Eightpot Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 I think this comes under flawed thought process. Obviously a dutchman who'd not yet seen an inclined road nevermind a hairpin bend 😄 I was really hoping he'd installed the driver seat on the top deck 🤣 https://fb.watch/aQX8wPU6bd/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 I dodn't know it was (ever) illegal to have two engines in the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted January 29, 2022 Author Share Posted January 29, 2022 I can't figure out if the powered trailer sat in the middle is a great idea or a very minor adjustment or stuck throttle cable away from an utter frank spencer style disaster 🤔 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Classic Blue Peter. Where was Petra? 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 3 hours ago, Eightpot said: I can't figure out if the powered trailer sat in the middle is a great idea or a very minor adjustment or stuck throttle cable away from an utter frank spencer style disaster 🤔 The main problem with this is the possibility of the pusher trailer forcing itself to jacknife either on corners or loss of traction on the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 8 hours ago, simonr said: I dodn't know it was (ever) illegal to have two engines in the UK? I seem to remember something from the Scrapheap challenge special with the Giant tractor thing, the back-to-back Taxi and the Range rover ice-cream van something about not being allowed to use two engines on road if they're driving separate axles independently. I'm guessing its something they'll have changed regarding EVs and multiple motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 I can imagine where the Clog was when he came up with the idea. Those “coffee shops” have always been busy… 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzar Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Wasn't one of the ideas explored by rover,with the 101, was to have a driven trailer? I think the idea failed because the trailer could shunt the tractor unit. I still think it's a good idea, and probably doable with modern electronics and maybe individual wheel motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurbie Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 watch at 8 min 4 sec 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 10:49 PM, landroversforever said: I seem to remember something from the Scrapheap challenge special with the Giant tractor thing, the back-to-back Taxi and the Range rover ice-cream van something about not being allowed to use two engines on road if they're driving separate axles independently. I'm guessing its something they'll have changed regarding EVs and multiple motors. Citroen 2CV Safari was legal on british roads...still is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 25 minutes ago, Nonimouse said: Citroen 2CV Safari was legal on british roads...still is That’s penguin pecker cool didn’t know they existed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 46 minutes ago, landroversforever said: That’s penguin pecker cool didn’t know they existed! Proper ice cold cool Theres a 2Cv safari owners club Ive taken out laning a few times - they have even built there own copies of the Safari. Those nice chaps over the channel, at Renault, also built twin engined R4's - one of which won the Dakar in it's early days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Those 2cv & R4 were originally made for a Royal Marines contract, but they didn't proceed beyond trials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy996 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 The "Twinimoke" was another variation, (Mini Moke with two engines). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 I had a poke around the twin engined 2CV Dakar entrant at Goodwood a couple of years back - very nicely put together https://youtu.be/nbo_aRnmLCw 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I wonder if the comment in the original video about it being illegal because it had two engines was mispoken - it would be illegal because it's two trailers. You can't tow a trailer off a trailer in the UK. As Blue Peter was live, he might just have got the line wrong and moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, ThreePointFive said: You can't tow a trailer off a trailer in the UK. As Blue Peter was live, he might just have got the line wrong and moved on. Yes you can if one is a towing unit like the RAC & AA van use where one end of the casualty vehicles rest on the towing unit & secured to it. & agri tractors can tow 2 unladen trailers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreePointFive Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, western said: Yes you can if one is a towing unit like the RAC & AA van use where one end of the casualty vehicles rest on the towing unit & secured to it. & agri tractors can tow 2 unladen trailers. I was going to edit my post to be clearer, but for everything apart from tractors, it isn't really what people would consider to be two trailers, more a dead vehicle towing a trailer. Either way, the thing shown in the video wouldn't conform! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Wonder if that monster camper still exist in a shed somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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