Anyone aware of a decent Brian James tilt bed for sale?

[Lankytim]

I saw a link shared on facebook a few weeks ago, it was the DVSA twitter feed or something. They'd busted a lorry driver for pulling a tri axle trailer with a two axle unit. New one on me, and I strongly suspect incorrect. It was deleted not long after.

[Faker]

I saw a link shared on facebook a few weeks ago, it was the DVSA twitter feed or something. They'd busted a lorry driver for pulling a tri axle trailer with a two axle unit. New one on me, and I strongly suspect incorrect. It was deleted not long after.

Quite possibly true. Train weight again. Tri-axle plated for 3.5ton say with a mini digger on it, behind a 7.5ton (2x axle rigid body), or a stightly different senario if it was a lgv with no class c+e.

[overrun]

lovely looking trailer. The only one I've seen that has both tilt and ramps apart from the Woodford dfdsdf7898324249 or whatever it is. I've got one which has done an incredible amount of work and needs replaced, but I paid £1300 for it and I'm not buying a new one at £3350 + vat...

I bet you have done some serious graft with it, mate!

Did you bring Panda Pops pointless Lada over and recently collect a motor from Ronnie's with it, too?

 

Why does it need replaced, cost of parts needed will total too much?

I bet you will get back what you paid, or nigh on.

 

The tilt and ramps will hopefully prove invaluable. When I try and load an MR2 turbo or 200sx etc we will see how much more useful they (along with the bent bed lip) are.

[overrun]

Have just sold a Woodford single axle LWT-042. On its way to Holland tomorrow.

Had ramps only but we made it tilt as well because when we raised the bed to clear our sloped drive  the car wouldn't load as the ramps were too steep!

 

That is a long way for it to go!

I had never heard of Woodford at one stage, but they are getting very popular, now.

They look like good trailers, but potential spares availability and the height, would be the concern foe me.

 

Is there much work involved in making the bed tilt?

[overrun]

Faker, is there anything online from the DVSA about all this?

I have looked and can't see anything, but clearly it originates somewhere.

[Faker]

depnmds on what it actually was - as another poster pointed out it may well not have been a full sized artic

if it was a two axle trailer and a triaxle tractor unit the bust could be because it was on the 6 axle rate of ved , same with towing a 'none road friendly ' trailer ...

or stuff like towing incompatible 5th wheel heights ... euro low datum vs Uk standard 1250 mm , also are the urban drays 5th wheels the same height as the euro low datum stuff or a different height again ?

 

 

 

That's above my pay grade! Edited October 29, 2016 by Faker

[Faker]

Faker, is there anything online from the DVSA about all this?

I have looked and can't see anything, but clearly it originates somewhere.

Overrun. On the rear of your license it tells you your limits. C1+E = 7.5ton plus 750kg. 8.25ton max or you're in hgv territory.

[Mally]

That is a long way for it to go!

I had never heard of Woodford at one stage, but they are getting very popular, now.

They look like good trailers, but potential spares availability and the height, would be the concern foe me.

 

Is there much work involved in making the bed tilt?

 

Dutchie bought a stock car and trailer together.

Woodfood are made of bits from any where, but all available, Knott, Bradley, etc. Its all on ebay.

Height? not sure what you mean, too high maybe? Raised our bed on blocks because it bottomed at the end of a steep drive.

Bed tilt was fairly easy on single axle, just hinged the drawbar. Not the same on twin, need hydraulic ram really.

[Mally]

Off they go.

[Lankytim]

Quite possibly true. Train weight again. Tri-axle plated for 3.5ton say with a mini digger on it, behind a 7.5ton (2x axle rigid body), or a stightly different senario if it was a lgv with no class c+e.

It was an artic!

[Faker]

It was an artic!

 

I don't have a notion then!!

[Faker]

C1+E on a pre 97 car test is 8250kg MTM

iirc C1+E by actually doing a C1+E test or having a C+E licence and the towing vehicle at the point in question being C1 is 12000 kg MTM

 

You are correct of course!

 

Grandfather rights pre-97 license holder is restricted to 8250kg combined (gross). Actually take the C1E test you're restricted to a 7.5ton vehicle and can tow up to 4.5ton (12,000kg gross).