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  1. 16th March 2015, 06:49 PM #51
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    Quote Originally Posted by PeteFox View Post
    Been down this road before. The user manual is a manufacturer's document because it was produced by Land Rover. If you engage an engineer he will accept what is written there and no more until you come up with additional data that also comes from Land Rover, which is not available. Failing that you can engage an engineer to do the maths on the chassis and certify it for additional loading........... Cheaper to buy a bigger truck.
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    Not really. Lots of people have the towing capacity of cruisers increased for towing big vans. In their case it includes using various GVM increase kits. But it's a simple bunch of calculations using the vehicle and trailers GVM to work out a new GCM. The cost of that process is around $2500 hardly the cost of buying a bigger truck.
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  2. 16th March 2015, 07:03 PM #52
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    Quote Originally Posted by BadCo. View Post

    Now I'm just holding out for someone to reengineer their 4x4...
    That wont help you or anyone other than the vehicle that it is done for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rathgar View Post
    That wont help you or anyone other than the vehicle that it is done for.
    This is spot on and different engineers will come to different conclusions some may require suspension and tyre upgrades some may not all depends on the engineer. You find a good engineer and your in the clear. If you got a mate even better because whatever the engineer says is what goes even if it's completely wrong...
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    Quote Originally Posted by BushBandit View Post
    This is spot on and different engineers will come to different conclusions some may require suspension and tyre upgrades some may not all depends on the engineer. You find a good engineer and your in the clear. If you got a mate even better because whatever the engineer says is what goes even if it's completely wrong...
    And then he's the one they sue!
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    Quote Originally Posted by rathgar View Post
    And then he's the one they sue!
    Correct it has happened before, one of the many downfalls of having an incompetent road authority with legislation that constantly changes and no one can keep up, understand or interpret it... Even the road authority themselves...
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    Quote Originally Posted by PeteFox View Post
    Been down this road before. The user manual is a manufacturer's document because it was produced by Land Rover.
    That's not what the name, address and phone number on VEH G 100 says.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BadCo. View Post
    Completely agree with this, sounds plausible and was what I was thinking when the first towing thread debate started.

    Now I'm just holding out for someone to reengineer their 4x4...
    You can always get one made up to fit.
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  8. 17th March 2015, 03:30 AM #58
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    Quote Originally Posted by rathgar View Post
    That wont help you or anyone other than the vehicle that it is done for.
    No it won't, but it will give us all an idea atleast.
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