QUESTION TIME

Swishy wrote: #18
How many miles / hours
duz it take to time the independant air operated wipers on your Bloverd beast

OR
Aint it gunna happn

Cya

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Well... Tried many times in the old SAR... Never did get it though.... But I sure as hell had some groovy beats to listen to....

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Seed.........I am just starting to find that out.............
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#17
Why do the shackles when towing a box trailer/ caravan etc have to be yellow????? :whistle:

Cos da man in da gummit wrote on some paper and said so.

I actually got a defect for this about 6 weeks ago and that bit above was what the dumb copper essentially said to me even though the shackles I was using were higher rated than the ones I had to put on it to get the defect cleared.

Actaully
Dodge man correct shackles are for lifting me thought not shock loading but could be wrong :S
So who decides what load rating they should be
Maybe the pink pins ones are better :silly:
Wheres Vic Road fella on this

Your anchor chain has to have the right numbers stamped on it as well, there is a fair old blerb on the WA DOT website about it, Ive printed it out laminated it and keep it in the toolbox on the trailer to show the next dumb copper, but I sent that trailer to SA last night so maybe the coppers over there aren't so petty.

Cut and paste from vicroads.vic.gov.au


Light Trailer Safety Chain Shackles

If you’re towing a trailer, you’re required to have a safety connection device on your car in addition to your normal tow coupling. This safety connection device acts as a backup if your tow coupling breaks or detaches from your vehicle.

Your safety connection device can be anything that connects your trailer with your towing vehicle including chains, cables, shackles, or any combination of these. The final point between the safety chain/cable and the towing vehicle is usually a D shackle.
Do I need a load-rated shackle to connect my safety chain/cable?

Whilst using a load-rated shackle isn’t mandatory, it’s a good idea to choose a shackle to suit your trailer and towing vehicle.

Suitable shackles include:

shackles supplied as original equipment by the original vehicle manufacturer (e.g. Ford, Holden, Toyota etc.)
shackles supplied by an original equipment tow bar manufacturer
shackles that are rated and compliant with Australian Standard AS 2741 “Shackles” or other equivalent recognised standards AND the break load limit of the shackle is rated at least 1.5 times greater than the Aggregate Trailer Mass (ATM) of the trailer (see below for example).

Recommended shackle/trailer ratios
Trailer ATM
Shackle Rating (break load limit at least 1.5 times ATM)
750 Kg 1125 Kg
1000 Kg 1500 Kg

More reading here.
www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/safety-and-road-...ety/safe-caravanning

If I remember the WA document the break load limit of the shackle is six times its SWL. The dumb copper told me that a 2000kg trailer needed 2 2000kg rated shackles to be legal, if I remeber right a 2000kg SWL shackle has something like a 16mm pin.

600Dodge wrote: If I remember the WA document the break load limit of the shackle is six times its SWL. The dumb copper told me that a 2000kg trailer needed 2 2000kg rated shackles to be legal, if I remeber right a 2000kg SWL shackle has something like a 16mm pin.

16mm is a bit over the top. lol
Clink this link for the WA requirement.
www.transport.wa.gov.au/mediaFiles/licensing/LBU_VS_CI_119.pdf