Towing with broken leaf.

[Willie adie]

I've a broken leaf on my rear suspension if my pickup would it cause the leaf to shift towing the trailer with 40 posts. 3 turners 1 strainer, around 30 miles.

Or would doing a two or three trips with stuff in back of pick up be less problematic

Its middle leaf broken in at the u bolt.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

I'd load the trailer further back and take it steady

 

[Robt]

Fix it, it's a business cost. Don't bodge it

 

[Northeastfarmer]

If you have an accident with a known fault you'll get your arse spanked

 

[spanners and hammers]

i would not worry ,,,used to get lorries in that had been like it for weeks ,,,, but it will need repairing ,,, just check it held in. have known them to jiggle and turn and poke into back of tyre

 

[Willie adie]

Thinking running with trailer twice turners and strainers one load.
Posts other. Remove the tools from back of pick up

 

[Willie adie]

I know it needs doing all down to cash!

 

[Willie adie]

Thinking running with trailer twice turners and strainers one load.
Posts other. Remove the tools from back of pick up

Would two runs lighter or one heavier be better option

 

[Cowcalf]

depends if it is the main leaf or one of the others

 

[Willie adie]

Third one of cluster of 5

 

[Cowabunga]

It would be a darned sight less problematic to get it repaired like, right now, tomorrow.
Get someone else to do your towing until your pickup is roadworthy.

 

[Grouse]

Can't believe I am reading this - if you have an accident and somebody is killed it's likely your internet history will be examined as part of the investigation = your going to jail

 

[REStracTORATION]

If you Chance it
it could cost your more in the long run a tyre maybe or an accident if the other leafs break
I personally would fix it there only 100£ ish from memory clear conscience then
Im not having a go but if your towing a decent weight its quite risky imo.

 

[Drillman]

@Willie adie Just let us know which roads your travelling on so we can all keep well clear.

Best option is as said above get it fixed asap.

 

[Err0l]

I am surprised you even have to ask I thought farm trucks only got checked at the MOT? Saying that we once "borrowed" the works truck to take on a 75 mile round trip to see a friend one harvest wet evening. As we hadn't seen freedom or a girl in weeks we kept our toe down and made good time. A few days later a guy was driving the old shed down a farm track and the back axle fell off where the u bolts attach to the leaf springs. Someone must have been watching over us that night as at 90 mph I think it would have been lights out and at best we would have to explain what the truck was doing north of Cambridge and not in the yard at Harlow. The boss always did think she drank a lot of fuel.

 

[Willie adie]

Can't believe I am reading this - if you have an accident and somebody is killed it's likely your internet history will be examined as part of the investigation = your going to jail

Exactly what kind of internet history

 

[kiwi pom]

Get it fixed BEFORE you do the work.
The reason we have as many laws, rules and regulations as we do today is because people with no common sense do stupid things

 

[Grouse]

Exactly what kind of internet history

It's all on here - don't you have any common sense - you know there is safety issue, you then ask for advice on an open forum and then you are surprised by the answers you get

 

[Willie adie]

It's all on here - don't you have any common sense - you know there is safety issue, you then ask for advice on an open forum and then you are surprised by the answers you get

I meant other internet history. It was a joke.
IH forget it chief

 

[Anonymous...]

Just changed mine, one side as op
Broken leaf , it had wiggled free and rattled on silencer, two springs fitted , not a hard job to do , but make it easier on yourself and get fitting kit / new shackles, you can then just cut old ones off and have nice new ones bolted on