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Lutz replied to the thread Camping La Manga, Murcia Spain, Anyone stayed there???.If you'd like more information based on our experience of the Bellavista site (we've been there five times so far) just let me know. -
Lutz replied to the thread Over loaded axel!.And why was it 85%, not 80% or 90%? 85% sounds so precise, as though imminent disaster is sure to happen at 86%.
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Lutz replied to the thread Camping La Manga, Murcia Spain, Anyone stayed there???.I've never stayed at that campsite, but we've been there to have a look and weren't particularly impressed. However, that was only our...
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Lutz replied to the thread Over loaded axel!.I simply cannot believe that the chassis manufacturers design their product with such a small margin of safety that an overload of, say...
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Lutz replied to the thread Over loaded axel!.I've just had a quick look at those two findings and my initial response without going into detail of reading over 200 pages would be...
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Lutz replied to the thread Over loaded axel!.As the 30% figure is from a German source and the 85% from the UK it’s unlikely that the origins are the same. Besides, the 30% is a...
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Lutz replied to the thread Over loaded axel!.In that case the caravan manufacturer probably didn't check with AlKo first, how much suspension travel was available before reaching...
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Lutz replied to the thread Over loaded axel!.The link suggests that there is something in the design which limits suspension movement, but to prevent wheel arch damage that must be...
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Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.The sticker on the caravan body is there for marketing information only and doesn't comply with requirements to display axle load...
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Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.The problem has arisen because the law in Germany specifying weight ratio limits was introduced before actual mass was added as one of...
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Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.The 60mph is a limit that the chassis and caravan manufacturers have set as the maximum for which they will accept product liability...
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Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.In Germany legislation in this respect is just as ambiguous as in the UK. The law that I mentioned regarding weight ratios refers to...
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Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.The only country that I know of which has legal weight ratio limits is Germany. They are staggered and only apply if towing at 100km/h...
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Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.Unlike the definition of Mass in Running Order, the definition of kerbweight doesn’t exclude factory fitted options. It must therefore...
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Lutz replied to the thread Regarding towing.OK, then let me lead you straight to the wording of Commission Regulation (EU) 1230/2012 which has been incorporated into UK legislation...
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