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  1. 1st March 2011, 05:59 AM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by gtp owner View Post
    No you are correct Terry. This is one of the fuzzy areas that most owners do not understand. The problem for the pajero is that it is a monocoque construction, and if you overload the towball it starts to bwend the body!
    no it doesn't
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  2. 1st March 2011, 06:22 AM #32
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    Quote Originally Posted by rmp View Post
    no it doesn't
    I know of one pajero (NS model) used for towing an abalone fishing boat which ended up with the rear doors not closing properly as a result of the body bending. Was fixed under warranty, but the owner dumped it pretty quick after that. He surmised that it was due to overloading the tow ball rating, as the whole rig weighed in at around 3,000kg, but the towball weight was fairly high
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    Only having a 150 kg maximum legal ball weight once you go over 2500 kg on a vehicle that can tow up to 3000 kg seems pretty useless to me. So in reality it is still only a 2500 kg tow vehicle just like a Prado if you want to tow something safely and without fear of bending the thing.

    A real shame your local LR dealer dicked you around it would seem.

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