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Post Going Overboard
Hi all.
Have just received the latest CandM Mag and on page 49 is a picture of a man standing at the front of a caravan and on the draw bar is a quad bike with ramps to get it up there. The tow vehicle looks to be a Toyota Prado. I would hate to think of the towball weight of this van!!!

Regards Chris :razz:

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Sun Sep 29, 2013 6:19 pm
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He may have counter balanced it with weight in the back of the van !!! maybe.....only guessn


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There are vans specifically made for this, my S-I-L has modified his camper to take 3 dirt bikes, the mod was done by a trailer manufacturer

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Our perception of normal is not necessarily always correct.
We should not hastily compare others normal to our own.

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Tue Oct 01, 2013 8:29 am
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Yep It's all about a balanced load in the end.
A mate got over his FJ not taking corners (when were at that age), he poured the boots lower section with concrete to keep the end down. Maybe it was the precursor to aerofoils. Sure did the trick though. :D

What an idiot, my FE went faster just with a series of hole drilled into the muffler......

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