Snakemaster stabiliser

jim lochrie
jim lochrie Forum Participant Posts: 9
edited August 2016 in Caravans #1

i have a winterhoff stabaliser fitted to the caravan at moment would also using one off these snakemaster stabalisers while towing make the caravan even more stable and safe to tow ?

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  • EmilysDad
    EmilysDad Forum Participant Posts: 8,973
    1000 Comments
    edited August 2016 #2

    I would doubt it. A stabiliser won't make a unstable outfit stable or anymore safe.

  • Lutz
    Lutz Forum Participant Posts: 1,564 ✭✭✭✭
    edited August 2016 #3

    Passive frictional or viscous stabilisers should never be combined because they would double the resistance forces imparted into the towbar. Such an increase will never have been taken into account in the design and the development of the towbar itself, or of the vehicle underbody structure for that matter too. This could result in premature failure of one or other of these components.

    If combining stabilisers is desired, then one should only combine a passive one with an active (electronic) one.

  • jim lochrie
    jim lochrie Forum Participant Posts: 9
    edited August 2016 #4

    thank you very much guys