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Geoff at Drym
Member Since: 18 May 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 584
  
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That's true. Didn't spot that.  2007 Disco3 2.7 tdv6 SE
gvif with reversing camera
V8 brakes with new EPB module and shoes
Later D4 grille
Alive tuning remap
Mazda MX5
Ferguson ted20 tractor
Hyundai Getz 1.4 (wife's )
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 16th Aug 2017 9:17 am |
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Narpy
Member Since: 18 Jul 2011
Location: Stockport
Posts: 7830
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C'mon Geoff, keep up. 
No trailer for me, never did get the hang of towing anyway.  Mods:
Front Fogs + Halos
FBH Remote Control
The 1st Ever RRS Modded Grill
Garmin Nuvi + D4 Surround + Reversing Camera.
D4 Steering Wheel.
Rear Boot Spoiler.
Twin Brake Lights.
Wing Mirror Indicator Repeaters.
Long Roof Rails
Make your own Narpy grill thread
I'm not scared, I'm outta here.
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| 16th Aug 2017 10:34 am |
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Geoff at Drym
Member Since: 18 May 2015
Location: Cornwall
Posts: 584
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It's old age, don't you know!  2007 Disco3 2.7 tdv6 SE
gvif with reversing camera
V8 brakes with new EPB module and shoes
Later D4 grille
Alive tuning remap
Mazda MX5
Ferguson ted20 tractor
Hyundai Getz 1.4 (wife's )
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| 16th Aug 2017 3:13 pm |
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neff
Member Since: 30 May 2017
Location: Coventry
Posts: 17
 
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Funny you should bring this up.... not quite tin tent but driving back up from Bristol at the weekend dragging the trailer tent (fairly heavy, large trailer) the truck i was just about to pass in lane one veered into my lane.... dropped the anchors and the car/trailer behaved just as I would like. Nicely dropped from 58ish down to almost stationary with no real issues. Pretty hairy at the time... must remember to grab the footage off the dash cam!
It did feel like the  end of the car dropped quickly when I slammed on, I think this is a feature that makes sure the trailer breaks come on! It certainly worked!
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| 17th Aug 2017 10:39 pm |
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L319
Member Since: 14 Dec 2013
Location: Herefordshire
Posts: 2083
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If you brake such that the ABS is invoked on the front brakes, the system will apply further pressure on the rear to invoke ABS on those as well, to achieve the best braking performance.
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| 18th Aug 2017 7:36 am |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10361
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It might have been the trailer brakes coming into effect. I know I started this thread as I've never had to do a full blown emergency stop, but I know that when I have had the brake with some firmness on the pedal, the 'vans braking seems to pull the back end of the car down, only slightly but you can feel it.
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Now gone - MY16 D4 SE Tech, Loire Blue, Almond Leather, Privacy, plus some other goodies.
Old - MY12 D4 SDV6 XS Auto - Ipanema Sand with Almond Leather - Plus other niceties, and D4.com sticker
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| 18th Aug 2017 8:22 am |
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RRH
Member Since: 14 Jan 2017
Location: Liverpool
Posts: 88
 
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Once again not a caravan, but had a brown trouser moment on the A55 one dark damp night towing a race transporter back from a meeting at Ty Croes (as it was then).
I was pressing on, somewhere ‘around’ the limit, when I was passed by an erratically drive E class going way too fast. I watched the rear end go light over the rise in to the Conwy tunnel and knew exactly what was coming next. It took them several hours to clear up... fortunately nobody was hurt.
I have to say the disco performed impeccably, although I’m pretty sure it stopped quicker with the transporter attached (just under 3t loaded).
Once the brakes operate on that it’s like throwing an anchor out!
From experience a braked trailer will stop the car if the brakes are working as they should.
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| 18th Aug 2017 12:41 pm |
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mick
Member Since: 21 Jan 2007
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2049
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Had a similar incident to RRH with the Rib on in Holland doing 50 mph ish on an A road a cyclist shot out of a junction  the trailer locked up and that's all no real drama ! Just glad I've got the rib strapped on well 
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| 28th Aug 2017 9:51 pm |
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df_tom
Member Since: 09 Mar 2017
Location: Stuttgart
Posts: 127
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Had to slam the brakes on the Autobahn recently. Some passenger car idiot htought it would be wise to "merge" in to my lane while i was coming downhill somewhere near Kassel on the A7. No problem i'll stop for you f**** p**** of Sh*** and burn the 5.5 ton * 80 km/h *80 km/h. No matter if they have to yield, suckers just pull out. Towed a 109 Series IIa. No smoke from trailer brakes, because they were pretty much non-existent. I got one hell of a blow in't backside when the trailer brake mechanism pushed in and hit the end of its travel. Kept the wheel straight, and hoped for the best.
I returned the trailer to the rental guys immediately after that, they fixed all brakes.
Similar situations twice after that. My decision on all 3 occasions was to make steel origami of the idiot's car but under no circumstances whatsoever i'd be trying to swerve out of the way and endanger people in the other lanes, or take the risk of jackkniving the rig and the idiot driving away unscathed and unaware.
My pants stayed clean, theirs? 2 out of 3 probably didn't even realize what they have done.
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| 29th Aug 2017 8:25 am |
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