Towing trailer assistance

**nat_89** · 26th June 2015, 06:52 AM

Sorry i didn't get a picture of the receiver it was a quite a heavy looking thing with a big 70mm towball on it.

Ill have to admit i wasn't sure how the brakes worked and i dont believe they worked, just from the feel so i sat a fair way back from most people i was following and just used the paddles and mainly used engine braking to ensure i was on the brakes as little as possible.

**Pedro_The_Swift** · 26th June 2015, 06:56 AM

Is Qld the only state where an "on trailer" brake controller is allowed?
If the trailer brakes are working you will feel the car squat pulling up to a halt.

**nat_89** · 26th June 2015, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Is Qld the only state where an "on trailer" brake controller is allowed?
If the trailer brakes are working you will feel the car squat pulling up to a halt.

Cant be sure of that as it was a hire trailer and i was under the assumption that it would be all up to spec! There wasn't to much of that but they seemed to work okay and it was towing 3.2t the brakes felt pretty good.

**Melbourne Park** · 28th June 2015, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by nat_89

I think in the UK, such a braking setup would be OK for 3.5 tonne towing limit. With our setups like a Tow Pro Tekonsha etc etc then IMO the Disco should be able to pull 4 tonne, as is the case in the UK. So you're setup should have been OK. Max is still 350kg on the ball though.

By the way - your chains are straight. If you cross them, then the trailer will track straighter if they're required!!

**nat_89** · 28th June 2015, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Melbourne Park

I think in the UK, such a braking setup would be OK for 3.5 tonne towing limit. With our setups like a Tow Pro Tekonsha etc etc then IMO the Disco should be able to pull 4 tonne, as is the case in the UK. So you're setup should have been OK. Max is still 350kg on the ball though.

By the way - your chains are straight. If you cross them, then the trailer will track straighter if they're required!!

Thanks very much for that info ill keep it in mind for next time it actually towed bloody beautifully tracked straight as!! And we sat on about 108kmh the whole way and the D4 just sucked it up and did a fantastic job very happy with how it went!!

**Melbourne Park** · 21st July 2015, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by nat_89

Thanks very much for that info ill keep it in mind for next time it actually towed bloody beautifully tracked straight as!! And we sat on about 108kmh the whole way and the D4 just sucked it up and did a fantastic job very happy with how it went!!

Not surprised it towed well, because despite the land rover, the wheels / Axle on the trailer are well back, and as long as there is a good weight on the front ball, then that arrangement results in very stable towing IMO.

**Melbourne Park** · 21st July 2015, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by nat_89

Thanks very much for that info ill keep it in mind for next time it actually towed bloody beautifully tracked straight as!! And we sat on about 108kmh the whole way and the D4 just sucked it up and did a fantastic job very happy with how it went!!

Actually I would not give credit to the Disco because a two axle trailer with the wheels a long way from the tow ball would make a very stable tow as long as the tow ball weight is decent. IMO ...

**AnD3rew** · 21st July 2015, 10:46 AM

Originally Posted by nat_89

Thanks very much for that info ill keep it in mind for next time it actually towed bloody beautifully tracked straight as!! And we sat on about 108kmh the whole way and the D4 just sucked it up and did a fantastic job very happy with how it went!!

It's not just tracking that's important, with the chains crossed, if you do pop off the ball the hitch will sit on the chains and not drop straight to the Tarmac. Much better.

**nat_89** · 21st July 2015, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by AnD3rew

It's not just tracking that's important, with the chains crossed, if you do pop off the ball the hitch will sit on the chains and not drop straight to the Tarmac. Much better.

Thanks for that ill add that one to the memory to appreciate it

**orangepop** · 24th December 2016, 01:04 PM

Looking for suggestions ... should I use hill descent or not. Im planning on taking my van (3 Ton Loaded) to a campsite and need to go down a steep 100 Metre long hill. The dirt road / hill is hard packed smooth surface but has a thin layer of fine sandy gravel .... so its like marbles , wondering if I should I use Hill Decent or Not?

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