http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-40753884
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mmmm, wonder where Vince has been today...
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That's not a range rover that was towing that was it?
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No a Toyota, but basically Range Rover size...
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Is that allowed? I thought there was some law or other about the vehicle being towed can't be heavier than the towing vehicle...or is that blox? 
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Lots of rules apply, ask Vince...
Look at point 5...
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towing-a-trailer-with-a-car-or-van/towing-a-trailer-with-a-car-or-van-the-basics
Look at point 5...
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/towing-a-trailer-with-a-car-or-van/towing-a-trailer-with-a-car-or-van-the-basics
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One rule that most overlook is point 6, tachographs.
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Ah, so the size matters more than the weight depending on towing vehicle weight.
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The No it's a combination, let's say in this case the trailer was specifically designed to carry the boat then it can tow a trailer over 7 meters long, but then the vehicles load capacity comes in to play, each vehicle has a plate as shown below attached somewhere, the first weight is the vehicles max weight, the second it's max train weight (vehicle plus trailer) max weight, the third weight is maximum front axle loading and the forth weight maximum rear axle loading...
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Got you, ta... 
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Good, now don't be going attaching a big canal boat to your wee van or car,,, leave that to Vince...
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Vince called at my house with a gantry on a trailer 
it went dark when he arrived 
it went dark when he arrived
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Where the feck is he? 
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Hmmm, cheeky feckers. 
I could be wrong but that looks like about 5 tons to me. Highly illegal. Heaviest thing I have towed would be my VW LT when I bought it down South coast, New Forest way. About 2 tons. That was with an un-braked A-Frame on a Peugeot Boxer. Grey area legal wise but I didnt get caught. Biggest boat 26 foot, about 1.5 tons,ish. One wooden one and one plastic one that I still have. Weight distribution over the axle is key, get it wrong and thats what happens.
I could be wrong but that looks like about 5 tons to me. Highly illegal. Heaviest thing I have towed would be my VW LT when I bought it down South coast, New Forest way. About 2 tons. That was with an un-braked A-Frame on a Peugeot Boxer. Grey area legal wise but I didnt get caught.
Biggest boat 26 foot, about 1.5 tons,ish. One wooden one and one plastic one that I still have. Weight distribution over the axle is key, get it wrong and thats what happens.
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Heaviest thing i have towed is VINCE
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Lucky for you you live at bottom of the hill then.
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Vince strikes again...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-40929625/stuck-container-ship-in-hot-water
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/1.3046711#
They got it refloated on high tide last night...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-40929625/stuck-container-ship-in-hot-water
http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/News/1.3046711#
They got it refloated on high tide last night...
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How do you go "straight ahead in a curve"?
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I knew a nice woman with lovely curves, i went straight ahead
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Campbell Brodie wrote:How do you go "straight ahead in a curve"?
Says in second article technical but doesn't say what...
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It was supposed to turn to port (left) to go round a curve in the river but went straight on. Simples. Freight train has derailed near me, causing chaos for those rich bar stewards who can afford to use trains.
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Captain Sanders has cleared that up!
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Perfectspecimen wrote:It was supposed to turn to port (left) to go round a curve in the river but went straight on. Simples. Freight train has derailed near me, causing chaos for those rich bar stewards who can afford to use trains.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-40930762/a-derailed-freight-train-has-caused-chaos-on-services-across-the-east-of-england