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    Quote Originally Posted by mowog View Post
    I just did the google rounds for the Australian states.

    Pretty simple really Car 4.5T max you can then tow a trailer / caravan that is within the towing limits of the tow vehicle.
    That means that the combined weight is greater than someone holding a LR or even MR licence

    Baz.
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    And I stand to apologies. Specially to 33chinacars..
    On some stuffing around and looking throughout the records I have come across in Road safety ( driver) regulations 2009. Pg 9 and 10
    A standard lic. May tow a Single trailer to the max GVM weight of no more then 9t.
    Found in black and white lol

    Cheers Joe

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    The Law is full of loop holes is it right? Maybe not but is it legal yes.

    My D4 caravan combo is around 6000kg in travelling trim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by joeT View Post
    And I stand to apologies. Specially to 33chinacars..
    On some stuffing around and looking throughout the records I have come across in Road safety ( driver) regulations 2009. Pg 9 and 10
    A standard lic. May tow a trailer to the max combined weight of no more then 9t.
    Found in black and white lol

    Cheers Joe
    Where did you find that, I searched everywhere in the RTA NSW and even rang them and they couldn't tell me for certain.

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    I went through vic roads found nothing either. So I googled Road Safety (Drivers) regulations 2009 S.R No. 95/2009. On the bottom of pg 9 continued on page 10. Stumped me

    Cheers Joe

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    Just corrected my thread too. It was NOT. A combine mass it was a single trailer to max weight of 9 t GVM big difference

    Cheers Joe

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    Quote Originally Posted by Redback View Post
    That means that the combined weight is greater than someone holding a LR or even MR licence

    Baz.
    ??? MR is 8 T GVM + and up to 9 T towing.

    Well above the c-class limits.

    EDIT: The SA website gives examples for what is allowed under a c-class licence as: A small truck towing a horse float...

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    D4 tow hitch

    Hi, I'm in the process of buying a D4 and plan to use it for towing a camper trailer, so this thread is interesting to me. I don't know what a WDH is? From reading various places, it seems a Mitchell Bros High-Rise hitch may be the best.

    I previously had a D1 then a Patrol GU, and did plenty of towing with both, with no problems, but I guess the air suspension is a different ball game.

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    If you buy D4 you won't need a Weight Distribution Hitch (WDH) as you only need a WDH to transfer weight to the front wheels if your vehicle has old school spring suspension. The D3/4/RRS all have excellent suspension which have made WDH's basically obsolete for late model Disco's.

    If your buying a Camper then few to no large 4x4's should need one.

    If your planning on towing a large caravan and you drive Toyota or Nissan etc then you may need a WDH.

    Also LR say no to using WDH's on air suspended D3/4/RRS's.

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    10 Years Later....

    I still have the same D4 we still tow with it. She now has 243000 klm on it.

    I have however found something that tows our van better. I recently added an L322 TDV8 3.6 and it is a towing beast.

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