Specification for towing connections for trailers up to 5000 kg gross mass

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31-07-1989

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Static force on coupling
3. Design requirements
4. Performance requirements
5. Marking
Appendices
A. Fatigue test
B. Test for security of towing jaw pin
C. Test for security of towing hook safety catch
Figures
1. Towing jaw and pin
2. Towing hook
3. Drawbar eye, drawbar lug and forecarriage pin

Describes requirements for a towing jaw, towing hook, drawbar eye and lug and forecarriage pins for use in connections between a towing vehicle and a trailer of up to either 3,500 kg or 5,000 kg gross mass. The drawbar eye is for use with two or four wheeled trailers, excepting trailers forming part of an articulated vehicle.

This British Standard specifies requirements for a towing jaw, towing hook, drawbar eye and lug and forecarriage pins for use in connections between a towing vehicle and a trailer of up to either 3 500 kg or 5 000 kg gross mass.

NOTE 1 The gross mass is taken to be gross laden masses where more than one trailer is drawn.

The drawbar eye is for use with two or four wheeled trailers, excepting trailers forming part of an articulated vehicle.

NOTE 2 The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee	AUE/13
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes 86/72645 DC and BS AU24(1964) (11/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2011. (12/2010)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	12
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current
Supersedes	BS AU 24:1964

DEFSTAN 23-6/3(2000) : 2000	GUIDE TO THE COMMON TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MILITARY LOGISTIC VEHICLES AND TOWED EQUIPMENT
BIS IS 8903 : 1978(R2008)	SPECIFICATION FOR DRAWBARS FOR TRAILERS OF UP TO 5 TONNES GROSS MASS

BS 6443:1984	Method for penetrant flaw detection
BS AU 210-1:1987	Drawbars for caravans and light trailers Method of calculation for the mechanical strength of steel drawbars
BS 6072:1981	Method for magnetic particle flaw detection
BS AU 114b:1979	Specification for strength requirements of towing brackets and coupling balls for caravans and light trailers

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BS AU 24a:1989

Specification for towing connections for trailers up to 5000 kg gross mass

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