All trailers can be reversed, I did state ancient trailer with over ride, you have to get out of the towing vehicle and flip over the reverse lever on the trailer and then you can reverse, once you have reversed you then have to go back to the trailer and lift off the reverse lever.
I am a little puzzled as to how you would charge your towed ev car when you are towing it with your EV MOTORHOME, ,, just saying or am I missing something.
I know that I won’t be around to have to worry if about it.
Get a trailer,then you'll be legal in Europe.
Hi its not the A frame which is not capable of towing the car.. Its the car not capable of being towed. I am sure I have seen something on towing a Tesla to charge it. Its on this post by Gromett.
You say an a framed car can be reversed, not very far possibly a few feet as the steering geometry is designed to go forward, if you try to reverse you get the shopping trolly effect or have I missed somthing ?We have been using an A frame for many years, we have just got a new car fitted with an up to the minute braking system. Its brilliant. I cannot see why the eu lot do not like them, but there you go its the eu. So much better towing a vehicle where all 4 wheels brake, can be reversed, has a lower centre of gravity to a car on a trailer. It seems madness to take a car of its 4 wheels and put it on a two wheel trailer with an ancient over ride braking system that cannot be reversed and say its better ??.
I know that's going a bit off subject but, just saying.
I have reversed ours but not very far. but it only takes a minute to uncouple so it can easily be driven to the parking on the pitch.
Maybe we should have a reversing competition at Jaws meet that would be funny, who can manage mor than three feet
Yes , I was asking if an EV towed behind my current diesel motorhome using an A frame would charge the EV either through just the wheels turning or through the moho batteries using an inverter. As per the OPs question.
A car on an A-frame should be stable but most are impossible to reverse because of the castor effect. A trailer on the other hand is eminently reversible!We have been using an A frame for many years, we have just got a new car fitted with an up to the minute braking system. Its brilliant. I cannot see why the eu lot do not like them, but there you go its the eu. So much better towing a vehicle where all 4 wheels brake, can be reversed, has a lower centre of gravity to a car on a trailer. It seems madness to take a car of its 4 wheels and put it on a two wheel trailer with an ancient over ride braking system that cannot be reversed and say its better ??.
I know that's going a bit off subject but, just saying.
A trailer with that system is around 40 years old at least...... Chances are it’s long been in the knackers yard!
So not much different then, you have to get out of the van to do it, except that with an old trailer you only have to flick over the lever whereas with an A frame you have to unhitch the lot. Which if you are trying to do a U turn with traffic backing up could be quite embarrassing, especially as you then have to drive the car back to the van to reconnect it when you've got the van pointing in the right direction.
I remember them, wasn’t the reverse lever to prevent the over run brakes coming on when going backwards?
Exactly that! It was knocked on the head in 1989 when the Constructions & Use regs adopted 71/320EC
Why a death knell for A Frames, proper cars and A Frames will be around for many years yet, at least until we get to electric MoHo's when you may be able to do 100 miles without a trailer and 50ish with a trailer. Will give up then and get a ticket on a big fuel guzzling plane to Spain. Where I can hire a car with a proper engine. Hopefully if the EV thing is pushed on vans the hybrid option will be available, so we can still do a sensible mileage in a day.
Some countries that did allow it and/or turned a blind eye to a-frames, are now fining people who do so. I don't really understand why you are querying this though as it happens regardless of when it was brought in, the concern is that others may follow suit.
Hi Dipsie, if you change toad have a look at the TowAframe kit no reverse pins etc just go backwards it is a fabulous electric braking system and a very light frame that you do not have to line up the tow hitch with the ball it does that as you pull away. It is very light in fact less than half the weight of the one we had before on a Honda Jazz, which had the jockey wheel, handbrake and was an overrun brake unit etc.
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