Buyers Products BDL253 Drawbar Lock, Silver

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If you’re stopping overnight in a lorry park, it’s a good idea to park with the rear doors close to another lorry to keep the load safe. Always park in a secure, well-lit, reputable lorry park or designated parking area if possible. With the exception of the partners mentioned above, we will under no circumstances pass on your personal data to other companies or institutions, except if we are legally obliged to do so (for example, if the police requires it in the case of suspected crime).

The coupling is far closer to the road surface than a fifth wheel is, he points out, and that means it is closer to all the dirt and grit that highway surfaces generate. Combine all this detritus with grease, and you have a recipe for trouble. convenient – you’re more likely to cause damage, either to your vehicle or another vehicle, if it’s an awkward spot It uses a crosshair which enables the driver to aim for the towing eye when reversing (pictured). Green guiding lines indicate the optimum height range of the vehicle in relation to the eye. You’ll need to think carefully about where you stop or park your heavy goods vehicle (HGV) to make sure it will be safe, legal and will not cause an obstruction to other road users.

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If your vehicle has air suspension, remember that it may move when you park it or when you start it: make sure you’re not parked too close to other vehicles, buildings, street furniture, etc, which the vehicle body could collide with if it moves.

Just remember that when you are reversing up to a drawbar trailer, it’s gently does it,” says Walton. “Force is the enemy of drawbar couplings.”

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To help ensure that the prime mover and trailer are properly coupled together, VBG has introduced an air-operated coupling with red and green lights that complement the red and green lights in the cab. If the green light is illuminated, then all is well. If the red light has come on, however, then the driver should stop immediately and investigate why. In foggy weather you should avoid parking on the road; if you must park on the road, leave your parking lights on. Parking on a hill On light vehicles, the most common coupling is an A-frame drawbar coupled to a 1 7/8 inch or 50mm tow ball. These drawbars transmit around 10% of the gross trailer weight through the coupling. If you’re parking at night on a road, you must use the parking lights on your vehicle. You do not need to use lights if you’re parked off-road, eg in a lorry park. Howard Ostle does not mince his words. “We’re terrible at drawbar coupling maintenance in Britain,” he states; and as UK sales and marketing manager at VBG Group Sales, he has seen the consequences of a lax approach taken by too many operators.

The direction of haulage may be push or pull, though pushing tends to be for a pair of ballast tractors working together, one pulling and the other pushing an exceptional load on a specialist trailer. The most common drawbar configuration for heavy vehicles is an A-frame drawbar at the front of a full trailer that connects to a tow coupling on a hauling vehicle [1] Leave the vehicle in gear: if the parking brake fails, the engine should stop the wheels turning. (This only applies to an HGV with manual gears.) When you’re parking on a hill, you can use the wheels and the engine to make sure your HGV cannot roll away in case the parking brake fails.

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Turn the steering wheels slightly towards the kerb: if the vehicle rolls, it will steer into the kerb and stop.