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Max towing weight.

Postby j.johnson23 » 02 Aug 2013 20:00

Is there any way I can find out the max towing weight of a TR7 in the UK?
Asking as I have been offered the loan of a caravan for next weekends 3 counties show and it sounds more appealing than a tent at my age[8D]

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Postby DNK » 02 Aug 2013 20:14

That's why they make 4 star hotels

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Postby j.johnson23 » 02 Aug 2013 20:22

Would love to stay in a hotel but with the crooks running this country money is a bit tight.[:(!]

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Postby Beans » 02 Aug 2013 21:49

Depends very much on the towbar that is fitted to your car, what the owner's manual tells you and what your crooked government wants you to believe ...
This one's OK for 1300 kg (but for that it's a quality item from Belgium [:D])

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Postby tya2agt » 02 Aug 2013 22:00

That is one fine looking car bottom!!! Looks better than the top of mine! Well done!

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Postby RadioGuy » 03 Aug 2013 09:21

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">crooks running this country<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

You got them over there as well ?

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Postby Hasbeen » 03 Aug 2013 09:34

And here!

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Postby DNK » 03 Aug 2013 11:30

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Your mid box is crooked

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Postby stevie_a » 03 Aug 2013 12:50

<font color="teal"><b>My tow bar looks like it has a lot more metal about it.</b></font id="teal">

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Postby Triumph TR7V8 coupé » 03 Aug 2013 19:05

[quote]<i>Originally posted by Beans</i>

(but for that it's a quality item from Belgium [:D])

That's funny, I buy most of my stuff from Dutch people...

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Postby Odd » 03 Aug 2013 19:13

Am I the only one who have realised the strength of the rear bumper bar itself?
With <u>reinforced</u> fixings it is well enough strong to handle the towed weights
allowed for the TR8, no extra heap of steel weight is needed:

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The tow ball contraption:

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The end result:

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With the trailer during a booze-run to/from Germany:

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Postby Beans » 03 Aug 2013 21:29

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DNK</i>

... Your mid box is crooked ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
That's been sorted a while ago [:p]

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Postby Beans » 03 Aug 2013 21:32

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Century Gothic, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Odd</i>

Am I the only one who have realised the strength of the rear bumper bar itself? ... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
This part of the world you need type-approval for that, which isn't easy for one off's

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Postby Odd » 04 Aug 2013 04:25

Rules - are meant to be bent, or circumvented... [;)]

It's a matter of getting an inspector who understands maths.

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Postby Steve-LPS-Thomas » 04 Aug 2013 19:43

Beans I want to eat my dinner off your bottom.

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