Unstable caravan-auto jack-knife. Test by Olle Nordström.

In driving experiments with cars pulling trailers, the trailer c.g. position was varied by moving its load. Too much rear loading resulted in pendulum motions and instability. Experiments carried out and video recorded by Chief Engineer Olle Nordström (then my associate) at the VTI in Sweden.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• auto
• skid
• spin-out
• car
• crash
• trailer
• caravan
• jack-knife
• Mantorp
• Olle
• Nordström
• VTI
• Sweden

[bluetoll]

@trucker765 Sorry mate it was the Australians who invented the ute/pickup truck. It was a farmers wife who wrote a letter to Ford Australia wanting something she could take to church on sunday and market on monday.

[85rotarypower]

@trucker765 Thats the dumbest comment I've seen in a while. Nobody needs 600hp. My miserly 200hp Cummins powered 93 dodge ram is more than capable of towing up to 20 000lb if I want it to, and I can get 26mpg on average. Unless your towing in excess of 30 000lb, you don't need 600hp, and you can't tow that much on ANY light truck made in the past 40 years I figure.

[POPCORN454545]

This is why you don't pull trailers with your fucking family sedan. It's called a dodge.

[ps3dethman1]

@bluetoll you got that off top gear =p

[ur2cool1001]

@Flaheat Exactly as you can see at the end of this video, it states that it is a test, and by looking at the car driving in and out of the cones it was probs doing that for a reason.

[Flaheat]

I've pulled trailers with cars and trucks many times before. You can pull a trailer with a car, but you just have to drive differently and make sure your load is properly weighted. Some goes for towing with a truck really.

[MrLunchladyarms]

best job in the world?

[dionysos46]

Pick-ups aren't "farm tools law" detaxed in Europa...

[HunterCO1]

@JRBugge I meant exactly what I said you fucking moron! In my world we use a fucking truck you fucking jackass!

[JRBugge]

@HunterCO1 What the fuck do you mean,,, Are you stupid a trailer/ a campingTrailer* have to be pulled with a car you idiot... or how would you move it the .. danm you stupid kid

[islandoffroadracing]

apparently cars are great for towing