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Hello,
I need to know if i can tow a HT Prem sedan on a hired car trailer with my HT Prem 186 trimatic on gas......
Is it legal? will it have enough pulling power?
Will it stop ok?
Will i fry my Traumatic trans?
Or should it be ok if i just cruise along?
Just would like to know before i take on the task....i have towed cars before , but with a v8 vehicle.....
Thanks guys and gals for your replies....
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It will probably pull it but will consume huge gas as LPG does not like towing. Personally I would go to one of the hire people and rent a Hilux or something, not necessarily 4WD but I did this when I had to tow the Q 120 k, the Hilux pulled it no problem
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I believe the law states that the towing vehicle must be at least the same weight of the vehicle being towed so you should be alright in that regard.
However the capability of the vehicle to survive the trip is much harder to answer.
I guess it depe
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Tend to agree. If its fairly local a towie will take all the stress out of it for you. Of course if you are travelling 200 k or something it becomes more expensive. But when you consider the fuel you use and the wear and tear on your car you might think
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Thanks fellas, good answers....i have to tow it 200 klicks
so it probably is overkill....ill have to arrange something else..
i agree that a short distance would be ok ,but im gonna be in traffic etc , so , yeah , ill give it a miss and get a bigger car
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Hi Guys.
It's now law in all states that the unladen weight of the towing vehicle must be heavier than the total weight of the trailer & its load. HT Premier + trailer is obviously heavier than an HT Prem by itself. Even the dumbest copper will pick th |
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i think it changed again. i couldnt hire a car trailer because the guy told me that the car and trailer would be more than 2/3rds heavier than my tow car. So i went else where hired a car trailer and picked up a HZ ute.my tow car was a VS Grange and hayma
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That stated, how do Crusiers, Patrols, Disco's etc get away with the 3500kg braked towing capacity?
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You go to England and they tow 16ft caravans with a Morris Minor.
mind you they usually only tow them 30 miles or so.
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30 miles is a 3 day trip.
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I think the NSW laws also take into account the braking capacity of the trailer. If you have certain brake types fitted eg adjustable electric, you can tow more. They guy across the road from my place has a 3500kg boat and trailer and bought a 100 series |
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I was under the impression that the new national laws stipulate that the laden trailer cannot weigh more than 1.5 times the weight of the towing vehicle OR exceed the tow bar or towing vehicles rated capacity whichever is the lesser.
For instance my F |
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I think that is correct ie without brakes you are severely restricted, and with brakes you can tow more. I'm not sure how they treat over-ride brakes vs controlled electric brakes though. The 100 series Cruiser is bloody heavy (around 2 - 2.5 tonnes) so i |
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This is an interesting subject and it's often hard to get straight answers even from transport dept.
I've got a Nissan Patrol trayback for work that I had to check up on some years ago. It has a towing capacity of 2500kgs for a trailer with electric brak
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