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Towing 8 X 4 Cow Box

  • 25-10-2018 8:48am
    #1
    farmer2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭


    Is it too much of a chance nowadays to take towing a 8 X 4 cow box without brakes with a Skoda Octavia and a 800kg cow in it? Is there still a lot of people at this kind of thing?


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  • #2
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,717 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Never cows but occasionally I’d have a few weanlings in our twin axle 8*5 behind the Tiguan, wouldn’t be travelling far though, few miles to local mart.
    No breaks on it either.


  • #3
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    Keep the speed low and hope to God she doesn't fish tail!!!!!! It's not the pulling power that's the problem with cars, it's that they are light on the back and very easy for the tail to start wagging the dog!!!


  • #4
    farmer2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭farmer2018


    Muckit wrote: »
    Keep the speed low and hope to God she doesn't fish tail!!!!!! It's not the pulling power that's the problem with cars, it's that they are light on the back and very easy for the tail to start wagging the dog!!!

    She will pull away no bother. Its the law I would be afraid about.


  • #5
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    farmer2018 wrote: »
    She will pull away no bother. Its the law I would be afraid about.

    Well we're hardly going to openly condone illegal behaviour!!!! You are on your own there Sonny Jim.


  • #6
    Mooooo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,611 ✭✭✭Mooooo


    Is it a case even for jeeps the unbraked must be below 750kg? Only braked trailers can go to 3500


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  • #7
    Muckit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,174 ✭✭✭✭Muckit


    farmer2018 wrote: »
    She will pull away no bother. Its the law I would be afraid about.

    I never said he wouldnt pull it btw. Of course she'll pull it. Fishtailing lad, fishtailing. What's stopping the trailer when you touch the brake?


  • #8
    farmer2018
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 614 ✭✭✭farmer2018


    Muckit wrote: »
    I never said he wouldnt pull it btw. Of course she'll pull it. Fishtailing lad, fishtailing. What's stopping the trailer when you touch the brake?

    Drive nice and handy and she wont, trailer is solid with big wheels.


  • #9
    _Brian
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,717 ✭✭✭✭_Brian


    Mooooo wrote: »
    Is it a case even for jeeps the unbraked must be below 750kg? Only braked trailers can go to 3500

    Yep.
    All trailers for cars/jeeps/vans above 750kg need breaks.

    I think it’s different for tractors but don’t know exact details.


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