Vehicle towing capacity
Submitted: Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 13:45
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Talking with a mate last night at the partners retirement bash about vehicle towing capacity.What we couldn't answer is Who and or How do manufacturers or the regulators come up the different towing weights of vehicles .Nissan and L/R Discovery different weights and wheel bases yet Disco is slighty higher tow capacityalso Auto over Manual 700kg in the Patrol.
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Reply By: Member - John - Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 14:09
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 14:09
What ever the engineers think is a good capacity...................
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Reply By: Notso - Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 14:11
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 14:11
It's all up to the manufacturers.
They decide the capacities, they decide the loads it can tow.
The limiting factors are the tyres and axle group load capacity.
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Reply By: Member - barry F (NSW) - Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 16:30
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 16:30
They use the same method that Caravan manufactures use to establish the tare weight of a new van to put on the compliance plate! It is simply a weight that their marketing people think might be suitable/acceptable to a wide range of potential customers for their product. LOL & cheers
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Follow Up By: Gazal Champion - Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 17:44
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 17:44
In support of what you are saying Barry I read a poster on these pages one day who said that the last of the 80 series cruisers, November 96 on, had a 3 tonne tow limit whereas the earlier units had a 2.5 tonne limit.
I guess it was about the time that van weights started to climb significantly.
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Reply By: Secret Mens Business - Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 20:37
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 20:37
Use some common sense, for example a Navara can tow 3 tonnes legally but I know from experience with a mate of
mine and his 2 tonne boat that is about the limit when it comes to power to tow and weight balance etc etc. I wouldn't tow anything over 2 tonnes in my Hilux whereas the Landcruiser is good for 3 tonnes etc.
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Reply By: splits - Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 21:53
Saturday, Mar 20, 2010 at 21:53
It is not a bad idea to
check towing capacities with the car's manufacturer to see if they recommend a reduction for off road use. A couple of months ago somebody on another site posted an email they received from Land Rover on the off road towing capacity of the Defender. It is advertised at 3500 kg. Land Rover recommended a maximum of anything from 500 to 1500 kg depending on the trailer or van brake design for off road conditions. That is a 2000 to 3000kg reduction! It probably explains why you don't see huge heavy loads behind Army Land Rovers.
Someone, I think it could have been on this site from memory, recently said the maximum off road capacity for a Disco was only 1000kg.
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