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09 November 2012, 18:18
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Town: Côte d'Azur
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Omega tri axle trailer. Road legal?!
I'm thinking about buying one of these: boat trailer B-3500 triple axle | eBay
Attracted largely by the price! However, the ad states that only two of the axles are braked. Is that legal? I seem to recall reading somewhere once that all axles had to be braked...
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09 November 2012, 18:40
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Tim,
Give Mike a call at South Coast Trailers a call, he'll sort you out with something.
I know he's got an SBS R4/3500EL for sale.
Chris
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09 November 2012, 18:44
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Thanks for the tip. I'll drop him a line! Ideally after something with three axles; my wooden motor boat weighs about 4 tonnes (we think) so I'm after something that will take the weight for yard use etc.
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10 November 2012, 04:17
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Make: FunYak
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim M
Attracted largely by the price! However, the ad states that only two of the axles are braked. Is that legal? I seem to recall reading somewhere once that all axles had to be braked...
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I believe you are correct all axels must be braked
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Originally Posted by Tim M
my wooden motor boat weighs about 4 tonnes (we think) so I'm after something that will take the weight for yard use etc.
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so does it matter about the 3rd axel (other than getting it to the yard)
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10 November 2012, 09:37
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That trailer looks very 'CAN trailers' to me Not enough rollers, and what's there looks cheap.
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10 November 2012, 14:37
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Make: Avon 5.4m Searider
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How do you guys get away with such small trailers? Do all of the US manufacturers just overbuild everything?
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10 November 2012, 19:15
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I was thinking exactly the same! *shudder* bad memories!
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
That trailer looks very 'CAN trailers' to me Not enough rollers, and what's there looks cheap.
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10 November 2012, 19:18
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Yes all axles have to be braked, so that trailer is illegal.
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Originally Posted by Tim M
I'm thinking about buying one of these: boat trailer B-3500 triple axle | eBay
Attracted largely by the price! However, the ad states that only two of the axles are braked. Is that legal? I seem to recall reading somewhere once that all axles had to be braked... |
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12 November 2012, 10:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Poly
I believe you are correct all axels must be braked
so does it matter about the 3rd axel (other than getting it to the yard)
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Will be used for other boats too so on the road quite often. Not bothered about getting pulled over, just in case of an accident. Strange that they are selling a product that isn't road legal!
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