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Originally posted by William Spence
I plan to build this truck as the New Zealand C8AX, with a towing pintle so that I can tow an armoured scout car such as a Dingo or Ford Lynx either on a trailer or on a tow bar. Either way, the 216 would not have enough power to handle a 6000 lb tow.
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William, looking up the "Recommended maximum gross laden weight of full trailers when towed by load carriers with full load", I don't see the C8A listed. Depending on exact type, the CMP 15-cwt was supposed to tow 3 tons on normal roads maxiumum, quoted weights for hilly roads and cross country are lower of course. Further to Mike's word of caution, I'd like to add the engineers who designed the C8A did not design it with it having to tow any load in mind. My guess is you'll be breaking half shafts like there's no tomorrow and stopping a road train consisting of a C8A and an unbraked armoured scout car will be a hazardous operation at any speed
Hope this helps,
Hanno
24-04-05, 22:58
Re: 261 vs 216
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