Towing with A-Frame

[JimmyA]

Has anyone experience of towing a 172 with an A-Frame?

 

[JamesBryan]

No but i'm sure you'll be ok as long as everything is legal.

The Clio would need valid tax, insurance and MOT.

 

[Djw John]

It would also need to be under 750kg as it's unbraked

 

[alistairolsen]

Or being recovered to the nearest safe place. Basically it's illegal.

 

[JimmyA]

Thanks everyone. Have seen them being used by guys after auctions. Didn't realise there wa a weight restriction on using them, so will have to scrap that idea.

 

[JamesBryan]

Can rent trailers for £50 a day.

Get someone who passed before 1997 to tow it back for you.

 

[Mertin]

It would also need to be under 750kg as it's unbraked

You do get braked ones but unsure how efficient they are as using the cars brakes surely just results in a solid pedal and very little brakes. Have seen them advertised before

 

[JimmyA]

Can rent trailers for £50 a day.

Get someone who passed before 1997 to tow it back for you.

Checked today and can hire a trailer for £45/day so will probably go down that route, especially as I've been advised by couple of guys who use A-Frame for bring cars 'home' for auction and they would not advise using them without a conversion to implement the cars brakes (£400 approx) so trailer seems the better option.
Thanks to everyone for their advice

 

[JimmyA]

Checked today and can hire a trailer for £45/day so will probably go down that route, especially as I've been advised by couple of guys who use A-Frame for bring cars 'home' for auction and they would not advise using them without a conversion to implement the cars brakes (£400 approx) so trailer seems the better option.
Thanks to everyone for their advice

Thats me long before 1997 (think iot was around 1967!!!!

 

[JamesBryan]

Checked today and can hire a trailer for £45/day so will probably go down that route, especially as I've been advised by couple of guys who use A-Frame for bring cars 'home' for auction and they would not advise using them without a conversion to implement the cars brakes (£400 approx) so trailer seems the better option.
Thanks to everyone for their advice

Yeah same price from Barlow trailers near me for their Ifor Williams CT136 trailer, tows well.