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Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038)
C-dolly Hitch Requirements
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Statutory Text
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Consolidated text
- Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1038)
Regulatory Initiatives and Government Notices updated to 2012.02.11
C-dolly Hitch Requirements
904. (1) Every trailer that is designed to tow a C-dolly shall be equipped with a coupling to connect the trailer to the C-dolly.
(2) Where a coupling referred to in subsection (1) consists of a single component, the coupling shall have
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(a) a static load rating of
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(i) 800 kN in the longitudinal direction, and
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(ii) 80 kN in the lateral direction; and
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(b) a static moment rating of 76.2 kN.m about the longitudinal axis of the C-dolly.
(3) Where a coupling referred to in subsection (1) consists of two separate hitches, the hitches shall
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(a) be separated laterally by a distance of 762 mm ± 2 mm;
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(b) be equidistant from the longitudinal centre-line of the trailer;
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(c) have a mounting height of 900 mm ± 10 mm, when the trailer is not loaded; and
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(d) each have a static load rating of
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(i) 400 kN in the longitudinal direction,
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(ii) 100 kN in the vertical direction, and
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(iii) 40 kN in the lateral direction.
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- SOR/93-146, s. 4;
- SOR/2008-104, s. 23.
Regulatory Initiatives (specific to the regulation section)
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