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Section 904
MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT
Motor Vehicle Safety Regulations
Standard 904
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
(a) a static load rating of
(i) 800 kN in the longitudinal direction, and
(ii) 80 kN in the lateral direction; and
(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
(a) be separated laterally by a distance of 762 mm ± 2 mm;
(b) be equidistant from the longitudinal centre-line of the trailer;
(c) have a mounting height of 900 mm ± 10 mm, when the trailer is not loaded; and
(d) each have a static load rating of
(i) 400 kN in the longitudinal direction,
(ii) 100 kN in the vertical direction, and
(iii) 40 kN in the lateral direction.
Established by
SOR/93-146 23 March, 1993 pursuant to sections 4 and 7 of the Motor Vehicle Safety Act
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