Trapezium stabilisers
pfn
trapezium stabilisers versus traditional friction stabilisers or AL KO
friction units. The science looks very believable, but do they work, and
are they worth the extra money.
Ian Pollard
Paul
I have used a Trapezium/Eurotech stabiliser for the last four
years. It is excellent with only one drawback. It doesn't have EU
approval. I have spoken to the new agent/manufacturer, Rollsafe and
they are helpful, but stuck in a catch 22 situation. The approval
authority dont know how to test them for EU approval. BTW, I will
still be using mine, best stabiliser ever!!
Ian
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Ian Pollard//Wooler//Northumberland//UK
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P TASKER
They are the best on the market (in my opinion), ugly,bulky, but brilliant.
yes they work very well.
Regs
Paul Tasker
Mobile Caravan Services
sa...@paultasker.co.uk
pfn <new...@innotts.co.uk> wrote in message news:37810bb1@mapperley...
RobB Field
Ihave once again just managed to get the damn thing ( Computer to all you
knowledgable people out there ) going again and have seen that someone is on my
favourite subject.
In answer to the original query ...... Don't think about it ....... just gop
out and buy one and to hell with all the extreemly dopy EU regs.
There is only one way to be safer than using one of the Trapezium stabilisers
and that is no to pull a caravan.
As has been said they are not the prettiest things about and they are rather
bulky and in addition I must say they do not offer much in the pitching
protection ( up & down at the towball to the unenlightened )
BUT they do give superb holding when being overtaken by lorries etc and
crosswinds are no problem ...... but do remember to slow down in a crosswind
which you should do with any stabiliser in any case.
Due to the design of them you place your towing point a lot closer to the rear
axel of the towing vehicle and whether accelerating or slowing down the van is
automatically pulled back in behinf the car. I have noticed that since getting
my new van that when trucks overtake me now the van stays still in the bowwave
and it is my towcar that moves. There is none of the usual bowwave hits tail
of van then front of van then car which is what normally causes the accidents.
Sorry to go on a bit but I think they are the greatest thing since sliced
bread.
I have nothing to do with the company but have become completely biased since
first using this form of stabiliser.
RobB
Just when I thought I could see the light at the end of the tunnel I found it
was some S.O.B. with a torch bringing me more work.
Nr. Aylesbury. Bucks
N.Elk...@lboro.ac.uk
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Folding Norman
RobB Field <sbird...@aol.comjunket> wrote in article
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> Hi
>
snipped mild recommendations re trapezium type mechanism.
Les Milner
Had a trapezium for over a year and its the best thing ive ever bought for
our van traveled all over europe and england. canot fault it go for it BUT
fit it perfectly and make sure the stabiliser arm bolts are set to at least
the max tork and you"ll wish you had bought one years ago
Ian Pollard
<Halls....@btinternet.com> wrote:
I bought a refurb kit for my Trapezium from Shifta Products (Barry)
and followed his advice on setting the torque. He told me to tighten
up the bolts evenly until I was just able, easily to move the ball by
hand when it was fitted to the car. The idea of a Trapezium is not
that it uses friction to stabilize, but rather virtually moves the
pivot point of the connection between van and car to a point just
behind the back axle.
Lynne Fox-Dolan
instructions on my trapezium ( it must be 7-8 years old now and has
not been reset for about four although it is regular cleaned and
regreased using that 'orrible brazzy grease (cant remember name but
its on the tin) - appears to be working fine. By the way I am a weak
female and can only just about move mine......I vaguely note that I
used the bathroom scales but cannot remember what it should have read
when 'pushed'.
Can you help?
>
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>>fit it perfectly and make sure the stabiliser arm bolts are set to at least
>>the max tork and you"ll wish you had bought one years ago
>
>Ian Pollard//Wooler//Northumberland//UK
> pol...@bigfoot.com
Ian Pollard
I seem to have been credited with someone else's comment. If you need
advice on the Trapezium, call Rollsafe on 01737 832187. Get the info
straight from the horse's mouth, ....so to speak. BTW, if you set the
bolts on an old Trapezium to the max torque, you will end up with the
long bar which goes between car and van snapping. Apparently this was
a problem with the early ones. I bought a later one called Eurotech
and refurbished it using a kit of washers, nuts and lubricant obtained
from Shifta Products of Nottingham. HTH
Regards
ian willis
<ly...@fox-dolan.freeserve.co.uk> writes
>I have lost the instructions for setting the torque and service
>instructions on my trapezium ( it must be 7-8 years old now and has
>not been reset for about four although it is regular cleaned and
>regreased using that 'orrible brazzy grease (cant remember name but
>its on the tin) - appears to be working fine. By the way I am a weak
>female and can only just about move mine......I vaguely note that I
>used the bathroom scales but cannot remember what it should have read
>when 'pushed'.
If its a Trap, put the bathroom scales away. You need those for
friction dampers (stabilisers) which I am sure others can advise on.
The Trapezium is effectively friction free.
The pivot nuts should be at 25 to 27 Nm (19-20 lb ft) on earlier
Eurotech models. AFAIAA the Rollsafe ones are maintenance free. The
instructions only mention an inspection and grease after 5 years. (Note
that if, for any reason the self locking nuts are removed or even
slackened they should be renewed as the action of UNscrewing will render
them ineffective.)
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