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Connecting two trailers together
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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Connecting two trailers together
Hi Dom, I am not sure that people don’t do it cos it’s illegal, more that it’s illegal because the engineering of the tow set up, axel positioning, loading and weight distribution, brakes and lighting are a completely different set up. Add to this the training and skills to control the rig and it is not the thing you want to see a tourist doing. Tow vehicle followed by a caravan then the boat and a couple of quads on a third trailer, no not a good look. It would give the mermaids something to think about though, if it was part of their jurisdiction or not.
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