trendkill Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Ok here we go! Bought a Sankey trailer from a friend near buxton yesterday £125 bargain!!! Overall condition looks pretty good for its age (guessing its bloody old) Couldnt drive down in my 90 as the wheel bearings are shot at, so a good friend said lets go down in my van and put it on the roof rack Removed the wheels and back axle to try and erm, well do something towards not having a full trailer ontop of a renault kangoo! Drove 100 miles home to West yorks without it falling off or tipping the damn thing! (slightly wobbly) The plan is to give the breaks a once over & have a look at the electrics! then put some spare mach 5's on it for abit o bling!!! Any comments are welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trendkill Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 Getting the thing loaded up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 Hmm.. ok -quite surprised you got it and you back home in one piece did you not think about possibly getting stopped by the police doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trendkill Posted December 12, 2010 Author Share Posted December 12, 2010 We thought about getting stopped a lot! Didn't see one copper for 100 miles though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WESTENDER Posted December 12, 2010 Share Posted December 12, 2010 "didnt see one copper for a hundred miles" then thats a shame, then to boast about it and post pictures, all those thousands of people, men, women and children you passed on that hundred mile trip can count themselves lucky you didnt involve them in a terrible accident "we thought about it a lot" so obviously you were aware of the danger and still carried on, Trendkill seems approriate somehow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trendkill Posted December 13, 2010 Author Share Posted December 13, 2010 People, men, women and children? :\ The axle, wheels, brake system and a few other bits were taken off to bring the weight down to under 400kg! It was strapped down using 3 big bloody ratchet straps. Then we drove up the lane and back (nearly 3 miles) to see how it drove! We thought about getting pulled due to how it looked, not because we felt it was unsafe. There is a difference between bragging & replying to someone's question westender!! Thank-you for your comment none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will4x4 Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 look forward to the build i think they only weight 350-400kgs with the axles and wheels so you were probably nearer only 200kgs ish anyways post the pics of the build Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Jeez!!! I am amazed you even managed to get it ON the roof!!! And as for the thought of having 200KG up on the roof of a small van .... :o :o :o :o Defenders are only rated to carry 50KG on the roof IIRC, and that has quite a noticeable effect on handling. That poor little Kangoo, I am surprised you made it home in one piece, never mind dodging the Plod!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superpants Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 Most cars are nowehere near rated for that sort of load on the roof around 50kg is quite typical- the attachments to the vehicle are likely to be a major weak point- not necessarily how well the trailer is attached to the roof rack. Sounds like a bargain though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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