Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2007C00223:body:0:p15
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2007C00223
Segment Type: other
Provision Reference: 
Character Range: 42131–45170

x the `Gross Trailer Mass'.

44.2.4.4.6.              Not used
44.2.4.4.7.              Safety connections for passenger cars (MA, MB and MC)
44.2.4.4.7.1.       Safety connections shall be capable of supporting a load equal to or greater than the trailer's 'Gross Trailer Mass'.
44.2.4.4.7.2.       Safety chain fitted to any trailer having a `Gross Trailer Mass' not exceeding 2,270 kg shall be marked to indicate that it was manufactured to comply with Australian Standard 1872-1976 "Safety Chains for Trailers and Caravans " [#]. The chain size designation marking shall be consistent with the `Manufacture's' `Gross Trailer Mass'. No welding operation shall be performed on the chain subsequent to its manufacture.
44.2.4.4.7.3.       Attachment of safety connections to both 'Towbar' and 'Drawbar' shall be separate from the `Coupling' and its fasteners.
44.2.4.5.                    'Couplings', `Towbars' and Safety Connections for L-Group Vehicles

         44.2.4.5.0. The term 'motor cycle' as used in this Section includes all L-Group vehicles.

44.2.4.5.1.              Motor cycles which are equipped to tow trailers and trailers which are towed by motor cycles shall comply with the special conditions of this Section.
44.2.4.5.2.              General
44.2.4.5.2.1.       `Couplings' fitted to motor cycles and trailers having 2 or more wheels laterally disposed about the longitudinal axis of the trailer, where the trailer is not constructed to lean with the drawing vehicle shall permit a degree of movement about the combination's longitudinal, vertical and lateral axes.
44.2.4.5.2.2.       'Couplings' fitted to motor cycles and trailers, other than referred to in Clause 44.2.4.5.2.1 shall permit a degree of angular movement about the combination's lateral and vertical axes only
44.2.4.5.2.3.       When unladen or when laden so that the load is evenly distributed along the length of the trailer's cargo space, and with the trailer in a horizontal position, the centre of mass of the trailer shall be forward of the effective axle centre such that there is a downward force at the `Coupling' which is not less than 2% of the `Gross Trailer Mass' and not more than 5% of it.
44.2.4.5.2.4.       When laden to `Gross Trailer Mass', and with the 'Drawbar' in it's design position, the top of the defined cargo space of a trailer to which Clause 44.2.4.5.2.1 applies shall be of a height not greater than the difference between the track width of the trailer and the height of the floor of the cargo space.
44.2.4.5.2.5.       Wheels and tyres intended for industrial applications shall not be fitted to any trailer used with a motor cycle having a maximum design speed exceeding 15 km/h.
44.2.4.5.3.              'Towbars' and associated 'Coupling' Components Fitted to Motor Cycles

         44.2.4.5.3.0. Any 'Towbar' or associated 'Coupling' component fitted to a motor cycle
         shall:

44.2.4.5.3.1.       be of sufficient strength to withstand the loads imposed by trailers having a 'Gross Trailer Mass' of