mowie1 Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Heard a story about a new nation wide shackle law. All trailer shackles have to be rated to comply or you will be fined. Is this the case or just a story? If correct why have we not been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I heard it was just queensland, but am extremely curious to know if it is australia wide. Ive tried looking on rms website but found nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Ive just emailed rms direct so in the next day or so I am expecting a response from them. As soon as I find out details etc I will post a new topic on the fishraider forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a boat Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 It is a hoax-the marine industry website had a story on it yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowie1 Posted August 13, 2014 Author Share Posted August 13, 2014 It has to do with the Australian Design Standard for trailers. That is what I have been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benm Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 +1 hoax, topic posted before already Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii11x Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 hoax really, what sort of dimwit would start a story like that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchin Jack Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 But your shackle and chain should be able to hold the weight of your trailer IF it comes off the towball. CLICK HERE FOR REGULATIONS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 But your shackle and chain should be able to hold the weight of your trailer IF it comes off the towball. All sounds good until you consider the forces that come into play if you jack knife or get a blow out on a trailer tyre and the trailer rolls, no chain or rated shackle will hold the trailer on when that happens. You only have to look at some of the caravan accidents where despite having top couplings the van ends up all smashed up and a long way from the towing vehicle. Seen a number of those. The worst that I ever saw was in FNQ where a B Double had the trailer laying on its side. The truck 50 meters away and the tow A frame with wheels attached a long way up the road. Clearly both the coupling to the truck and the A Frame/wheels connection to the trailer had snapped. Hard to imagine what that all would have looked like as it happened. Point that I am making is that chains and rated shackles are fine and good to have if a coupling comes off the ball at low speed but don't expect them to keep the trailer safe and simply resting on the crossed chains if the coupling comes undone or breaks when you are travelling at 100KM/hr on a freeway. Them's my thoughts on the subject, I will probably cop some flack for them but maybe others have seen similar accidents and will agree with me. Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 It kind of makes sense, that on forces that could overturn the car, and put the passenger's life in danger, the link to the trailer snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigb Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I've been trying to find this out as there have been quite a few people around the Mid North coast getting fines from the police, not defects and I haven't been able to see anywhere where it states that you are required to have rated D shackles. My two bob's worth anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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