drawing a silage trailer

2time

guy mentioned to me that to pull a large silage trailer or low low loader behind a tractor from January last you need the same as an artic licence, is that true?

mayota

2time wrote: »

guy mentioned to me that to pull a large silage trailer or low low loader behind a tractor from January last you need the same as an artic licence, is that true?

No.

Sam Kade

The guy was talking through the arse of his britches. Fcuk I hate that word, guy :mad:

2time

ok he mentioned you cant tow a tri axle trailer behind a jeep anymore, not true either i suppose

Sam Kade

2time wrote: »

ok he mentioned you cant tow a tri axle trailer behind a jeep anymore, not true either i suppose

Not true, take everything he says from now on with a grain of salt

freedominacup

Sam Kade wrote: »

Not true, take everything he says from now on with a grain of salt

Just call bullsh1t on him every time he opens his mouth.

Bleating Lamb

freedominacup wrote: »

Just call bullsh1t on him every time he opens his mouth.

As an aside I often wonder what % of farmers regardless of age that use cattle/sheep trailers like Ifor Williams,Porter etc with jeeps actually have the correct license for them.

Sam Kade

Bleating Lamb wrote: »

As an aside I often wonder what % of farmers regardless of age that use cattle/sheep trailers like Ifor Williams,Porter etc with jeeps actually have the correct license for them.

Anyone that did their driving test before 1999 have a licence without doing a test.

foxy farmer

Sam Kade wrote: »

Anyone that did their driving test before 1999 have a licence without doing a test.

I thought it was if you had full licence before 1989 you got EB (trailer) by default.

ganmo

foxy farmer wrote: »

I thought it was if you had full licence before 1989 you got EB (trailer) by default.

Lookin to book my test soon

Sam Kade

foxy farmer wrote: »

I thought it was if you had full licence before 1989 you got EB (trailer) by default.

That's it I partly guessed I had the wrong date.

DeccieDarcy

2time wrote: »

ok he mentioned you cant tow a tri axle trailer behind a jeep anymore, not true either i suppose

The laws have changed. BiGTIME.
Id advise having a look at the rsa website for the new rules re trailers.
If your pulling a trailer behind a jeep thats over the allowed weight , you will be done.
There r so many ways they can get you now.
No trailer licence, vehicle not rated to pull said weight. No plate on trailer. No brakes on trailer. No insurance to pull the trailer.
We get updated on these laws each year via cpc courses for heavy goods.
The rsa as opposed to the gardai r gonna go to town on lads.

Muckit

No problem. Draw a rectangle. Then a dash out of bottom corner. One little circle under far corner for a single axle. Two circles for a tandem axle. Sorted.

Del2005

DeccieDarcy wrote: »

The laws have changed. BiGTIME.
Id advise having a look at the rsa website for the new rules re trailers.
If your pulling a trailer behind a jeep thats over the allowed weight , you will be done.
There r so many ways they can get you now.
No trailer licence, vehicle not rated to pull said weight. No plate on trailer. No brakes on trailer. No insurance to pull the trailer.
We get updated on these laws each year via cpc courses for heavy goods.
The rsa as opposed to the gardai r gonna go to town on lads.

The laws haven't changed that much for drawing trailers with a car/4x4 all they are doing is enforcing them, for the 1st time.

paddysdream

DeccieDarcy wrote: »

The laws have changed. BiGTIME.
Id advise having a look at the rsa website for the new rules re trailers.
If your pulling a trailer behind a jeep thats over the allowed weight , you will be done.
There r so many ways they can get you now.
No trailer licence, vehicle not rated to pull said weight. No plate on trailer. No brakes on trailer. No insurance to pull the trailer.
We get updated on these laws each year via cpc courses for heavy goods.
The rsa as opposed to the gardai r gonna go to town on lads.

Many of the laws have not changed ,rather they are being enforced.
To be fair anyone pulling a trailer without brakes or without insurance deserves to be done.As does anyone overloading(guilty as charged on many occasions here.
The plating issue is a cover your a*s tactic with replating allowed plus trailer age and date of manufacture coming into it(well with agri trailers anyways.

Trailer law and interpetation of same ain't simple and some of it is at the discretion of whoever stops you.At least tractor and trailer is a lot simpler than truck and trailer and fifth wheel weights etc etc.

lakill Farm

Sam Kade wrote: »

The guy was talking through the arse of his britches. Fcuk I hate that word, guy :mad:

Blocklayer here last year calling me "Bud" :mad:

arctictree

foxy farmer wrote: »

I thought it was if you had full licence before 1989 you got EB (trailer) by default.

Where is the logic in choosing a date like that? Surely you either need the license or you don't?

Reggie.

lakill Farm wrote: »

Blocklayer here last year calling me "Bud" :mad:

I've regularly called you worse

ganmo

Reggie. wrote: »

I've regularly called you worse

Coors