adhawkins Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Hi, On my way up North in the tin-top on Friday night, spotted something 7-esque coming the other way on the M6. What made it really catch my eye was the fact that it was towing a trailer! It was only a little box trailer job, but what a fantastic idea! Where can I get a tow-bar for my Westy? If I could travel and take some luggage with me then I'm sure the Westy would get even more use! Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studbuckle Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 buy a Morgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham.J Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I was thinking about this a couple of weeks ago. It'd be entirely possible to fabricate your own tow bar and bolt a ball onto it, weld it to the back of the chassis and providing you're only towing a lightweight trailer it wouldn't stress it too much. You could even go to the next step and modify the trailer to suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adhawkins Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 It just struck me as being an excellent way of going away for a week without having to take a support vehicle! When we go up to Wales for the week in August, we're having to take a second car to handle the luggage Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7SE Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Andy, the AO in Sussex has a trailer for his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick M Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Seems to be an AO thing !! The former Essex AO has one too !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick.Petty Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 But what happens when you get it sideways - do you have to allow more or less opposite lock to cater for the pendulum effect of the trailer ...?? Nick ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stanton Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Don't do it - A westfield was never designed to have a tow bar fitted At best you could end up over-stressing your chassis and breaking it. At worse - it could nullify your insurance . Then the creek would be very smelly and brown and you won't have a paddle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Albert Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Hmmm Westfields weren't designed to take TVR straight 6 engines either or wheel racks attached to roll bars or etc. etc. etc. Does that mean SteveD's car won't be insured or that he won't have considered the chassis/drive train strengthening necessary? I think not. IMO the stresses will be no different, with correct engineering, for a trailer compared to a wheel rack. Apply common sense and if you aren't sure get it done professionally (I can recommend Watling, in past they have designed and manufactured tow bars for me for a variety of exotics). Notify your insurer and if they object or raise the premium, find another one which won't. There is absolutely no engineering reason why a small trailer couldn't be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stanton Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 There is absolutely no engineering reason why a small trailer couldn't be used. Mr Albert - Yep possibly someone with suitable engineering design qualifications and skills would be able to provide a design obviously a weight limit design might be achieveable - but what has been mentioned here is not a design analysis - but more a simple case of weld a plate and tow bar on But this modification and towbar fitment would surely immediately nullify any warranty provided by Westfield Straight six TVR engine fitment have you actually seen it and wheel racks - agreed this is another item to double check with your insurers I've seen em and no doubt folks find them very useful Would I use one errrrrrrrrrmmmmmmmm No Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Trailers..........pah Roof rack, anybody................. Le Mans 2003......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Elworthy Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 When I had a tow-bar fitted to my last car in 2001 - due to the agr od the car (2000 X-reg) the supplier HAD TO supply a TYPE approved tow-bar ! Does this mean that tow-bars on recent Westfields must be SVA approved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8ight Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 you could even get the back end of a Westy body and arches and make a little matching trailer. did this with a mini several years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arm Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Blatters That photo is a Caterumm carrying essential spares ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 *Ding* Thanks Arm. That's been bothering me for weeks.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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