Hey guys,
I've been wondering whether there is a legal way to connect two small trailers together to tow them
one behind the other.
I'm wondering about the,
1)Technical & safety aspects of doing that without any issues
2)Legal side of it whether it's allowed or not
Basically my idea is to attach a small trailer(lets say 6x4 or 8x5) to the other by
fitting in a tow bar/hitch (typical tow ball coupling or different one) arrangement to the front trailer.
I see the "semi-trailers" on the road have such arrangements, but the tow 'ball'/hitch coupling arrangement they use it
different from standard trailers that we use with our vehicles 'cos those huge massive semi-trailers can be reversed with the same wheel turn as the vehicle, don't they? In other words truckie semi-trailers don't need the 'jack-knife' mucking around we do with our small trailers or typical caravan couplings!
I realize this means fitting a tow bar & hitch to the back of the front or main trailer, but that's ok if it is legally allowed. I also realize this can complicate the reversing process, but that may also be rectified by fitting a different type of coupling, rather than a standard tow ball coupling.
Any thoughts, ideas, opinion and advice would be great.
What I really like to do is what as in below picture semi trailers, but in a very small simpler scale.
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