enodreven Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Hi, Part of my on going investigation has anyone ever heard of a Marston Reverse Master used mainly on Caravans prior to the auto-reverse braking systems being introduced, and if you have heard of it do you know where i can find any information regarding its manufacture Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi brian you now me probably way off line but is this the kind of thing you are looking for? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Reversing a 'van From: Terry Birch Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 19:05:09 +0000 Distribution: world Newsgroups: uk.rec.caravanning Xref: news.reading.ac.uk uk.rec.caravanning:7585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >I have a old Castleton caravan that must be 30 years old >and it is fitted with an electric reversing gizmo that >stops the overrun brakes working when you reverse the van. >It connects to the reverse lights on the car via the >s-socket and still works faultlessly. The gizmo that you are referring to was called a 'Marston Reverse Master' -- Terry Birch No.30 DE74 2JX N.W. Leicestershire U.K. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow-Ups: Re: Reversing a 'van From: gl@cix.co.uk (Gerald Lowe) Re: Reversing a 'van From: Alan Price Re: Reversing a 'van From: Alan.Holmes@brunel.ac.uk (Alan J Holmes) References: Re: Reversing a 'van From: Alan Price Re: Reversing a 'van From: gl@cix.co.uk (Gerald Lowe) Prev by Date: Re: Reversing a 'van Next by Date: Re: Reversing a 'van Prev by thread: Re: Reversing a 'van Next by thread: Re: Reversing a 'van Carlight made two- the "Ezebac" at ., and the "Rallybac" at £8 They were operated from a switch in the car (illuminated push/pull switch, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michele Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 article <0Fj8tCAy0iw1EwLl@werburgh.demon.co.uk>, Arthur D Vidgeon wrote: > Hi all, > > Does anyone know the rules and regulations about breakaway chains on > trailers. > > I have an 'old' trailer that has no breakaway chain. Is it still legal? > When I bought the trailer about 10 years ago, the supplier told me that > the rules were changing and the 'new' hydrolic hitches were all required > to have breakaway chains. > > Does this apply to all trailers or just 'new' ones? > - Arthur > Hi Arthur, there are two different things which need to be considered here. 1. Breakaway cables. 2. Secondary couplings. Taking the second one first, legislation was introduced on 1/1/97 which requires all unbraked trailers first sold from that date to have them fitted. The object of a secondary coupling is to provide residual steering in the event of the primary coupling becoming detached from the towing vehicle. It should be short enough to prevent the front of the trailer striking the ground, and should be substantial enough to withstand the shockloads which could occur. This legislation is not retrospective, though IMHO it should have been as logic would suggest that coupling failures are more likely to happen on older trailers! Breakaway cables are fitted to trailers equipped with brakes, so that in the event of a primary coupling failure, the trailer brake will be fully applied prior to the complete detachment of the trailer from the towing vehicle. If the coupling is designed to have a breakaway fitted then it is an offence not to have one. It is also ,now, an offence not to use it. There is one class of coupling where breakaway cables will not work. An example is the Bradley 'D' series where the handbrake relies on a "throwover" latch to hold the brake in place. These are currently being phased out, as it is illegal to build a trailer with such a system. So the answer to your question (as you've probably guessed) is, it depends. What coupling is fitted? e-mail if you need more help or post to the N.G. again. I do try to read most articles. Regards Tony M. Towbars & Trailers Chesterfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enodreven Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Hi, Michele Thanks that's exactly the item i was looking at earlier, but what I am trying to find are more details of exactly how the thing worked and perhaps some pictures or details of how it was made. so thanks for the link, and if you find any more I would appreciate it, the second reply dosen't seem to fit the "Marston Reverse master". Thanks again Brian michele - 2007-10-18 11:41 PM -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi brian you now me probably way off line but is this the kind of thing you are looking for? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Re: Reversing a 'van From: Terry Birch Date: Sun, 16 Nov 1997 19:05:09 +0000 Distribution: world Newsgroups: uk.rec.caravanning Xref: news.reading.ac.uk uk.rec.caravanning:7585 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >I have a old Castleton caravan that must be 30 years old >and it is fitted with an electric reversing gizmo that >stops the overrun brakes working when you reverse the van. >It connects to the reverse lights on the car via the >s-socket and still works faultlessly. The gizmo that you are referring to was called a 'Marston Reverse Master' -- Terry Birch No.30 DE74 2JX N.W. Leicestershire U.K. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow-Ups: Re: Reversing a 'van From: gl@cix.co.uk (Gerald Lowe) Re: Reversing a 'van From: Alan Price Re: Reversing a 'van From: Alan.Holmes@brunel.ac.uk (Alan J Holmes) References: Re: Reversing a 'van From: Alan Price Re: Reversing a 'van From: gl@cix.co.uk (Gerald Lowe) Prev by Date: Re: Reversing a 'van Next by Date: Re: Reversing a 'van Prev by thread: Re: Reversing a 'van Next by thread: Re: Reversing a 'van Carlight made two- the "Ezebac" at ., and the "Rallybac" at £8 They were operated from a switch in the car (illuminated push/pull switch, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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