towing with land rover

2700 lbs - that's a ton and a quarter, roughly?

Any problems you have, won't be the fault of the LR. My biggest tip is to make sure the trailer wheel bearings haven't been damaged by immersion.

In article , Austin Shackles writes

In fact all Land Rovers, accept the Freelander and the naturally aspirated diesel are rated to tow 4 tonnes on the road, but for most of us the limit is 3.5 tonnes which is the limit for trailers without a coupled braking system.

'Once tow started 8 tons of truck with a with a 1600cc Series 1. had to do it in Low 1st but did not seem to be too great an effort for the little mite. Snow on the road too.

On or around Fri, 18 Jul 2003 19:29:09 +0100, Moving Vision enlightened us thusly:

we once towed a 35cwt transit horsebox with a reliant 3-wheel van...

just thinking about towing large amounts with say a 2.25 petrol lwb series

2/3. with 10 people in it, plus a heavy trailer, would you have to start in low range? the clutch really wouldn't like it starting in high range would it? or am i being to prissy to the old things?

Tell that to the youth of today and they won't believe you!

Sam,

I run a business in the U.K. delivering boats using my 300TDi Disco.

I get people all the time coming up to me saying "it's a bit underpowered" and "has the gearbox gone BANG yet?" At 138k miles on the clock I have had no problems. I regularly tow at or slightly over the 4 tonne limit (6.5 tonnes being my record) with trips of 400 miles + being the normal delivery and have had no problems.

If its over a couple of tonnes and you are starting uphill , common sense tells you to use low range pulling away to keep it smooth.

Heavy towing with any vehicle needs care and skill, make sure your trailer is in tip top condition , your boat is loaded correctly ( abit of noseweight

50-100kg is o.k.but leave the front wheels on the ground!!)

Good luck and Enjoy yourself.......I do!

Martin

snipped-for-privacy@magiclighthouse.co.uk

In article , samuel mcgregor writes

No, you have to stop before engaging low range and it then automatically puts it in 4WD which shouldn't be used on hard surfaces, so it wouldn't help on the road.

I presume there's a maximum combined weight for the vehicle, payload and trailer, but don't know what it would be for a 109.

Shouldn't be a problem really within whatever weight limit applies, although shouldn't be a problem over that weight (illegal perhaps). The gearing is low and the clutch should be big enough to cope.

Series 2 diesels where demonstrated with a railway wheel and brake conversion and could 'shunt' 60 tons of railway wagons. Some reports suggest various RAF ground crew using series diesels to tow 20+ ton Canberra bombers about.

In message , Martin Keay writes

AIUI you now need a tacho fitted if your gross train weight is over

3500kg and you are working for commercial gain. If so, how did you fit one in a LR?

Hello Hugh,

Yes I use a tachgraph daily in my disco. I have a veeder root 2400 digital one (looks a bit like a cd player) fitted under the drivers seat on a purpose made bracket which bolts to the seat frame. Very quick fitting , looks tidy and completely reversible when I come to sell.

I may be able to find the pattern if you are interested.??

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