Category Archives: Couplings

ISO8718 : 2001 EDTN 2 – ISO8718 : 2001 Road vehicles- Drawbar couplings and eyes for hinged drawbars- Strength tests

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Number of pages – 4 pages

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Price – GBP 30

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ISO8716 : 2001 EDTN 2 – ISO8716 : 2001 Commercial road vehicles- Fifth wheel kingpins- Strength tests.

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Number of pages – 4 pages

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Keywords – Couplings

ISO4086 : 2001 EDTN 3 – ISO4086 : 2001 Road vehicles- 90 semi-trailer fifth wheel kingpin- interchangeability

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Number of pages – 5 pages

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 35

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BS AU 268:2003 – Passenger cars and light vans. Commercial towing pole assemblies. Specification

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Number of pages – 12 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Vehicle components, Motor vehicles, Road vehicles, Road vehicle components, Private cars, Commercial road vehicles, Passenger road vehicles, Towing attachments, Tractors, Dimensions, Design, Strength of materials

BS ISO 18207:2006 – Road vehicles. Trailers up to 3,5 t. Control of welded towing brackets for coupling ball after fatigue testing

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Number of pages – 14 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Road vehicles, Trailers, Caravans, Towing attachments, Ball couplings, Brackets, Welded joints, Light-duty, Towed road vehicles, Fatigue testing, Non-destructive testing, Inspection, Defects

BS ISO 1103:2007 – Road vehicles. Coupling balls for caravans and light trailers. Dimensions

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Number of pages – 16 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 72

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Keywords – Road vehicles, Caravans, Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Ball couplings, Towing attachments, Dimensions, Marking, Light-duty

BS AU 190:1983 – Specification for interface dimensions and fixing bolts for the mounting of overrun devices on delta shaped drawbars of trailers up to 2000 kg

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Tow-bars, Towing attachments, Triangular shape, Bolts, Interfaces, Dimensions, Nuts, Safety devices, Holes, Position

BS 6613:1985, ISO 4863-1984 – Methods for specifying characteristics of resilient shaft couplings

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Number of pages – 8 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Shaft couplings, Power transmission systems, Flexible couplings, Resilience, Mechanical transmission systems, Selection, Information, Performance

ISO/TS20825 : 2003 EDTN 1 – ISO/TS20825 : 2003 Road vehicles- Drawbar couplings, drawbar eyes, fifth wheel kingpins, hook couplings and toroidal eyes- Wear limits for in-use mechanical couplings

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Number of pages – 7 pages

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 40

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BS ISO 1726-2:2007 – Road vehicles. Mechanical couplings between tractors and semi-trailers. Interchangeability between low-coupling tractors and high-volume semi-trailers

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Number of pages – 14 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 58

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Keywords – Road vehicles, Commercial road vehicles, Tractors, Semi-trailers, Towing attachments, Fifth wheels, Interchangeability, Dimensions, Towed road vehicles, Articulated vehicles

BS ISO 3842:2006 – Road vehicles. Fifth wheels. Interchangeability

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Number of pages – 14 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 58

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Keywords – Road vehicles, Fifth wheels, Towing attachments, Dimensions, Interchangeability, Designations, Road vehicle components, Semi-trailers

ISO12357-2 : 2007 EDTN1 – ISO 12357-2:2007 Commercial road vehicles – Drawbar couplings and eyes for rigid drawbars -. Part 2: Strength tests for special applications

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Number of pages – 14 pages

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 40

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Keywords – Couplings

BS AU 245:1992, ISO 8035:1991 – Specification for front towing attachments for commercial road vehicles and buses over 3.5 t

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Number of pages – 6 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Commercial road vehicles, Road vehicles, Buses, Towing attachments, Front, Shape, Testing conditions, Performance, Static loading, Compression testing

BS AU 210-2:1994 – Drawbars for caravans and light trailers. Specification for the design of aluminium drawbars and chassis

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Number of pages – 12 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Chassis, Vehicle bodywork, Vehicle components, Road vehicle components, Caravans, Trailers, Design, Light-duty, Towed road vehicles, Aluminium alloys, Tow-bars, Towing attachments, Design calculations, Stress, Bolted joints, Thickness, Tensile stress, Proof stress, Tensile strength, Elongation, Modulus of elasticity, Density, Compression loading, Stress, Bearings, Strength of materials, Ratings, Durability, Bearing stress, Shear stress, Bending stress, Axial stress

BS AU 267:1998 – Code of practice for breakaway cables and secondary couplings

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Number of pages – 8 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Towing attachments, Tow-bars, Wire ropes, Trailers, Caravans, Towed road vehicles, Braking systems, Road vehicle components, Design, Fixing, Position, Loading, Static loading, Safety devices, Handbooks

ISO8755 : 2001 EDTN 2 – ISO8755 : 2001 Commercial road vehicles- 40mm drawbar eye- Basic, mounting and interchangeability

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Number of pages – 7 pages

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 40

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Keywords – Couplings

ISO3584 : 2001 EDTN 2 – ISO3584 : 2001 Road vehicles- Drawbar couplings- Interchangeability

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Number of pages – 10 pages

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 47

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ISO11407 : 2004 EDTN2 – ISO11407 : 2004 Commercial road vehicles – Mechanical coupling between towing vehicles, with coupling mounted forward and below, and centre-axle trailers – Interchangeabilty

