Towing Capacity

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

We know the tandem Haulmark trailers towed by the 6x6 Perenties were 1250kg ATM. Interestingly, the ADF had a number of trailers made by ARB that had an ATM of 2000kg.
I can only assume they were intended to be towed by the 6x6 Perenties.

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The Haulmark Tandems are a Tare of 750Kg and payload of 1250Kg, Agg Trailer Mass of 2000Kg.


My operators instrucions for the 6x6 states max towed load of 2000Kg. AFAIK, the 1500Kg limit was for the civvy 6x6.

Does anyone have link to the EMEI VEH G 100 document or one that could be posted here.

Thanks

I previously uploaded it in post no 7 in this thread: http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-ch...entie-nsw.html


Apparently AULRO won't let you upload the same attachment to the site twice.

Firstly,
Thanks to you all who have contributed to this discussion! Unfortunately I had planned to pull a boat with my Perentie and am going to need to go through some sort of process to try and get the towing capacity increased. If anyone is planning to go through this process (I'm in NSW) and would like to look at the possibility of splitting engineering costs I'd be keen.....

Cheers,
Neo

I would be.

But the first thing would be to investigate if it is possible to get a "type" approval. I'm not sure this is possible in NSW with the Vehicle Modification Compliance Scheme or how it would work nationally.

If engineering is required ( I'm still investigating this with the RMS and Land Rover) my intention was to have it done with other engineering that will be required for my vehicle so I don't expect the engineering costs to be to bad when spread across a few mods.

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Originally Posted by rathgar

I would be.

But the first thing would be to investigate if it is possible to get a "type" approval. I'm not sure this is possible in NSW with the Vehicle Modification Compliance Scheme or how it would work nationally.

If engineering is required ( I'm still investigating this with the RMS and Land Rover) my intention was to have it done with other engineering that will be required for my vehicle so I don't expect the engineering costs to be to bad when spread across a few mods.

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I'd be talking to an automotive engineer first, which I will be.
I think cookey got "type" approval for his disc brake conversion. Maybe have a chat with him to find out the process.

Yes he did get type approval send him a PM or if I see him I will ask going to the shed this week end he may be there:)

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

I'd be talking to an automotive engineer first, which I will be.
I think cookey got "type" approval for his disc brake conversion. Maybe have a chat with him to find out the process.

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Thanks for that a disk brake conversion is something else I would be considering. Got to help with towing among other things.

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Originally Posted by neophyteguy

Firstly,
Thanks to you all who have contributed to this discussion! Unfortunately I had planned to pull a boat with my Perentie and am going to need to go through some sort of process to try and get the towing capacity increased. If anyone is planning to go through this process (I'm in NSW) and would like to look at the possibility of splitting engineering costs I'd be keen.....

Cheers,
Neo

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So does that mean you can't just add electric brakes if you have a trailer rated to 3000kg braked???

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Originally Posted by AIF

So does that mean you can't just add electric brakes if you have a trailer rated to 3000kg braked???

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Strictly by the book no you cant:(:(
but lots of people have and most of the new 110 owners don't know about the lower tow weight and probably don't care until something goes wrong then we will have head lines about the Army selling unsafe vehicles (again):(