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: 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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