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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by turbo-tom » Thu Jul 18, 2013 10:49 pm

No worries :thumbup:
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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by windsor » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:58 pm

I now that feeling av been able to drive tractors with a few tone on the back since 16 cos of working on farms its a bit of a joke really
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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by Karis » Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:27 am

turbo-tom wrote:Its crazy I wish to do mine when I pass my test. Get a jcb fastrac then you should go a bit quicker!!

Yeah they are crazy fast! Think a trailer licence is cheaper though :P


Just need it so I can cart cows and sheep around and would also be handy when I do have it so can tow scotts zuki places!
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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by ScottieJ » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:12 am

And i can then build an Offroad only buggy :mrgreen:
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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by Lady Luck » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:20 am

I need to tow a 20ft caravan with a Discovery 4.

No, i'm not a gypsy....

The prospect is a little daunting. Driving a big car is a piece of piss... having 20ft lumped on behind me with its own free will.

This will probably go tits up!

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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by turbo-tom » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:31 am

My father tows our caravan at 23-24ft long with a Range rover. And he says there is nothing to worry about just thing through twice!
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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by Lady Luck » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:42 am

I'm hoping I never have to actually tow it once I learn.

My mam has been caravanning for 20 odd yrs but Dad always drove, now she's on her own, she went on a course from the caravan club to learn how to tow properly and she cracked it. I want to learn how to do it just in case I ever need it to help her.

Oooft.

In case of emergency, I think i'd rather pay for her to be low-loadered home from wherever she is :hahaha:

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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by turbo-tom » Fri Jul 19, 2013 10:49 am

Ah yeah my dad always tows the caravan and mum takes the passenger seat! And them mum drives the disco with my truck on the back of the trailer! behind the caravan! :hahaha:
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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by Karis » Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:31 pm

I find its best not to over think with trailers, cos its only when you do think things through it goes tits up. Especially with dolly trailers! Easiest thing is to just load up and drive!
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Re: Trailer Tests

Post by windsor » Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:55 pm

Towing caravans is a pices of piss tbh just bare in mind the angle they rake the corner at liveing out in the stix wen i was a kid i learnt to drive most things and have taken a 24ft twin axle caravan on the bak of a disco down to storage a few times in my childhood nd single trak country lanescarnt fun when your that long lol
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