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Temporary tow ball attachment

Yes of course it'll be okay. If you need a bit more height on the hitch too, you can always remove the towball, turn the chunk of tree wood over and refit the ball.
I wouldn't even bother to fit the breakaway cable to absolutely ensure a spectacular disaster 😆 😆 😆

I'm guessing this was spotted in America?
 
It would be illegal, as the bar has to be type approved, and a bit of wood will not be. Not at all sure if that wood will stand the stress and if things go wrong your insurer will not look kindly at the claim, they require the outfit to be roadworthy and legal and it is not.
 
Raywood said:
It would be illegal, as the bar has to be type approved, and a bit of wood will not be. Not at all sure if that wood will stand the stress and if things go wrong your insurer will not look kindly at the claim, they require the outfit to be roadworthy and legal and it is not.
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I think it's a send up Ray (or at least, I b. hope so).
 
The inherent resilience of or wood over metal would act as shock absorber, but it will have a lower breaking strength than a cast or forged or rolled iron or steel.

I couldn't see a CE or E mark on it, so it might not be approvable in the EU or UK 😈 😉 😳😛🤢🤢🤢🤢😡
 
ProfJohnL said:
The inherent resilience of or wood over metal would act as shock absorber, but it will have a lower breaking strength than a cast or forged or rolled iron or steel.

I couldn't see a CE or E mark on it, so it might not be approvable in the EU or UK 😈 😉 😳😛🤢🤢🤢🤢😡
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Not does it look as if it has the new U.K. safety mark intended to supersede the CE/E mark. Never seen one yet.

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Sam Vimes said:
Doesn't the CA stand for China where most of our stuff originates from?
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UK Conformity Assessed ….., which is probably carried out by someone far remote from these shores, against what or whose standards remains a mystery thus far. Another load of self awarded bureaucracy.

www.gov.uk

UK conformity assessment

Information for businesses on the regulatory framework and transitional arrangements January 2023.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
 
otherclive said:
UK Conformity Assessed ….., which is probably carried out by someone far remote from these shores, against what or whose standards remains a mystery thus far. Another load of self awarded bureaucracy.

www.gov.uk

UK conformity assessment

Information for businesses on the regulatory framework and transitional arrangements January 2023.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
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Why is ours a (What you said), and the one from somewhere else, OK?
 
Ern said:
Why is ours a (What you said), and the one from somewhere else, OK?
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Because the CE system is established, is well understood and has been running for a good while. Ours is new and isn’t really up and running and at present the standards tend to be carried over from the EU standards as underpinning CE. But when UKCA was first mooted companies were going to be required to have separate certification and conformity testing even though the items already met CE. If that’s not additional cost and delay brought in by bureaucracy I don’t know what is. Of course until our standards change it could always be a rubber stamp excercise. But if you sell into the EU CE will still be obligatory. And companies selling into U.K. will need UKCA if the system works as originally intended.
 
otherclive said:
Because the CE system is established, is well understood and has been running for a good while. Ours is new and isn’t really up and running and at present the standards tend to be carried over from the EU standards as underpinning CE. But when UKCA was first mooted companies were going to be required to have separate certification and conformity testing even though the items already met CE. If that’s not additional cost and delay brought in by bureaucracy I don’t know what is. Of course until our standards change it could always be a rubber stamp excercise. But if you sell into the EU CE will still be obligatory. And companies selling into U.K. will need UKCA if the system works as originally intended.
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Yes, it's a bit tricky to transcend from being in, to being out. There have always been different standards and approval procedure around the world. America, UK, Japan, China, EU and many more. Lots of standards are merged into BS,/EU./ISO.
 
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