If you are using a passenger car with a GVW of less than 3.5 Tonnes then the maximum length of the trailer you can tow is 7m excluding the coupling a drawbar. You are unlikely to exceed this except in the most unusual circumstances.
Always use heavy duty (Typically 5 tonne) Car Recovery Straps. Light weight straps are simply not up to the job of securing a heavy car to the trailer in the event of emergency manouvers.
Located on the Cheshire Plain, Knutsford is a medium sized town in the county of Cheshire. Manchester can be found about 12 miles to the North East. Interestingly, Knutsford has the greatest number of restaurants per square mile outside London and is a popular place to eat out. Knutsfords proximity to Manchester has made it a popular commuter town for Manchester. The Cheshire Plain is surrounded by the Peak District, the South Pennines and the Clwydian Range.
The overrun brakes fitted to my caravan seem to work OK, when I brake I can feel they are having an effect and pulling the car back as they should. When I pull away from a junction I feel a slight jerking sensation, presumably as the hitch pulls back out again. Is this normal, I would expect it to p...View Entire Thread