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Rev



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I see that the max tow limit is 3500 lbs. Is anyone towing more than that? Does it struggle at or near the limit? I am wondering if I buy a trailer what the max weight should be for real life towing purposes. Coming soon: LR2 HSE; Alaska White; Nav; Premium Sound; Bluetooth; Lighting Package
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astafort



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A good link for the subject:
http://www.easier.com/view/news/motoring/l...41663.html
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there maybe a max towing weight , but what about the max safe towing weight which on a windy day must surely be 0kg Cool At work
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chicken george wrote:
there maybe a max towing weight , but what about the max safe towing weight which on a windy day must surely be 0kg Cool


George
You seem very vocal about us humble caravaners Twisted Evil Have you towed a caravan? Or are you just venting your spleen Whistle
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Simon_CSK wrote:
chicken george wrote:
there maybe a max towing weight , but what about the max safe towing weight which on a windy day must surely be 0kg Cool


George
You seem very vocal about us humble caravaners Twisted Evil Have you towed a caravan? Or are you just venting your spleen Whistle



spleen venting is my thing. But I have followed caravans on windy days ... wobbly is a true description of that At work
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Post #19253 4th May 2008 12:26 pm
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The towing of trailer has been totally overhauled with the ACT system by Al-Ko

My dads new van has it and he says he totally had a different driving experience when he towed in the strong winds we have been having

http://www.al-koatc.co.uk/

Thinking about having it put on mine too Thumbs Up Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis
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Tandemman



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Unfortunately I can't have it retrofitted to mine which is an eldiss with an Albe chassis,however mine has the active steering chassis and is very stable in extreme conditions.I believe we have all seen unstable trailers of both the leisure and working kinds and I would venture to suggest that an inapprpriately laden poorly maintained unserviced and barely roadworthy farm trailer is as bad as any Thumbs Up
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Tandemman wrote:
Unfortunately I can't have it retrofitted to mine which is an eldiss with an Albe chassis,however mine has the active steering chassis and is very stable in extreme conditions.I believe we have all seen unstable trailers of both the leisure and working kinds and I would venture to suggest that an inapprpriately laden poorly maintained unserviced and barely roadworthy farm trailer is as bad as any Thumbs Up


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[quote="chicken george"]

Tandemman wrote:
Unfortunately I can't have it retrofitted to mine which is an eldiss with an Albe chassis,however mine has the active steering chassis and is very stable in extreme conditions.I believe we have all seen unstable trailers of both the leisure and working kinds and I would venture to suggest that an inapprpriately laden poorly maintained unserviced and barely roadworthy farm trailer is as bad as any Thumbs Up


farm trailer brand new last July Thumbs Up hydraulic brakes the works![/q

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chicken george



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Of course. Like all old farm machines they are parked in the nettles until I need them again Whistle Whistle At work
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Rev



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astafort wrote:
A good link for the subject:
http://www.easier.com/view/news/motoring/l...41663.html


Thanks very much. Good read. Does anyone around here pull an airstream trailer or other 4-6 person camper? I ask because many small tent trailers can close in on 3500 lbs. Coming soon: LR2 HSE; Alaska White; Nav; Premium Sound; Bluetooth; Lighting Package
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Rev wrote:
I see that the max tow limit is 3500 lbs. Is anyone towing more than that? Does it struggle at or near the limit? I am wondering if I buy a trailer what the max weight should be for real life towing purposes.


Rev,
In the UK handbook the max towing limit on road is 2000kg. (4400lbs), In the North American Market handbook it states 1585kg (3500lbs).
The Caravan Club in the UK advise not to tow a caravan more than 85% of the weight of a car. I think a similar compulsory ruling must apply over there hence lowering your towing limit. Younger drivers in the UK must not exceed the 85% rule.
There are people on this website who tow similar weights and haven't mentioned any problems. However most of us have diesels (TD4)

waaxh03
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[quote="chicken george"]


farm trailer brand new last July hydraulic brakes the works![/q

good for you, scrapped all the other ones then.

C.G. What type of stabiliser has it got? Or don't you need one as you go too slow?
Also have you finished polishing the muck spreader yet?

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[quote="waaxh03"]

chicken george wrote:



farm trailer brand new last July hydraulic brakes the works![/q

good for you, scrapped all the other ones then.

C.G. What type of stabiliser has it got? Or don't you need one as you go too slow?
Also have you finished polishing the muck spreader yet?

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