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tornado435 
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Joined: 05 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 196 |
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 Topic: Trailer breakdownPosted: 26 Oct 06 at 9:28am |
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Credit for the majority of my knowledge on this topic must go to SX girl who had been there and done it before me!! Must learn more about that sunrise |
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Strawberry
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Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 11:20am |
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I'm a member of AA. When my tyre blewout on the way back from Scotland they offered to send a truck, put the boat on the back of it, and take it home for me. |
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Contender443
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Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 11:26am |
Rick are you talking about trailer only breakdowns here? If so I guess the answer here is keep your trailer in good condition. There is not much that can go wrong with it. Carry at least one spare tyre or 2 if going on a long journey. Change the tyres if starting to perish. Keep bearings well greased. On the way to Garda one year a triple boat Contender trailer blew up one of their wheel bearings inside av Swiss mountain tunnel. The guys changed the wheel and bearing in 15 minutes flat - I suppose the motivation to get out of the tunnel was enough. The point is if you are going a long way carry spares o get yourself out of trouble. Not much else can go wrong with your trailer unless it is badly corroded. Then the answer is don't use it and buy a new one. Would you drive a car in such a condition. What about MOTs for road trailers? |
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Contender443
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Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 11:28am |
How much longer did it take to get home? If you had a spare then you would not have had the inconvenience. |
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Strawberry
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Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 11:48am |
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The spare had been punctured on the way up there!
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timnoyce
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Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 11:52am |
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My trailer has the same size wheel OD as my car so if I get stuck I can lob one of them on!
Big wheels on trailers are much better, I dont trust those little skimpy things. |
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Rob D
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Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 11:26am |
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Been a member of the camping and caravan club now for 5 years since the nice man at RAC pointed out to me that the trailer cover I had paid extra for did not "actually" cover the trailer!! I've had to ask the post man to push the monthly magazine all the way through the letter box in case the neighbors spot it, I also shred it before I put it in the re-cycling just in case There is one major benefit - Total cost of CCC & RAC cover through CCC is cheaper than original RAC membership. |
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MikeBz
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Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 11:49am |
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I'm surprised you bother to go to those lengths to deny your CCC membership Rob, surely the Volvo estate gives the game away (don't they come with factory-fitted CCC stickers?). Mike |
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Rob D
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Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 12:35pm |
Still got a Volvo estate, not the same one as you and Graham helped trash, just a slightly newer one which Paul and Alec help trash. You and Graham still hold the record for filling the back seat with rubish on a Garda Trip |
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English Dave
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Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 1:09pm |
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I would have thought the same as Tim but after reading another thread discussing pressures in 8" tyres (Oh, the glamourous lives we lead!) I had a look at a couple of websites. The first thing of note is that the UK has its very own National Trailer and Towing Association. Marvellous. The second is that the construction of trailer tyres is slightly different to car tyres, the side walls being stiffer to deal with the trailer's tendency to sway. However, 8" trailer tyres are really really skinny compared to even the smallest car's so I'm not sure if these 2 things cancel themselves out. Boat trailers aside there are any number of box trailers on the roads diy-made from half the running gear of an old mini so I suppose car tyes are safe enough. |
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Assuming you've still got the Volvo estate of course.. I mean it was only 10 or so years ago I last saw it...
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