There is currently no legislation that stipulates the maximum height for a trailer. Clearly, the higher your trailer relative to the track of its wheels, the more unstable it will be. Go too high and you will strike a bridge!
Trailers designed to transport cars should be fitted with Commercial grade tyres. Standard passenger car tyres do not have strong enough side walls and are prone to breaking up under excessive load.
I have spoken to a number of guys who I see when I am out collecting and delivering cars with my 3.5 tonne recovery truck and they say they can run their large (AA size 7.5 tonne) recovery trucks without a tacho as it is for recovery, is this true? If so I might switch over to a larger breakdown tru...View Entire Thread
Wishaw is a town in Scotland located near Motherwell in Lanarkshire. Wishaw is a commuter town to the south east of Glasgow that tends to live in the shadow of the nearby town of Motherwell.