Pre Trip safety checks
Submitted: Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 08:56
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MrBitchi
Sobering reminder to carry out thorough pre-trip checks.
Coming up the freeway into Briz Vegas this morning and passed a Subaru Forrester on a tilt tray, which had a trailer in tow with the Subaru's camper trailer on board. Camper trailer had broken a leaf spring, axle has gone backwards and just about destroyed the rear end of the trailer. From my brief look at freeway speeds, the spring broke near the front eye.
Trailer was what I would call a 'light offroader'. Looked like a fairly new unit too.
So to all you
explorers out there, give all your gear a thorough going over before you travel this festive season and hope you have a better trip than that Subaru owner.
Cheers, John
Reply By: Member - Davoe (WA) - Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 09:50
Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 09:50
Talking of things that go wrong, I wa at a bucks show recently and they went to shower the buck with a fire ext probably just like the one in your 4by the needle was in the green but it just didnt work at all lucky it wasntt needed.................
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Follow Up By: old-plodder - Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 18:53
Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 18:53
Seen this problem with metal powder ext before.
The powder inside settles, and can become very compact.
Fire the ext and you only get the gas.
When I sed to race at the track, the track steward used to get all the drives shaking the ext before racing.
Part of my pre trip prep is to give the ext a good 5 to 10 min shake.
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Follow Up By: Member - Davoe (WA) - Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 19:05
Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 19:05
That was the really worrying part - it didnt even expell gas
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Reply By: ianmc - Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 14:48
Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 14:48
I wouldnt mind betting that the camper had the usual cheap slipper type springs which of course dont have a rear shackle to stop the spring going backwards with the axle when the front breaks.
A shackle type spring would not have been much of a problem in same situation methinks & they provide a much better ride than the slippers which toss their load in the air on every bump.
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Follow Up By: MrBitchi - Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 14:52
Thursday, Dec 16, 2004 at 14:52
Probably right, ianmc. Couldn't tell as the back end of the trailer was too much of a mess. Must have been travelling at speed when it let go.
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