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Forum: Trailers & towing 21 November 2012, 12:02
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Forum: Trailers & towing 20 November 2012, 17:02
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Not too scary then and an improvement over the...

Not too scary then and an improvement over the original.
Forum: Trailers & towing 20 November 2012, 00:03
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Tomorrow, if it's not pi$$ing down. They're...

Tomorrow, if it's not pi$$ing down.

They're nothing special mind, so don't go losing any sleep tonight! Same as these:
Forum: Trailers & towing 19 November 2012, 20:17
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Twas a few years ago, maybe the gap has closed....

Twas a few years ago, maybe the gap has closed. The shoes cost around £50 and the std cables were around £15 each, whereas Knott shoes were £25ish and cables around £10 each.
Broke my heart at the...
Forum: Trailers & towing 19 November 2012, 15:22
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Posted By Downhilldai
Excellent Tim - how much did that cost?

Excellent Tim - how much did that cost?
Forum: Trailers & towing 18 November 2012, 20:02
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Posted By Downhilldai
Bigmuz7: I agree with what you say about ALKO...

Bigmuz7: I agree with what you say about ALKO brakes & cables. When I replaced them on a 1000kg axle a few years ago, they were a lot more expensive than other manufacturers' shoes & cables. :nonono:
Forum: Trailers & towing 18 November 2012, 19:59
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Posted By Downhilldai
ALKO axles are around £150-£200, but all the ones...

ALKO axles are around £150-£200, but all the ones I saw for sale were the wrong size, so it would have been a special order item, which may have cost more.

It's only a small 500kg trailer, so I...
Forum: Trailers & towing 18 November 2012, 18:40
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Posted By Downhilldai
No, just making a point that other manufacturers...

No, just making a point that other manufacturers make their suspension units and axles out of beefier material, eg heavy cast arms by ALKO and solid steel arms on independent suspension units I...
Forum: Trailers & towing 18 November 2012, 15:08
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Posted By Downhilldai
ALKO axles have a heavy cast arm and the...

ALKO axles have a heavy cast arm and the suspension units I have used to replace the failed part have solid 1/2" steel crank arms. These will outlive the trailer, so why, as jwalker says, do Snipe &...
Forum: Trailers & towing 15 November 2012, 21:19
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Posted By Downhilldai
Have you fixed it yet, Tim M?

Have you fixed it yet, Tim M?
Forum: Trailers & towing 15 November 2012, 07:30
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Posted By Downhilldai
I had exactly the same thing happen only a few...

I had exactly the same thing happen only a few weeks ago. Phoned the AA and they asked me if it could have been caused by a pothole and I honestly replied that I did not know what had caused it....
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