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Zook Car Trailer, Legal ???

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Zook Car Trailer, Legal ???

Post by CWBYUP »

Can anyone give me some info about these Gypsy car trailers ?

Are they legal in NSW ? How do you work out weight etc ?

Anyhelp would be great as I can find the info on the RTA site.

Thanks heaps Nick
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more info on them so we can advise?
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Post by droopypete »

I would have a guess that it is a single axle dolly style setup, that elevates 1 axle of the towed vehicle and leaves the other on the road, just guessing, a friend of mine has been using one in Melb for years but I can't help with the legalities sorry.
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Post by droopypete »

Also, if you are planning to put a sierra on one you will have to remove the rear tailsaft.
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Post by CWBYUP »

droopypete wrote:I would have a guess that it is a single axle dolly style setup, that elevates 1 axle of the towed vehicle and leaves the other on the road, just guessing, a friend of mine has been using one in Melb for years but I can't help with the legalities sorry.
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Got it in one.

Thinking about making one for the zook as there was a US based site showing how to do a locking hub mod on the rear axle and it would be easier to tow than a full car trailer.

I'm going to make some phone calls tommorrow and see how i go.

Cheers Nick
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Post by sierrajim »

CWBYUP wrote:
droopypete wrote:I would have a guess that it is a single axle dolly style setup, that elevates 1 axle of the towed vehicle and leaves the other on the road, just guessing, a friend of mine has been using one in Melb for years but I can't help with the legalities sorry.
Peter.
Got it in one.

Thinking about making one for the zook as there was a US based site showing how to do a locking hub mod on the rear axle and it would be easier to tow than a full car trailer.

I'm going to make some phone calls tommorrow and see how i go.

Cheers Nick
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Post by grimbo »

CWBYUP wrote:
droopypete wrote:I would have a guess that it is a single axle dolly style setup, that elevates 1 axle of the towed vehicle and leaves the other on the road, just guessing, a friend of mine has been using one in Melb for years but I can't help with the legalities sorry.
Peter.
Got it in one.

Thinking about making one for the zook as there was a US based site showing how to do a locking hub mod on the rear axle and it would be easier to tow than a full car trailer.

I'm going to make some phone calls tommorrow and see how i go.

Cheers Nick
I looked into a similar thing and the answer I got from VicRoads was the towing vehicle must be at least 3 times the weight of the vehicle it is towing
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Post by HIGH ROLLER »

grimbo wrote:
CWBYUP wrote:
droopypete wrote:I would have a guess that it is a single axle dolly style setup, that elevates 1 axle of the towed vehicle and leaves the other on the road, just guessing, a friend of mine has been using one in Melb for years but I can't help with the legalities sorry.
Peter.
Got it in one.

Thinking about making one for the zook as there was a US based site showing how to do a locking hub mod on the rear axle and it would be easier to tow than a full car trailer.

I'm going to make some phone calls tommorrow and see how i go.

Cheers Nick
I looked into a similar thing and the answer I got from VicRoads was the towing vehicle must be at least 3 times the weight of the vehicle it is towing
yeh cause you have no brakes on the car being towed
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Post by fool_injected »

Seen a Zook behind a motorhome
Had a rear disconnect and electric trailer brake inplace of the hand brake
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Post by ozy1 »

HIGH ROLLER wrote:
grimbo wrote:
CWBYUP wrote:
droopypete wrote:I would have a guess that it is a single axle dolly style setup, that elevates 1 axle of the towed vehicle and leaves the other on the road, just guessing, a friend of mine has been using one in Melb for years but I can't help with the legalities sorry.
Peter.
Got it in one.

Thinking about making one for the zook as there was a US based site showing how to do a locking hub mod on the rear axle and it would be easier to tow than a full car trailer.

I'm going to make some phone calls tommorrow and see how i go.

Cheers Nick
I looked into a similar thing and the answer I got from VicRoads was the towing vehicle must be at least 3 times the weight of the vehicle it is towing
yeh cause you have no brakes on the car being towed
why couldnt you have brakes on the single axle of the gypsy style trailer,

and if looking at these i think they are rated at 1000kgs so youd have to weight the front of what ever you want to tow
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