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Trailer drawbar length

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Schedule 6Australian Vehicle Standards Rules

71 Trailer drawbar length

(1)

The distance between the coupling pivot point on the drawbar of a dog trailer, and the centre line of the front axle group or of the front single axle of the trailer, must:

(a)

not be over 5 metres; and

(b)

not be under 3 metres, if the trailer is used in a road train over 19 metres long.

Length of a drawbar on a dog trailer

(2)

The distance between the coupling pivot point on a drawbar, and the centre line of the axle group or single axle on a trailer with only 1 axle group or single axle (except a semi-trailer) must not be over 8.5 metres.

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