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Twin
3rd January 2012, 02:31 PM
All the best peeps,

I have purchased a little caravan that had a stabiliser under one of the seats. The prob I have is that there was no bracket for my tow hitch!

Would anyone have a spare bracket hanging around that could be put to good use in a good home??? ;)

many thanks,

Twin

Twin
3rd January 2012, 02:35 PM
PS. I still think we need a "Wanted" section!

Davey
3rd January 2012, 06:56 PM
To be honest with you Twin you probably don't need one (unless you're going to tow it with a very small car of course). If its a small caravan it probably has a maximum allowable mass (MAM) of around 1000KGs, most medium sized cars weigh in around the 1200KG+. As long as the caravan is loaded sensibly to give around 7-10% of its MAM in noseweight you should have no problems with instability. Smaller caravans/trailers are intrinsically more stable than large/long ones, the Caravan Club recommendation of 85% towing vehicle weight for the trailer generally works quite well (trailer should be no more than 85% of the towing vehicle's actual weight).

D.

ayjay
3rd January 2012, 10:07 PM
Thats why I keep 10 miles stopping distance between me and the car in front when Ive got 2 cubic metres of concrete on my trailer:eek:

david4kids
6th January 2012, 10:13 AM
Go onto the Towsure website it will cost you about £10 plus postage