Rule 127 of the Australian Road Rules applies Australia wide as far as I know,
and is a part of each State's Road Traffic Act or eqivalent.
These Rules & Acts relate to "how" you drive. The rule as to how you drive a
long vehicle (or combination) in regard to distance between long vehicles kicks
There was some discussion on these pages around Easter about lengths of glider
trailers, passing, trucks etc - and the Tasmanian legislation was put up.
In SA (almost) the same provisions apply as in Tasmania, but only on Road Train
Routes, where if the a combination (prime mover & trailers) is
Whilst I know the e-mail was tongue in cheek: a pig or dog
trailer refers to the design of the trailer.
I think that a "pig" trailer has a central set of axles and
a drawbar that carries the balance load of the trailer.
A "dog" trailer has a set of steerable wheels at the front
and fixed at the
> "required minimum distance" means:
> (a) for a long vehicle in a road train area-200 metres or, if
> another law of this jurisdiction provides another distance for the
> area, that distance, or (b) for a long vehicle in another area-60
> metres or, if another law of this jurisd
The RAA (SA's automobile club) recently advised of the following Australian
Road Rule, of which I was not aware, and perhaps others also. It was for the
benefit of boat and caravan towers prior to Easter getaways but would include
glider towing combinations which would probably always exceed 7.5
Hi all,
Does anybody have any experience with Peka torsion bar trailer suspensions?
It is most likely to be found on trailers imported from Europe.
System is similar to old VW (bug) front suspensions.
Please reply off line.
Chris McDonnell___
Aus-soarin
Brisbane.
Ian McPhee
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From: "Tom and Jane Gilbert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia."
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Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 6:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider trailers
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> Ah, but DG won't consider using the Avionic, as they are not familiar with
it. They more or less refused to have anything to do with the Avionic
trailers when we boug
ralia.
Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider trailers
Hi Don,
Get the cheaper Avionic "Cobra" copy made in Poland. You can even get it with a
DG1000 fitted. That beets stuffing around. Tom Gilbert has details on this
trailer imported by a famous glider pilot over east.
.Quoting Don W
Hi Don,
Get the cheaper Avionic "Cobra" copy made in Poland. You can even get it with a
DG1000 fitted. That beets stuffing around. Tom Gilbert has details on this
trailer imported by a famous glider pilot over east.
.Quoting Don Woodward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hi all,
>
> At Beverley we are
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> www.mrsoaring.com
> - Original Message -
> From: Don Woodward
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:00 AM
> Subject: [Aus-soaring] Glider trailers
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> Hi all,
>
> At Beverley we are thinking of importing a cobra trailer into Australia and
: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:00
AM
Subject: [Aus-soaring] Glider
trailers
Hi
all,
At Beverley we are thinking of
importing a cobra trailer into
Australia and I
seem to remember a discussion on trailers in this list not so long ago. Is there any traps that we need to be aware
Hi all,
At Beverley we are thinking of importing a cobra trailer
into Australia and I seem
to remember a discussion on trailers in this list not so long ago. Is there any traps that we need to be aware of?
Don Woodward
Beverley Soaring Society
At 09:52 PM 1/05/04 +1000, you wrote:
> Ron, If you want the best you do it yourself, or you spend big bucks
>and have one built to your specs by a tradesperson. cheers Ian P.-
Having a welder in a steel fab shop do the frame is a great idea. I've done
that twice and towed the frame ho
Ron,
If you want the best you do it yourself, or you
spend big bucks and have one built to your specs by a tradesperson.
cheers
Ian P.
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At 01:18 PM 30/04/04 +0930, you wrote:
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>G'Day,
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>Who makes good glider/aircraft trailers in Australia?
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Almost any good ste
G'Day,
Who makes good glider/aircraft trailers in Australia?
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NDREW WRIGHT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 5:05 PM
Subject: [aus-soaring] Glider Trailers
> Hi All
> There used to be a company in Australia called A-Line trailers.
> They manufactured sailplane trailers to suit. Does t
Hi All
There used to be a company in Australia called A-Line trailers.
They manufactured sailplane trailers to suit. Does this company still exist?
Does anyone in Australia make glider trailers?
How would one go about buying a "New" glider trailer?
Andrew Wright (VH GAM)
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