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GREENI

Member Since: 22 Aug 2010
Location: staffs
Posts: 10381

Rolled Defender... Ouch 2

Saw this on social media, some motorway in Scotland yesterday.

21st Jul 2018 4:52pm

trickster5000

Member Since: 12 Dec 2015
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 502

That trailer load looks suspect

Matt.

'89 90 CSW with a 3.5 V8 conversion (WIP) - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic46809.html

21st Jul 2018 5:10pm

williamthedog

Member Since: 29 Dec 2012
Location: south wales
Posts: 3441

Hi cap still looks good to go

21st Jul 2018 6:50pm

ginjez

Member Since: 18 Sep 2011
Location: huddersfield
Posts: 1760

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 ST Santorini Black

Once a trailer starts to wag it's very scary. I suspect this one went beyond the point of no return. I swapped my twin axle for triple to try and prevent this happening.

22nd Jul 2018 2:05pm

gilarion

Member Since: 05 Dec 2013
Location: Wales
Posts: 5110

2007 Defender 90 Other CSW Trident Green

Looks like the trailer A bar is facing the opposite direction to the Defender, so either the trailer flipped, unlikely, or somehow the Defender managed to be swung around by the force. Most snakes with trailers are due to the moron towing who knows nothing about nose weight, or correctly loading the trailer, get it wrong and it can cause traction of the front wheels to be lost due to the A bar weight force lifting the front of the vehicle once that happens with a heavy trailer on the back the trailer will start wagging the dog! For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..

http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1

22nd Jul 2018 4:35pm

alwoodley72

Member Since: 14 Mar 2010
Location: salisbury, wilts
Posts: 724

2008 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Alaska White

Very very easy for this to happen with 3.5 ton behind a 2.5 ton vehicle, just takes someone to pull out on you, a bad pothole or the dreaded motorway hgv tramline depressions, back end goes light and away we go, 5p 50 p time! I find the worst is with negative nose weight, not excessive, as when the rear axle is light there isn’t the stability on the hitch. Best bet is to go long/low with the trailer, my 16 foot beavertail ifor is a dream compared to my 10 foot tt105 one..
Cheers

Alex 98 300 tdi 90 project
94 Range Rover vogue 4.2 lse
79 911 sc
08 130 double cab utility

11th Aug 2018 12:54am

gazman

Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 652

I've played Reilly poly on a motorway before l. A trailer we were towing when I was in the fire brigade flipped us. Caused by a hgv driver that fell asleep. We all suffered bad injuries but no one died thankfully 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r

11th Aug 2018 7:53am

gazman

Member Since: 17 Aug 2015
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 652

Click image to enlarge 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car)
2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r

11th Aug 2018 7:54am

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