Thread: A framing a vehicle

Originally Posted by No.3

Pretty much all correct - apart from the unbraked rating. This isn't a manufacturer's thing, its ADR requirements from Aussie. We ratified the ADR requirements as a as/NZS joint standards type thing, so it came in here as well by default. So while the trailer brake weight levels say one thing, now the towing vehicle requirements say something different and the two obviously say two different things which is rather less than ideal. At this stage I'm not aware of anyone getting pulled up while towing and being tapped for exceeding the unbraked weighting, but going over the max combined weight and getting told to unload or park up is something that happens fairly regularly.

I can't find any mention of it in the rules?...not saying it isn't so tho.
When did we adopt the ADRs?
It would make pretty much every 5m boat illegal to tow because why would you have brakes on one.