vanwoody Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 so happily driving along the A1 southbound with a trailer with my mates scooby on and er it started to weave and no matter what i did i couldnt stop it so erm this http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0009.jpghttp://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A00102.jpghttp://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0013.jpgtowbar is twisted to fook and drawbar on the trailer is too oh yea got a pic of my skids too http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l288/xrwood/SP_A0015.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 what did you eventually impact? doesnt look like the trailer whipped right round and hit the van? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanwoody Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 (edited) it did the scooby punched the side in and the trailer pulled the towbar round !i couldnt get any pics where it happened cos i was blocking the road Edited July 31, 2010 by vanwoody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Sorry to see this. Is it fixable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 it did the scooby punched the side in and the trailer pulled the towbar round !i couldnt get any pics where it happened cos i was blocking the road wow Im honestly suprised, the scooby seems to have got away with the majority of visable damage. should be able to pound out most the push-in from the inside, luckily it doesnt look overly stressed and some careful taps with a block and hammer should sort 99% of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mexico_16v Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Sorry to see this. Is it fixable? It'll push out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanwoody Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 yea pushed it out already gonna get a rear light tomoz and straighten the towbar the scooby got away with a scuff on the front bumper ? just lucky no one was hurt tbh ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 How exactly does that happen on a straight piece of road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rs2k2008 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 speeding, or the towed car not loaded correctly?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanwoody Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 exactly , my mate loaded it but most of the engine was in the boot so very back heavy ! iv loaded it again the other way round now and it pulls a 100 times better there is big grooves in the road on that stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithyandco Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 Looks like you were in the wrong lane for towing unless you were overtaking someone while doing 60mph or less. Glad to see no-one was hurt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanwoody Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 i was in the slow lane doin 50mph at the most ! the trailer pulled me over and i just missed ploughin into the centre res Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_2f2f Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) Obviously you can not drive with a trailer on the back of your vehicle, have you taken a trailer test, a small tip for you: if when towing a trailer if it starts to sway, keep the front wheels of your vehicle in a straight line and it will correct itself. most people when a trailer starts to sway turn there steering wheel violently to try and correct the trailer and vehicle. (Martin, M.James on Lee's account) P.S, Glad no one was injured though and the van is fixable. (Lee) Edited August 3, 2010 by Lee_2f2f Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanwoody Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 i can drive with a trailer on and i would have liked to have seen anyone keep control of it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TJ- Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 If its a flat diesel van, im suprised it managed to get to 50mph towing 1600KG's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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