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Still makes you laugh, to think they got away with those songs etc all those yrs ago. Show some skin now and OMG

Rang the engineer re the increasing of the CVM and he wanted to know the rating of the tow bar that was put on when the bus was lengthened so had to wait till the man got back from his holiday to ask as there are no markings at all on the actual tow bar. He said he put a heavy duty tow bar off a 1 tonner ute rating about 2500kg (I think from memory) So now all the details are to go to the engineer with more mumbers to see how much more we can get. Geoff, G rang the transport people and they threw it back onto the engineer.

Oh no... not a one tonner!!
Tell 'em it was off a 16 tonne Mack Truck!!
I've got some number punches if you wanna stamp a plate for it?
Richard Wintle will certify it for you...
He'll supply the tamper proof rivets to attach it too..........
I'd love to see how it's attached George? Size of bolts? High tensile? Number of bolts?
I seem to remember your bus is a Monocoque construction? No chassis?

Dot wrote:...... Geoff, G rang the transport people and they threw it back onto the engineer.

That's what I would expect, you get better service in a country office where you know the people behind the counter.
The manager whom I know pretty well spent a fair while on the phone to someone before she came out with the folder with the chart of tyre size and weights.

Regards Geoff

BruceS wrote:Oh no... not a one tonner!! That was my response as well
Tell 'em it was off a 16 tonne Mack Truck!! That was also my response
I've got some number punches if you wanna stamp a plate for it? ok
Richard Wintle will certify it for you... Whi si RW when at home?
He'll supply the tamper proof rivets to attach it too..........
I'd love to see how it's attached George? Size of bolts? High tensile? Number of bolts? Shall have a look for the size but the bolts are all high tensile and there are ten of them.
I seem to remember your bus is a Monocoque construction? No chassis?

It was originally but after we had finished the stretch and frame work it now has Chassis rails and is stronger than it ever was.

Not wrong there Geoff.

Why flat tow? Put it on a trailer. Every km done by the motorhome towing the car is equivalent mileage for the car, so although you're not driving it, the speedo shows that you've travelled those kms, and therefore the value of the car go s down. When we get a Motorhome, the Jimny ...which I might add Is 14 years old and still as strong as the day it was made...I bought it new...will be put on a trailer.

Thus saith my lord and master, Greg. If you haven't bought something by the time we are in your area, he can help. Not with $$$$$$s but with experience....LOL

CHEERS
Dee

GregnDee wrote:Why flat tow? Put it on a trailer. Every km done by the motorhome towing the car is equivalent mileage for the car, so although you're not driving it, the speedo shows that you've travelled those kms, and therefore the value of the car go s down. When we get a Motorhome, the Jimny ...which I might add Is 14 years old and still as strong as the day it was made...I bought it new...will be put on a trailer.

Thus saith my lord and master, Greg. If you haven't bought something by the time we are in your area, he can help. Not with $$$$$$s but with experience....LOL

CHEERS
Dee

Howdy there Dee, no towing trailers for us and the GV doesn't clock up the k's when being towed that is one of the features of them. He may be of service with that conman though. Maybe he could ask his mate to do a drive by to see if the shop is open??

Dot, We have just returned from a little trip up north. We saw plenty of Suzuki Vitara 2 dr being A framed and a couple of Suzuki Swifts also. Even saw an auto Honda on a Gypsy dolly.
But by the sound of things you already have your mind made up.

G wants an auto but I am happy with either as I use the auto as a manual a lot of the time anyway. I want to go and have a look at all the smaller cars like Mazda, Toyota, Mitsi, Hyundai, Suzuki swift and others. We liked the test drive we did in Keevo's GV and that was manual so G shouldn't be too worried about a manual car...BUT!!! So back to work for you next week is it David?