Thread: Vehicle towing capacities

Does the swing or roundabout weigh more than 688kg? (D4 payload).

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Does the swing or roundabout weigh more than 688kg?

I think the swing is roundabout that.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Depends on the towball down force?

No it’s more about if travelling on sand or bitumen

If this thread keeps going around in circles with swings and roundabouts,maybe we can call it The 'Wont be retro thread No.2'

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

Nooooo. Not this topic. It always ends in war!

...burnt my fingers last time, I'll stay well out of it this time...

Ron

Originally Posted by IndusD4

...burnt my fingers last time, I'll stay well out of it this time...

Ron

I just load up and tow, blindly ignorant but yet somehow cognisant of right versus wrong. Common sense is a factor. In WA, the empirical is less of an issue as they don’t have road side weigh bridges etc.

It can have insurance consequences if a vehicle is overloaded and then crashed as the insurer may refuse to pay out. I reckon there would be a lot of Toyota owners running around blissfully unaware their overloaded vehicles are illegal. That would be particularly true of Landcruiser owners, I reckon, who have swallowed the 'unbreakable' propaganda.

This is a good summary, I think.

https://unsealed4x4.com.au/payload-gvm-need-know/