im thinking of making a teardrop trailer or buying one im looking at trailers for it to sit on would i be better getting one with brakes or as it wouldnt be very heavy brake less pros and cons please
cheers mate very helpfull ive just found a brand new trailer 6x4 for 450 so i wont be building one i wont be buying this one thou as it doesnt have brakes
thanks to rickyroo No unbraked trailer is allowed to have a plated gross vehicle weight* of more than 750 kg. No unbraked trailer is allowed to have a plated gross vehicle weight that is more than half the kerb weight of the vehicle that is towing it. Although trailers with overrun brakes can weigh up to 3500kg gross, actual maximum weights are set by the specifications of the vehicle that is doing the towing. The law says you must not exceed the Gross Train Weight that the manufacturer has set for the towing vehicle. Look in the vehilce handbook or on a plate riveted to the vehicle to find this figure. You then have to subtract the weight of the towing vehicle (including fuel, driver, passengers, luggage or cargo) from the Gross Train Weight. The amount you are left with is the maximum theoretically-possible weight of trailer that can be towed legally.REMEMBER, the law does not care whether the trailer is empty or packed to the roof with bricks, what counts is the plated gross vehicle weight of the trailer.
I think i would build one like this guys, good read, all made with pretty normal stuff http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/67389
Yeah he is good he's in Kent, worth reading his other bits as well while your at it I found the teardrop thread from this one when i was drawing my new garage, not cars but lots of car stuff in it http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52970&highlight=Mixed grill
Theres a bit about that, a ford pop, a yank pick up, loads of bikes and bike trips a good garage build, you will find all his other links as you read through, he kept me busy reading for months
Nearly bought this van last year Was a touch beyond my budget tho, was really solid n looked the sh*t n it's a ford which is a passion of mine