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Number of pages –

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 47

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Keywords – Couplings

ISO1102 : 2001 EDTN 3 – ISO1102 : 2001 Commercial road vehicles- 50 mm drawbar eye- Interchangeability

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Number of pages – 9 pages

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 47

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ISO8717 : 2000 EDTN 2 – ISO 8717 Commercial road vehicles – Fifth wheel couplings – Strength tests

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Number of pages –

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 27

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Keywords – Couplings

ISO1726-1 : 2000 (EDTN.1) – ISO 1726 Road vehicles-Mechanical coupling between tractors and semi-trailers. Part 1 : Interchangeability between tractors and semi-trailers for general cargo

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Number of pages –

Manufacturer – ISO

Price – GBP 40

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BS AU 2a:1970 – Specification for dimensions of 3½ – 4½ in diameter fifth wheel king pin for use with extra heavy duty semi-trailers

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Number of pages – 2 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Semi-trailers, Towed road vehicles, Heavy-duty, Fifth wheels, Towing attachments, Locking and locating devices, Dimensions

BS AU 3:1970 – Specification for clearance dimensions and fifth wheel positions for tractors and semi-trailers

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Number of pages – 6 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Semi-trailers, Towed road vehicles, Tractors, Fifth wheels, Position, Dimensions, Clearances, Towing attachments, Articulated vehicles, Height, Tyres

BS AU 5:1963 – Specification for dimensions of a ‘contact’ type coupling for vacuum and pressure braking systems on trailers and semi-trailers

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Trailers, Semi-trailers, Towed road vehicles, Braking systems, Braking system components, Towing attachments, Ball couplings, Dimensions, Imperial system, Pipe connections, Unions, Detachable unions, Vacuum devices

BS AU 25:1964 – Specification for towing hook for use between trailers of 5-14 tons gross weight and towing vehicle

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Towing hooks, Towing attachments, Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Dimensions, Design, Seatings, Marking, Safety devices, Imperial system

BS AU 26:1964 – Specification for towing jaw for use between trailers of 5-16 tons gross weight and towing vehicle

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Towing attachments, Towed road vehicles, Trailers, Tow-bars, Dimensions, Design, Seatings, Marking, Imperial system

BS AU 27:1964 – Specification for towing hook for use between trailers of 5-35 tons gross weight and towing vehicle

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Towing hooks, Towing attachments, Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Dimensions, Design, Seatings, Marking, Safety devices, Imperial system

BS AU 28:1964 – Specification for towing jaw for use between trailers of 5-35 tons gross weight and towing vehicle

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Towing attachments, Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Dimensions, Design, Seatings, Marking, Imperial system, Tow-bars

BS AU 29:1964 – Specification for drawbar eyes and forecarriage pins for connection between trailers of 5-35 tons gross weight and towing vehicle

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Towing attachments, Locking and locating devices, Tow-bars, Dimensions, Design, Imperial system

BS AU 30b:1970 – Specification for standard automatic roller-type coupling for semi-trailers of 7 tons to 14¾ tons laden weight

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Number of pages – 2 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Semi-trailers, Towed road vehicles, Braking system components, Automatic, Towing attachments, Dimensions, Imperial system, Articulated vehicles

BS AU 114b:1979 – Specification for strength requirements of towing brackets and coupling balls for caravans and light trailers

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Ball couplings, Towing attachments, Caravans, Trailers, Light-duty, Towed road vehicles, Strength of materials, Mechanical testing, Loading, Tow-bars, Seatings, Marking

BS AU 146b:1970 – Specification for standard automatic roller-type coupling for semi-trailers not exceeding 7¼ tons laden weight

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Number of pages – 2 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Semi-trailers, Towed road vehicles, Road vehicles, Towing attachments, Dimensions, Automatic, Articulated vehicles

BS AU 188:1983, ISO 5422-1982 – Specification for anchorages for towing ropes, cables or bars for road vehicles

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Towing attachments, Ropes, Tow-bars, Wire ropes, Road vehicle components, Loading, Strength of materials

BS AU 1c:1989, ISO 337-1981 – Specification for dimensions of ’50′ fifth wheel king pin for semi-trailers

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Number of pages – 4 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Semi-trailers, Towed road vehicles, Fifth wheels, Towing attachments, Locking and locating devices, Dimensions

BS AU 24a:1989 – Specification for towing connections for trailers up to 5000 kg gross mass

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Number of pages – 8 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 30

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Keywords – Towing attachments, Towing hooks, Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Mass, Force, Static loading, Design, Dimensions, Angles (geometry), Road vehicle components, Marking, Fatigue testing, Mechanical testing, Testing conditions, Materials handling components

BS AU 138b:2000 – Towing vehicle, trailer and semi-trailer pneumatic braking systems. “Contact” type couplings

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Number of pages – 14 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Trailers, Towed road vehicles, Towing attachments, Road vehicle components, Braking system components, Braking systems, Pneumatic equipment, Brake-hose couplings, Performance, Dimensions

BS AU 187:2000 – Tow rope assemblies for towing passenger cars and light vans

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Number of pages – 8 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Towing attachments, Road vehicles, Passenger road vehicles, Commercial road vehicles, Ropes, Private cars, Dimensions, Loading, Strength of materials, Performance, Packaging