US 5th Wheel Complance in Australia
There are many hurdles a US compliant 5ver has too go through to be even registered here. This is a 36ft Heartland Eldridge . Owner gives a breakdown. Then after all this if you have too sell it, you ...
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fj12ryder wrote:
Geeze, and I thought the US had too many regulations, this makes them look like China. I mean, 6600 lb. axles on a trailer that weighs less than 10,000 lbs., and air brakes to boot! That's just plain ridiculous. No wonder no body want to build for the Aussie market, and things are prohibitively expensive there.
Locally built 5 vers no problem. That is just getting them registered. Wheels relocated too stop kangarooing.
Most of those ADR regulations come from heavy truck regulations
Tow vehicle type is a pretty minor problem compliance is a major one.
Then you have too win over local buyers too the concept of a 5Ver. They get turned off as well they hear that they have limited Off Road abiity
