spare wheel in way

[wildman1]

can anyone help fitted a tow bar from towsure with no problems so far so good until i found the release handle on trailer hits spare wheel when turning right cant lower ball anymore without the trailer being nose heavy yours stuck lyndon

[s2-wolf]

can anyone help fitted a tow bar from towsure with no problems so far so good until i found the release handle on trailer hits spare wheel when turning right cant lower ball anymore without the trailer being nose heavy yours stuck lyndon

Two options here-
a) Plan route carefully to avoid all right hand turns.
b) Pop into your local factors/trailer parts shop and purchase an alloy spacer block designed to be bolted between the ball hitch and the towbar.

b) is the preferable option
I had the same problem with my jockey wheel handle hitting the spare wheel cover and cracking it, so I fitted two spacers, one 50mm and one 25mm, which does the job nicely. To be fair though it is only a small 6 x 4 trailer with 500cwt capacity.

[dave.j.robbo]

Or buy a Surf with an underslung spare...

[Chillitt]

or find someone with an underslung spare who would swap.. what colour is yours?????

[wildman1]

spare wheel in way

thought about spacers just worried about how many spacers it would take ,i tow a 21 ft caravan as well,i have a 1996 silver ssrg 3.oltr td

[wildman1]

veggie

Or buy a Surf with an underslung spare...

do you use cooking oil or are you rape seed ect

[dave.j.robbo]

Plain, cheap cooking oil. £9 for 20 litres...

[BUSHWHACKER]

Somerfields cheap vegatable oil is rape seed oil, it says so in the 'ingredients'
Perhaps that's why it smells rancid when used in the truck.

[wildman1]

fuel filter

Somerfields cheap vegatable oil is rape seed oil, it says so in the 'ingredients'
Perhaps that's why it smells rancid when used in the truck.

do you change your filter and are there any problems in cold weather i have used rape seed but it has been treated with an additive of some sort

[BUSHWHACKER]

If you're gonna be using veg oil a lot, then change the filter twice as often as you would when using diesel.
Colder weather you'll need to thin it down by adding diesel, About 30% veg oil to 70% diesel in the really cold months, opposite ratio in the middle of summer. Unless you have a fuel heater of course, but thats another topic!

[Koi]

If you're gonna be using veg oil a lot, then change the filter twice as often as you would when using diesel.
Colder weather you'll need to thin it down by adding diesel, About 30% veg oil to 70% diesel in the really cold months, opposite ratio in the middle of summer. Unless you have a fuel heater of course, but thats another topic!

hmmmmm does this help the towing problem as well

[BUSHWHACKER]

Happy to help.


p.s. I didn't instigate the hijack!

[wildman1]

tow bar+fuel

hmmmmm does this help the towing problem as well

sorted tow bar got some more steel made longer brackets bringing it further out by about 4 inches just got to paint it.its allways good to ask people who are using veg oil rather than people who are guessing or making mistakes myself thanks for help for now .