Towing capablites
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Big Col
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Tail wagging the dog me thinks!
How many caravans do u no. That weight it will tow a trailer with 2800kgs fine just remember if loaded correctly will not wag
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most of the loaded weight towards the front iirc?
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I tow a 450 kg 4 wheel trailer with a LWB T2 on it regular, and no probs at all, never had a twitch unless hitting road rutting at 70, cos the trailer wheels cannot follow the ruts, ride up one side then up the other, time then to slow to 50 at this speed rock solid, Rick
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Well just to enlighten you, Been towing caravans a good few years now, I have also had 2.7 LWB and currently have a 3.0 LWB. My caravan weighs 1925kg loaded its a twin axle. Whilst I would say it pulls it quite well I do know it's on the back.
While might say it will pull 2800kg I would beg to differ it would do it safely. Try doing a hill start with that weight and you will see what I mean. I see so many unsafe units on the road generally driven by idiots who have'nt a clue.
A SWB kerb weight is nowhere near 2800 kg imagine doing an emergency stop with that weight on the back from 60 mph the mind boggles. Colin
I tow at those sort of weights with my swb fourtrak if you are having trouble with emergency stop at 60 mph then your caravan/trailer brakes are faulty.The breaking on my trailer when loaded are better than the tow vehicle i can brake and then ease off and you can feel the trailer pulling you up.
Big Col
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How does that work then?
I don't get that either :nenau
What he means is he can feel the trailer pulling him back when he release the foot brake as his trailer brakes work towing a caravan is diff then towing say car trailer with a big car on its to do with aerodynamics and a caravan is like a big brick again u have to load trailer correctly as if u dont it will wag u could tow a lighter caravan but if u load it wrong then it will wag again:thumbs
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If these are over- run brakes, then they can't possibly pull you up, the only way the brakes work on the trailer is by compressing the hitch, thus the trailer is PUSHING the vehicle at all times during braking, unless of course you are going up a steep hill at the time.
If the brakes on the trailer are not set correctly, or the damper on the over-run is faulty, then the trailer can really thump the rear of the car, not a good idea.
We have towed over2000 kg with our manual 2.7td LWB, straight as a dart.
Twin axle trailer, the trailer with boat is over 26 feet long.
No stabiliser, just have the weight and hitch load balanced correctly.
With two up in the Mav.... we still outweigh the boat and trailer.... just.
So 100% rule applies.ie Car weight = trailer weight
Never had the tail wagging the dog, even when lorries and coaches overtake.
Or indeed as we overtake them.
60 mph, boy it wants to go faster, you have to be careful to watch the speed.
Braking down hill with 2 tonne on the back...
NOW that is something else
I fitted drilled and slotted rossini discs on the front. Much better.
Rustic
If these are over- run brakes, then they can't possibly pull you up, the only way the brakes work on the trailer is by compressing the hitch, thus the trailer is PUSHING the vehicle at all times during braking, unless of course you are going up a steep hill at the time.
If the brakes on the trailer are not set correctly, or the damper on the over-run is faulty, then the trailer can really thump the rear of the car, not a good idea.
We have towed over2000 kg with our manual 2.7td LWB, straight as a dart.
Twin axle trailer, the trailer with boat is over 26 feet long.
No stabiliser, just have the weight and hitch load balanced correctly.
With two up in the Mav.... we still outweigh the boat and trailer.... just.
So 100% rule applies.ie Car weight = trailer weight
Never had the tail wagging the dog, even when lorries and coaches overtake.
Or indeed as we overtake them.
60 mph, boy it wants to go faster, you have to be careful to watch the speed.
Braking down hill with 2 tonne on the back...
NOW that is something else
I fitted drilled and slotted rossini discs on the front. Much better.
Rustic
What happens is when you brake you have to overcome the spring and the brakes come on they dont go off until the tow vehicle pulls away from the trailer its not simply a case of on or off if it was the trailer brakes would constantly be on and off jerking you all over the place.The point i was making re trailer pulling the car up is decending a hill you can hit the brakes coulping compresses then gently come off the brakes the trailer is still pushing the car trailer brakes stay on until you accelarate away from trailer.
Original question was answered correctly t2 can tow 2800kg dont let caravan club tell you different
Thomas-the-Terrano2
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tow weights and you'll find are factored in on the vin plate are based on ability to restart
on a 1 in 8 uphill.
many suvs a little bigger are 3500kg trailer.
in some cases of extreme gradients off caravan sites and farm lanes I used low box to double
the torque and spread it over both axles. wheb shunting on a grass field i uise low 4 as well
to reduce rear wheels trying to chew up the surface with my twin axle at 1660kg., saves
clutch wear too.
on a 1 in 8 uphill.
many suvs a little bigger are 3500kg trailer.
in some cases of extreme gradients off caravan sites and farm lanes I used low box to double
the torque and spread it over both axles. wheb shunting on a grass field i uise low 4 as well
to reduce rear wheels trying to chew up the surface with my twin axle at 1660kg., saves
clutch wear too.
trophymick
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I use 4 low for reversing the caravan or trailer, makes it a nice speed and saves the clutch. :thumb2
