Thread: Towing Capacity

I was just wondering if the 6x6 can tow a 4.5 ton trailer.
Am I better off buying a 1700L unimog. This is for towing long distances approximately 6000 km a fortnight.

Originally Posted by wayne

I was just wondering if the 6x6 can tow a 4.5 ton trailer.
Am I better off buying a 1700L unimog. This is for towing long distances approximately 6000 km a fortnight.

Not legally.

Oh, have a read here about the Mog.
http://www.unimogexpeditions.com.au/
Somewhere towards the bottom it gives towing ratings.

Thanks Mick for redirecting me to this post. I did extensive searches on this topic but got no real hits.

One day, in the near future (I hope), I'll be taking my Perentie to an acredited engineer to have the GCM re rated. Hopefully it will be over 3.5t but I'll be going for the maximum I can get.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

One day, in the near future (I hope), I'll be taking my Perentie to an acredited engineer to have the GCM re rated. Hopefully it will be over 3.5t but I'll be going for the maximum I can get.

Hi mick_marsh,

could you pm me or post how you went with the getting re rated & to what you were able to get

Originally Posted by Kobsperentie

Hi mick_marsh,

could you pm me or post how you went with the getting re rated & to what you were able to get

Hi Mate,

Mick_Marsh is rarely on this forum anymore (if ever). So unfortunately I don't think that you will get an answer. I do see him on a few FaceBook Perentie pages though.

Cheers,
GG.

I read the legal tow capacity the other day, very surprising, but, maybe the low rating is because of the pintle hook and or how it's mounted, either way it's disappointing.