensive. And then of course, as you say, driving with that tail swing would be "interesting".On the motorbike ones yes, not really too much of a problem. But Rosalan was asking about the same type but for a car.
It would be just like extending the MH behind the rear axle by an extra couple of metres or more. & the resulting swing across into oncoming vehicles from the pivot point of the back axle.
It is doubtful that you'd be able to turn any corner in most urban settings.
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Because it doesnt pivot it effectively becomes part of the vans overhang.Does the fact that the wheels act like castors not negate any manouvering problems and it must be a trailer if it has to be hitched on surely ? There are other examples of castoring twin hitch trailers which look better balanced on youtube.
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