Wagon and Drag?

Question

In the UK, are curtain sider wagon and drags on drawbar, longer then the artics?

what are the advantages of wagon and drag to artics?? which on is better??? drawbar or A-frame?

Answer 1

With a Wagon +Drag you can drop the Trailor go into a Central City, How often do you see trailor from abroad parked  up? As regards reversing, on a bar they can be hard work  in comparison to the 5th Wheel coupling.

Answer 2

I suppose  in some situations,  it can be a time saver

We have a truck that  drops off its  trailer  for us to  unload and repack

Meanwhile,  he is off to do a smaller  drop offs in the  local area

on his way back towards  home,  he collects his trailer

I guess this is whats its intended for

Maybe  road tax  and fuel savings ??

Answer 3

wagon is preferred/ REMEMBER WHEN YOU TOW BEHIND YOUR TRICYCLE THE WAGON WAS EASIER!

Answer 4

A wagon and drag is a class C (ie rigid) + a trailer, so yes is longer than an artic.  There are 2 types - close coupled which reverses like an artic, and A-frame which reverses like a caravan (as in opposite direction - lots of drivers hate them).

Answer 5

I have worked on tight construction sites, where a Wagon + Drag could get in, but an artic couldn't!  It's marginal, but I can see that having a hinge in the middle of the load (where the trailer joins) would work better, as you are  avoiding a loooooong rigid flat-bed, that can't get around tight kerbside corners.