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Burger vans, towing, 4x4s and transits.Views : 4250 Replies : 46Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Sep 25th, 2015, 18:26 | #12 | |
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Sep 25th, 2015, 18:35 | #13 |
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I have a mk3 county in a state of disrepair. Cool as it gets but to find replacements for faulty running gear is near impossible. There is a mk7 awd but the investment needed is pretty massive for a fledgling business.
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Sep 25th, 2015, 18:48 | #14 |
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Appreciated BM, you'll probably know this but the AWD is based on the SWB/RWD (not the FWD), so you get greater ground clearance and the 2.4 litre engine - the RAC use quite a few of them.
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Sep 25th, 2015, 21:08 | #15 |
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I would just buy a XC70 and a big chain for generator,
Oh and an alko stabilizer hitch for catering van,
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Sep 26th, 2015, 08:11 | #17 |
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If its only going to be a work vehicle, you could get an XC70. Just remove the spare wheel and place the genny in the spare wheel well. You can bolt it to that and if your good with spanners and tin snips, you could fabricate an exhaust for the genny, leading out through the spare wheel well and underneath the car, that way the fumes do not sit in the cabin. Some wood and a bit of felt would make an ideal hat to place over the genny so when parked at home, it is not noticeable inside the car.
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Sep 26th, 2015, 08:46 | #18 |
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Bm people use those older Mitsubishi warriors to tow burger vans down here 04 03 02 plate ones. Seem to cut the mustard. Excuse the pun lol
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Sep 26th, 2015, 16:43 | #19 |
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Just been to change the gas bottles on the trailer, decided to take the whole trailer and change the bottles at the shop. This time I towed it with Senior Montys land cruiser. This made no difference at all.
Called a friend of a friend who has a trailer similar to mine over at st Neots. " 38 mph mate " he said. So it does seem to be par for the course with these starter trailers.
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Sep 26th, 2015, 17:03 | #20 |
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As 2diesels said, snaking is usually unbalanced weight distribution. A friend with a big caravan had it so got an anti-snaking stabiliser for his tow hitch and it was cured. My son had it when towing a car-on-a-trailer using his SWB Transit - almost uncontrollable over 35mph.
Then he used my LWB Land Rover and all was fine. The train weight is a legal requirement not to be ignored: most (all?) 4WDs meet that: my tax-exempt Landie is for sale now - interested? Son replaced Transit with bigger van. which tows fine. P |
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