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Twin Axle Trailer - Turning by Hand
Strictly not caravanning and camping, but I've borrowed a twin axle trailer for some fetching and carrying - a big heavy beast.
I can't reverse it into my drive because the street's too narrow for the car to turn without knocking opposite neighbour's wall down.
No problem I thought - I'll just unhitch and turn it in by hand. Usually do this when bringing the caravan in on the motor mover, but that's single axle and is no problem.
Took about six backwards and forwards manoeuvers to turn it 90 degrees, meanwhile blocking the street to passing traffic.
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20th Aug 2014 6:40 pm
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Wind the jockey wheel right up helps.
20th Aug 2014 7:13 pm
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Wind the jockey wheel out as far as possible to get the weight off of 1 set of wheels. then it should turn almost like a single axle trailer.
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20th Aug 2014 7:27 pm
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20th Aug 2014 9:06 pm
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I seem to find the opposite works well too. Wind the jockey wheel up so the nose is right down low. As you push sideways also push DOWN on the hitch. If you got a bit of noseweight (you should have) it lifts the rears of the ground and turns ok. Ensure you have enought height so the brake mech. Doesnt ground though.
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Also chuck some water on the ground to help the tyres slip
Used to do this on the Nimrods at Woodford when they were being manoeuvred in the hangar involving very tight turns. The undercarriage was four wheeled, and it could over stress the leg without water on the floor.
20th Aug 2014 10:04 pm
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Thanks guys.
Didn't think about adjusting with the jockey wheel, either up or down.
I'm only 17 stone, but it is seriously all muscle and with no. 2 son who's also a big effer we might be able to improve on our technique.
Will let you know the result.MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
20th Aug 2014 10:22 pm
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I turn my 3500kg twin axle Ifor Williams by retracting the jockey wheel and pushing down & sideways on the Hitch with my foot. Lifts rear wheels off floor. & rotates on the front two. Not when it is loaded though!
20th Aug 2014 10:42 pm
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D4mation wrote:
Thanks guys.
Didn't think about adjusting with the jockey wheel, either up or down.
I'm only 17 stone, but it is seriously all muscle and with no. 2 son who's also a big effer we might be able to improve on our technique.
Will let you know the result.
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Another way to create "slip" for moving things is to lay out some of those shiney brochures the holiday companies keep sending. Also works under elderly friends who find it hard to turn round in a seat to get in/out.
Anyway, what is problem if street is blocked - each waiting vehicle can provide at least one person to help move the trailer - or does it not work like that in town?A vaccine does not stop you catching a virus, or passing it on, or getting ill from it, really ill. It does reduce the likelyhood of you dying when really, really ill. Stay Alive - KEEP AWAY FROM PEOPLE.
21st Aug 2014 10:49 am
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Once unloaded a bit of brute force and tyre scrubbing seemed to do the job.
I wasn't sure how much stick to give it - it's quite an expensive 3.5 tonne Ifor Williams jobby, but the owner's son was with me today and he said just give it a good clobbering
Thanks for all your replies. MY12 D4 HSE Ipanema Sand
21st Aug 2014 4:45 pm
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Another way to create "slip" for moving things is to lay out some of those shiney brochures the holiday companies keep sending.
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and with no. 2 son who's also a big effer we might be able to improve on our technique.
