Would you

[STEVA]

wouldnt bother Steve might not get 50 mile before the piston decides to evacuate the block basically its a ticking time bomb waiting to go off!!


Steva

[bodgetastic]

I didn't think using an A Frame was good for the 4x4. Drive it, will be fine

[Allys Cally]

Your a funny man Mr Hill

[v6 steve]

Driving it is out the question, i have been offered an engine that i can borrow but that means taking mine out taking his out putting his in mime taking his out mine putting it back in his think ill be doing it on the tow frame 4x4 is not connected drive shaft is off

[GreyDJ]

I have A-framed a car for 200 miles and it is, as you say, easy once you are bowling down the motorway. But, if you A frame a Calibra what are you going to tow it with that is heavy enough to be legal?

Its a long way and there are some pretty ***** coppers out there.

[EddeyDancer]

I would not risk using an A frame on that distance ..just enjoy the weekend without having to clean one

I agree!!!

Towing for that distance will be a mission, for such little gain...

[v6 steve]

iv a LWB frontera which is more than capable of towing the calibra its done it 100's of times iv towed to billing before so that dosnt bother me

[GreyDJ]

That's a proper tow. Most A frame tows (like mine) seem to be with a similar size tow vehicle to the towed car.

[v6 steve]

youv lost me

[matty0785]

little car pulling big car steve

[GreyDJ]

This is what the DoT and AA say about towing with an A frame. Basically if you use one then any traffic cop can do you under the braking regs applying to trailers. Fortunately they seem to turn a blind eye but they may not. They say

"An A-frame or recovery dolly can only be used legally to recover a vehicle which has broken down.

If you tow a car that hasn't broken down using an A-frame or dolly then the law treats the combination as a trailer which must meet the appropriate braking and lighting rules.

Trailers below 750kg don't have to be fitted with braking systems, but if a braking system is fitted to a trailer of any weight – as is clearly the case for a car – then the braking system must operate correctly. This is not possible for normal systems fitted to cars, particularly the brake servo, which would not be working unless the engine was running.

Trailer regulations also require the fitting and use of a secondary coupling system to ensure that the trailer is stopped automatically if the main coupling separates while the trailer is in motion or, in the case of trailers, up to a maximum mass of 1,500kg that the drawbar is prevented from touching the ground and the trailer has some residual steering."