John Cadogen is not everyone's cup of tea, but he tells of the dangers of overloading a caravan and tug. If you are short of time watch the first few minutes and then go to about the 20 minute mark onwards.
Absolutely true Dennis. This should be compulsory viewing. Watching the video may help those who profess that they use lightweight cars to tow heavy vans. "Done a million miles mate. No worries mate. Just gotta drive to the conditions mate". Rubbish.
As I have said many times, such an "achievement" is more a result of good luck than it is of good management.
Physics and common sense dictate that always the car should be at least 10% heavier than the van it is towing. The video outlines again the simple reasons for this.
The driver of the car involved in this "accident" was a professional driver, I believe, so he should have been well aware of his weights.
It simply is not good enough to have the "she'll be right mate. Done it a hundred times mate" attitude,as you're putting people's lives at risk.
It is illegal for vehicles with a GVM over 4500kg to ever tow a PIG trailer (caravan) that weighs more than the vehicle towing that trailer. The sooner such a law is introduced that includes all towing vehicles towing PIG trailers the safer we all will be. NO cheers here.
-- Edited by yobarr on Tuesday 14th of February 2023 01:41:08 PM
John Cadogen is not everyone's cup of tea, but he tells of the dangers of overloading a caravan and tug. If you are short of time watch the first few minutes and then go to about the 20 minute mark onwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbF_NfxGuOs
Hi Stewart. Thanks for posting this. As you suggest, John Cadogan is "not everyone's cup of tea", probably because he talks a lot of sense, and says things that the "Head in the Sand" brigade doesn't want to hear. Sad but true. Cheers
John Cadogen generally talks sense, but his choice of language is OTT and that attracts some people and repels others. However, he is often entertaining and has some good information if somewhat idiosyncratic in delivering it. His main business is as a car broker and I wonder if that business model is under threat due to the shift of car makers to on-line fixed pricing and subscription models, e.g. Tesla, Honda, etc.. Perhaps this should be in another thread...
