Hire Trailer to move 4wd

Check the cost of permits where you are.

Back in the 80's we used to move vehicles round on permits regularly.....I went to look at the mater a while ago in QLD..and like many things the price had gone up to a rediculous point.

and they just did not want to know it it was not 100% roadworthy.

for short distances it was simply out of the question.

The only way it would be viable was if a lot of distance could be covered in a single day.

Otherwise it was cheaper and easier to sling it on a tilt tray or a car transporter.

cheers

Hi Bantam,

Cannot drive 4wd on road roof badly damaged and no glass, Can still move to put on traileror tray.
Thanks,
David

Hi Bantam,

Tow vechile will be 3,500 tonnes, towing 80 series that has been slightly striped,so that should not be a problem.

Thanks again,
David

If ya still pushing what you can do.

one thing that has been done many times is to pull the motor & box, stick that in the tray of the tow vehicle along with the spare tyre and anything else....now you have peeled quite a lot of weight off the vehicle to be loaded.

cheers

When the total load is over 2000kg breakaway brakes have to be fitted and the trailer braking system has to be operated by the car driver via the vehicles braking system - normally electric brakes.

Typically car trailers weigh between 600-800kg so without upgrading the trailer this limits the load to about 1200-1400kg - so to make things easy and maybe to provide a bit of buffer the 1200kg load carrying capacity is chosen and this keeps things legal with their over ride brakes.

You may find larger capacity car trailers that have breakaway brakes and electric brakes but these are getting very hard to find and will be usually be at independent operators. Most franchise operators and garages are just not prepared to take the risk in allowing loads over 1200kg (total tow weight 2000kg).

Garry

I agree with you Garry...every thing you say is correct.
But the point I make is they are hiring a car trailer that is useless...even the Tare weight of a Toyota Corolla is over 1200kg. So who can legally use the trailer to carry a car?
In Queensland there is an easy solution....adjustable electric brake controllers on the trailer are legal here so all they need to do is fit electric brakes with a trailer controller and then the only limit is the tow vehicle capacity (hirers responsibility). Some already do this on hire horse floats so why not on hire car trailers?

Cheers

Those adjustable electric brakes may still be legal in QLD but certainly not in most other states. They used to be but not any more.

Garry

^ exactly. I've always gone for a tilt tray with my Landcruiser.
Apart from a plant trailer, nothing will legally carry a Landcruiser.

Good choice David, I was another vote for a tilt tray type of tow.
All the best with the car,
Chris.