JonJon Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Morning! I posted on the defender forum and it was suggested I bring it here; Sorry if this is the wrong place for this post; but does anyone know why the battered sankey trailer we've got locks its wheels when we reverse it? It makes everyone on the farm laugh though. Except us. Cheers! jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige P Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Because they're fitted with overrun brakes. You should have a reversing collar or button (depending on the age of the trailer). This stops the shaft being pushed in when reversing and thus applying the brakes. You ought to get a manual on the trailer (try ebay). I'm not surprised they're all laughing. Cheers Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonJon Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Because they're fitted with overrun brakes. You should have a reversing collar or button (depending on the age of the trailer). This stops the shaft being pushed in when reversing and thus applying the brakes. You ought to get a manual on the trailer (try ebay).I'm not surprised they're all laughing. Cheers Nige Cheers! Just did (get a manual) Didn't think to look there. Don't mind being laughed at. Much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwfr1 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Cheers!Just did (get a manual) Didn't think to look there. Don't mind being laughed at. Much. Got Sacol towing eyes if you need bits Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Warman Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sorry if this seems like a hijack but... do you need a nato hitch for a sankey or can you use a ball and pin setup? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honitonhobbit Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Sorry if this seems like a hijack but... do you need a nato hitch for a sankey or can you use a ball and pin setup?Cheers You can get away with a Dixon Bate 5 tonne pin hitch but it's not quite as good as a nato hitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Warman Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 You can get away with a Dixon Bate 5 tonne pin hitch but it's not quite as good as a nato hitch Thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nige P Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 You can get away with a Dixon Bate 5 tonne pin hitch but it's not quite as good as a nato hitch Just make sure you've got a rotating eye on the trailer if you are using a pin hitch Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 just a note on use of NATO pintle/ring couplings [in this case rotate means 360 degrees around the centre of the ring or pintle when viewed along the centreline of the vehicle/trailer] if the trailer has a FIXED nato ring the tow vehicles pintle MUST be able to ROTATE if the trailer has a ROTATING nato ring the tow vehicles pintle MUST be locked in the FIXED position the reason for this is if both are Fixed or both are able to Rotate they can & most likely will lock up against each other & cause possibly seroius problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101sean Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 cause possibly seroius problems. Like rolling one or the other! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 exactly or even both if it goes really wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Train Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 Would you need the 360 deg rotating capability even for just general road use or would the slack between pin and eye be ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted April 6, 2008 Share Posted April 6, 2008 I always have the vehicle pintle unlocked whenever my rally recovery trailer or a mates trailers are coupled as they have a fixed ring, I had imy trailer flip on me once before the nato pintle/hitch coupling was fitted & that was once too often, if one part of the rig did flip the other part of the rig should in theory stay upright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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