[QUOTE=dtrally;508205]Towing 4 tonne is a different thing to being able to stop it safely. I can guarantee that a BT 50 would have transmission and brakes well ablaze at the bottom of Collie hill if you had 4 Tonne on the towbar.

My opinion is that the vehicle should always be heavier than the trailer for safety. I cringe when I think of oncoming geriatric drivers in Freelanders towing massive vans because a salesman told them it was safe.


lol @ seagulls "fleet of Hiluxes"........he drives a Mazda 3 and it's a girly colour.:icon_flow[/QUOTE]

Whats wrong with the Mazda 3 ? baaa I have not had that for a year now
I have a newish corolla, Very good little car and cheap to run :p

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My opinion is that the vehicle should always be heavier than the trailer for safety. I cringe when I think of oncoming geriatric drivers in Freelanders towing massive vans because a salesman told them it was safe.
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Thats a little extreme doug. So to tow the old mans 3.5 ton boat I would need about a 6 ton truck?

You are right about 4 ton on any of those hilux / ranger / bt 50 et al though. They could no more pull 4 ton up than fly to the moon. It would be a mighty slow journey up collie hill aswell!

Brendon

[QUOTE=urabus;508226] So to tow the old mans 3.5 ton boat I would need about a 6 ton truck? [/QUOTE]

3.5 tonne boat should be in a pen at FSC not behind a car.;)

I'd tow it with a 100 or 200 series TD or an F250. Not a Landrover Discovery (which is rated to tow higher than both of those other more capable vehicles)

I once saw a Bertram 25 overpower the rusty post on the front of the trailer and cut a nice big Vee through the roof of a 60 series 'Cruiser when he did an emergency stop.