Extending the "A" Frame (Draw bar)

Branchie · Senior Member

Extending the "A" Frame (Draw bar)

yobarr · Guru

Branchie wrote:
Hi all, can anyone advise if its legal to extend the "A" frame of the van by 300-400mm.. If it was done by a professional workshop, would be legal in the sense for Insurance etc.. I would go back to the manufacturer but they are in Vic, I am in Qld.. Any feed back would help.. Its just that i find out "A" frame is very cluttered what with Stone Guard, Tool Box, Jockey Wheel, gas bottles etc..

Whilst it is legal,a consideration is that vans sometimes have short drawbars in order to keep them overall length under 7.5 metres. PM sent.

Whenarewethere · Guru

Is the cluttered area difficult to access. Can you get the toolbox & other brackets & holders custom made to work better. It's not that expensive & thoroughly thought through you can pack in a lot of efficiency & save weight.

I completely custom made all the brackets on my roof rack to use every last mm, works brilliantly, & got rid of a useless overweight roof platform. Net weight saving 16.4kg which can now be used for useful stuff.

Even drilling the bracket to bolt down the second spare wheel.

-- Edited by Whenarewethere on Friday 14th of February 2020 10:45:40 AM

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Extending the

WindyHill · Member

RE: Extending the "A" Frame (Draw bar)

yobarr · Guru

WindyHill wrote:
What are the implications if the overall length exceeds 7.5m? I have never heard of anything relevant.
Cheers
Windy

Without getting too specific,in parts of Victoria and Queensland,at least,you are not allowed to park a vehicle for more than one hour at a time if its length exceeds 7.5 metres.This means that you cant just drop the van somewhere convenient while you use your car to see the sights or go shopping etc. Might not affect many people,and may be of little interest to those that are affected,but "them's the rules" that I thought Kevin may not be aware of.If he would like to extend the drawbar,I gave contacts close to his home for both the engineering and the compliance components of the exercise.Cheers

boab · Senior Member

Your spot on Peter it also lightens the down load on the tow ball so maybe the magic 10% may depend on the length of the drawbar

Radar · Guru

yobarr wrote:
WindyHill wrote:
What are the implications if the overall length exceeds 7.5m? I have never heard of anything relevant.
Cheers
Windy
Without getting too specific,in parts of Victoria and Queensland,at least,you are not allowed to park a vehicle for more than one hour at a time if its length exceeds 7.5 metres.This means that you cant just drop the van somewhere convenient while you use your car to see the sights or go shopping etc. Might not affect many people,and may be of little interest to those that are affected,but "them's the rules" that I thought Kevin may not be aware of.If he would like to extend the drawbar,I gave contacts close to his home for both the engineering and the compliance components of the exercise.Cheers

It has been pointed out that parking a trailer on the street can become illegal and fines do apply.

without quoting legals, you can park a semi trailer just about anywhere its legal to park a car providing you don't block driveways or to close to a intersection but hook the prime mover up and your gone. But do not do it in Brisbane

one night at home for tea break and clean up before heading away for week, I was just over the hour in my 17 metre transport, the fat feckle kid from school now a policeman took great delight in writing me up, thank you smart fat kid.

And I really don't know what this has to do with Extending the "A"Frame on a Caravan. Really.

-- Edited by Radar on Sunday 16th of February 2020 03:10:01 PM

-- Edited by Radar on Sunday 16th of February 2020 05:29:48 PM