hummermark Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Does anyone know when you can use a vehicle over 3.5 ton with no frount brakes fitted? Or any class of vehicle that exampts you from having them which is powered by a internal combustion engine? this is so you can use the vehicle on uk roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, hummermark said: Does anyone know when you can use a vehicle over 3.5 ton with no frount brakes fitted? Or any class of vehicle that exampts you from having them which is powered by a internal combustion engine? this is so you can use the vehicle on uk roads. Usual vague government regs below, but scroll to the bottom and Heavy motor car or locomotive, heavy tractor used before 1938 need only be braked on half its number of wheels, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/schedule/3/made Edited January 23, 2020 by Nick Johns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 There must be thousands of 3.5t> vehicles on UK roads without front brakes as that is how they were built. Typical examples would be Scammell Pioneers, Sentinel steam wagons, 1900/20s lorries, farm tractors, traction engines, 8 wheelers with unbraked 2nd steer axles etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiomike7 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Nick Johns said: Usual vague government regs below, but scroll to the bottom and Heavy motor car or locomotive, heavy tractor used before 1938 may only be braked on half its number of wheels, but of course Scammell Pioneers/Explorers made into the 1950's never had front brakes http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1986/1078/schedule/3/made Nick, Explorers did have front brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummermark Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Pioneers is the one I was thinking of how you get it to be road worthy with no front brakes, I presumed there was a class it came under that allowed it to be used on the road with no frount brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogmaner Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 28 mph is the magic number for braking regs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hummermark Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 So 28 mph and under does not need all wheel braking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogmaner Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Under some classes such as heavy road locomotive yes ,others you would have to check . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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