Trailers dumped in the Simpson
Submitted: Tuesday, Jul 19, 2005 at 22:46
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Member - Phil G (SA)
Lots of talk at the moment about taking trailers into the Simpson. But I was surprised to see two dumped trailers a few weeks ago.
One was on the very western end of the WAA Line west of the
Lake with a busted draw bar; the other was on the K1 Line.
I guess thats another risk you take.
Its OK if everything is
well setup, but often that not the case, and the person behind the wheel is oblivious to how much damage all those "whoopsy doos" do to a trailer.
I gather theres big fines for dumping trailers.
Cheers
Phil
Reply By: Peter 2 - Wednesday, Jul 20, 2005 at 08:37
Wednesday, Jul 20, 2005 at 08:37
Unfortunately there aren't any fines (unless you are caught actually dumping it) but never mind fellow four wheelers in the form of volunteers will devote their holiday time and expenses to help remove YOUR rubbish which you probably shouldn't have had out there at all.
Having towed a camper and trailers (filled with others rubbish) across a few times over the years yes a
well built trailer will survive but it should be kept as light as possible with most of the load in the vehicle. Remember too that the Off Road Towing Capacity of your vehicle is nowhere near the rated on road towing capacity.
An example is a vehicle that has a 2.5 t on road towing capacity may only have a 750kg off road towing capacity.
If trailers continue to be abandoned in remote areas then of course one day we will all be prevented from taking them there regardless of how
well set up it is.
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Follow Up By: Member - Phil G (SA) - Wednesday, Jul 20, 2005 at 08:48
Wednesday, Jul 20, 2005 at 08:48
Good points Peter.
Maybe we can organise a cleanup where we bring the wheels, axles and springs, and take out the trailers :-))
Trailers are so simple, but its amazing how much can go wrong. Simple thing like too much drawbar weight, can bend/break the drawbar and bend the vehicle's chassis as
well. Like you say, it will never happen around town, but on the bumpy Desert tracks, different story.
Cheers
phil
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