car transporter?

oflynno

i have a car or two to move does anyone have a car transporter i could borrow or rent for the job? i can tow it myself

The Aussie

If you have to hire one King of the Road Trailers on link road Ballincollig have a few different size ones, ranging from a small blue one to a ducks nutts Brian James tripple axle that sits nice at 120kph with a car on board, the Brian james cost 100 a day from memory, hope this helps.

oflynno

thanks for that

i actually rented their trailers a good few times but they charge daily and i might run into 2 days depending on when i can get to collect the cars.

i had the big mama trailer to bring the range rover home and it did the job,but i might be going to collect the car in the evening,staying overnight for a scoop or 2 and heaing home the following day.

theres the story
thanks

dutchcat

The Aussie wrote: »

If you have to hire one King of the Road Trailers on link road Ballincollig have a few different size ones, ranging from a small blue one to a ducks nutts Brian James tripple axle that sits nice at 120kph with a car on board, the Brian james cost 100 a day from memory, hope this helps.

Speed limit for towing a trailer (of any type) is 80 kmh

Grimreaper666

dutchcat wrote: »

Speed limit for towing a trailer (of any type) is 80 kmh

Ever tried going to Cavan from Cork with a trailer at 80kmh? :rolleyes: Might be the law but it seems to me every other one's being broken nowadays anyway....

dutchcat

Grimreaper666 wrote: »

Ever tried going to Cavan from Cork with a trailer at 80kmh? :rolleyes: Might be the law but it seems to me every other one's being broken nowadays anyway....

and that makes it ok....:rolleyes: ever try stopping one frim 120kph, it's 80 for a reason and there is no MIGHT BE it is the law

Grimreaper666

dutchcat wrote: »

and that makes it ok....:rolleyes: ever try stopping one frim 120kph, it's 80 for a reason and there is no MIGHT BE it is the law

I have done and often without any incidents or dramas, I travel approx 200 miles a week with a loaded car transporter for work and in over ten years now, I've never had a problem, that said my transporter has brakes and good tyres which I inspect on a daily basis. I believe that if you look after your equipment your equipment will look after you. 80 kph is, in my view, yet another unrealistic speed limit. It might look ok on paper but in real life it's unrealistic.

The Aussie

dutchcat wrote: »

Speed limit for towing a trailer (of any type) is 80 kmh

Yeh there is a handy speed limit in dublin everyone sticks to, dry your eyes princess...

oflynno

moving swiftly along. . . . . .


anyone with a car transporter out there that wants to hire it out?

sorry for stealing back my own thread:D:D

dutchcat

oflynno wrote: »

moving swiftly along. . . . . .


anyone with a car transporter out there that wants to hire it out?

sorry for stealing back my own thread:D:D

sorry i didn't mean to hijack your thread,i was just pointing out something that is often overlooked and dangerous

dtm

just on a side note fellas have you ever checked your licences to see are you licenced to pull a twin axle trailer?

the weight of the loaded trailer also has a bearing.

im not licenced and im going to look into getting the licence updated.

Max_Damage

dtm wrote: »

just on a side note fellas have you ever checked your licences to see are you licenced to pull a twin axle trailer?

the weight of the loaded trailer also has a bearing.

im not licenced and im going to look into getting the licence updated.

I don't know of anyone who has a trailer license.

Slidey

I have one, it falls under EC1 AFAIK

kasper

you are allowed to tow a trailer on a b license but not over a certain weigh , license a eb license if towing over that weight. there is talk about if you passed your b license test before a certain date you qualify for an eb also. if anyone knows let us know thanks

BeardyGit

I know two lads who have had trailers taken off them on the side of the road by Traffic Corps, as they weren't licensed for EB, only B. Without the EB actually listed on your license, you're not permitted to tow more than 750Kgs behind your car/jeep etc.

The two trailers were impounded and subject to the standard charges for release, and were only given back in each instance when the owners had someone with an EB license go to take them out of the yard....

Taking a chance is getting silly these days to be honest. For most of us who are towing large trailers it's a doddle to pass the test anyway, so why not just get it done? Beats the hell out of losing the time and money to get it back once it's taken off you.

Debate away, but the law's the law at the end of the day.

dutchcat

Jaysus lads poor auld o flynno all he wanted was a loan of a trailer:o i'm really sorry for goin off topic

BeardyGit

Meant to say Oflynno, you'd be welcome to my trailer for a day or two, but you're probably 250km's away!

macplaxton

RoverCraft wrote: »

Without the EB actually listed on your license, you're not permitted to tow more than 750Kgs behind your car/jeep etc.

You are actually (RotR P17),

If you hold a Full category B licence, you may tow a trailer only if:

• the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is 750kg or less, or

• the unladen (empty) weight of your towing vehicle is at least the same as the trailer’s design gross vehicle weight, and the combined design gross vehicle weight of the vehicle and trailer is no more than 3,500kg.

When using a car to tow a heavier trailer, you must hold a category EB licence.

So a car with (1) UL weight of 1500kg and (2) a GVW of 2000kg, towing (3) a trailer with DGVW of 1500kg would be okay as (1) is at least the same as (3) and (2)+(3) does not exceed 3500kg.

Rare case, but a legitimate example of a B licence holder being able to pull 1500kg.

Anyway, irrelavant to me as I have a BE.

BeardyGit

macplaxton wrote: »

You are actually (RotR P17),

If you hold a Full category B licence, you may tow a trailer only if:

• the design gross vehicle weight of the trailer is 750kg or less, or

• the unladen (empty) weight of your towing vehicle is at least the same as the trailer’s design gross vehicle weight, and the combined design gross vehicle weight of the vehicle and trailer is no more than 3,500kg.

When using a car to tow a heavier trailer, you must hold a category EB licence.

So a car with (1) UL weight of 1500kg and (2) a GVW of 2000kg, towing (3) a trailer with DGVW of 1500kg would be okay as (1) is at least the same as (3) and (2)+(3) does not exceed 3500kg.

Rare case, but a legitimate example of a B licence holder being able to pull 1500kg.

Anyway, irrelavant to me as I have a BE.

I stand corrected - Thanks!

The Aussie

Hey Oflynno, did you even get close to organising a trailer with the keyboard einsteins hijacking the thread.

Seth Brundle

Was it necessary to stick the dig at the end of that post?