Keeping a 110 on a trailer on the motorway.

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Good evening all.

Reet, here goes for this evenings quandary.

I will be off to the scottish borders this weekend to collect a 110 CSW with a trailer as the 110 is SORNed.

Travelling from the midlands I appreciate it's a fair old way but i'm quite looking forward to the road trip.

Question is....has anyone got any tips on how to make sure the 110 stays on the trailer for the trip back?

e.g, how many ratchet straps, where would you put them, anything else I might need to know.

I don't have a problem with the weight or the trailer as I am an experienced articulated lorry driver but what does make my nuts throb is making sure the thing stays on the trailer for the trip back.


Thank you all in advance and i look forward to reading the replies.
 
Like this
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I prefer to use 4 small straps as if one snaps (unlikely) you have 3 others to compensate if you don't notice

What I do is put the hook on a hook on the trailer, go straight behind the tyre to the other side if the tyre then pull the loose end around the back of the hook side of the strap and tigheten on the other side creating a cross with the centre in the middle of the wheel this pulls forwards, backwards, towards the edge of the trailer and down. Do this on every wheel and you'll have no problems. Leave in reverse with handbrake on obviously
 
I would strap each wheel as suggested then one through the recovery eyes ok the front of the chassis going forewords and then one around the rear towball going backwards, she isn't going to shift then
 
200tdi ayre said:
Like this
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I prefer to use 4 small straps as if one snaps (unlikely) you have 3 others to compensate if you don't notice

What I do is put the hook on a hook on the trailer, go straight behind the tyre to the other side if the tyre then pull the loose end around the back of the hook side of the strap and tigheten on the other side creating a cross with the centre in the middle of the wheel this pulls forwards, backwards, towards the edge of the trailer and down. Do this on every wheel and you'll have no problems. Leave in reverse with handbrake on obviously
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Hmmm, that looks slightly nose heavy to me
 
Thor1950 said:
slightly, I would move it back 6-8" as the front of the 110 looks a little high. Just my opinion, got over 1.5 million miles under my arse:D Lots in big rigs
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Slightly different on a big rig where the weight presses down more on the rear wheels rather than levering behind the axle but still. The disco was low at the back as it was turned off and so the extra weight pushed the air out it soon righted when it was turned on again
 
200tdi ayre said:
Slightly different on a big rig where the weight presses down more on the rear wheels rather than levering behind the axle but still. The disco was low at the back as it was turned off and so the extra weight pushed the air out it soon righted when it was turned on again
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Also on a hgv trailer the axles are at the rear so there is very little if any weight behind the pivot point of the axles, whereas on a standard trailer the axles are central so there is a far greater distance of bed away from the axles so it is more sensitive to being oddly loaded
 
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