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Offline Cornish Rattler

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Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
« on: 08 September 2017, 12:08:43 am »
Hi guys

Due to my small ex trailer tent trailer getting on a bit I am thinking once my 2a rebuild is finished hopefully next year I will get a sankey trailer probably from one of the ex military places as I can't weld and don't want to go into another rebuild on a trailer, I know the narrow track is more suited to a series but it's probably easier to buy a wide track instead, just hope I can find a decent one
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Offline w3526602

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Re: Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
« Reply #1 on: 22 October 2018, 08:58:14 am »
Hi Rattler,

Be aware that Sankeys were not designed to be hooked onto a tow-ball NOR a drop plate. You may want to factor in an adjustable towing bracket, perhaps with 2 detachable plates, or a pin and ball. I believe the Sankey towing ring CAN be mounted under the chassis, but check that.

If you have only a Cat.B licence, you will be limited to 3500kg COMBINED MGW. I think the smaller Sankey is rated at 1.25 tons laden. If you exceed your licenced MGW, you are driving without a licence, so have voided your insurance. VOSA are only interested in you ACTUAL weight. DVLC are interested in the plated/recomended weights. Your insurers will be interested in the loopholes.

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Re: Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
« Reply #2 on: 23 October 2018, 10:55:58 pm »
Towing eyes on wide tracks seem to vary in design. Mine is a drum braked version with the towing eye is mounted lower in the A frame and has slightly different brake rigging from in the manual. This is why I chose it and the upshot is that it tows nice and level on the Land Rover. When I first collected it, I bolted the NATO hitch straight to the chassis. You could get cheap non swiveling NATO type hitches which are probably fine for normal on road use?

I have an adjustable tow hitch that I slightly shortened by removing the top bracing bar section and welding a new bar in what was the top hole. This made it a better fit on the Land Rover. I read somewhere that the Dixon Bate adjustable tow hitches are no longer made?

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Re: Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
« Reply #3 on: 01 January 2019, 05:09:50 pm »
Hi,

Note that a Sankey trailer is a cumbersome bit of kit to man-handle, even when empty, worse on bumpy ground and even gentle slopes.

I think they weigh about 250kg unladen, so you can buy one with rusted up brakes, strip all the siezed braking mechanism, cobble up a bolt-on, non-braked hitch, and carry about half a ton load, legally .... but check weiegh both your tow car and trailer. A laden unbraked trailer can weight up to half the unladen weight of the towing vehicle., or 750kg, which ever is leastest.

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