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Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
By: Cornish Rattler Date: September 7, 2017, 6:08 pm
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Hi guys
Due to my small ex trailer tent trailer getting on a bit I am
thinking once my 2a rebuild is finished hopefully next year I
will get a sankey trailer probably from one of the ex military
places as I can't weld and don't want to go into another rebuild
on a trailer, I know the narrow track is more suited to a series
but it's probably easier to buy a wide track instead, just hope
I can find a decent one
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Re: Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
By: w3526602 Date: October 22, 2018, 2:58 am
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Hi Rattler,
Be aware that Sankeys were not designed to be hooked onto a
tow-ball NOR a drop plate. You may want to factor in an
adjustable towing bracket, perhaps with 2 detachable plates, or
a pin and ball. I believe the Sankey towing ring CAN be mounted
under the chassis, but check that.
If you have only a Cat.B licence, you will be limited to 3500kg
COMBINED MGW. I think the smaller Sankey is rated at 1.25 tons
laden. If you exceed your licenced MGW, you are driving without
a licence, so have voided your insurance. VOSA are only
interested in you ACTUAL weight. DVLC are interested in the
plated/recomended weights. Your insurers will be interested in
the loopholes.
602
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Re: Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
By: Sunny Jim Date: October 23, 2018, 4:55 pm
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Towing eyes on wide tracks seem to vary in design. Mine is a
drum braked version with the towing eye is mounted lower in the
A frame and has slightly different brake rigging from in the
manual. This is why I chose it and the upshot is that it tows
nice and level on the Land Rover. When I first collected it, I
bolted the NATO hitch straight to the chassis. You could get
cheap non swiveling NATO type hitches which are probably fine
for normal on road use?
I have an adjustable tow hitch that I slightly shortened by
removing the top bracing bar section and welding a new bar in
what was the top hole. This made it a better fit on the Land
Rover. I read somewhere that the Dixon Bate adjustable tow
hitches are no longer made?
Sunny Jim
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Re: Thinking of getting a Sankey trailer
By: w3526602 Date: January 1, 2019, 11:09 am
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Hi,
Note that a Sankey trailer is a cumbersome bit of kit to
man-handle, even when empty, worse on bumpy ground and even
gentle slopes.
I think they weigh about 250kg unladen, so you can buy one with
rusted up brakes, strip all the siezed braking mechanism, cobble
up a bolt-on, non-braked hitch, and carry about half a ton load,
legally .... but check weiegh both your tow car and trailer. A
laden unbraked trailer can weight up to half the unladen weight
of the towing vehicle., or 750kg, which ever is leastest.
602
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