Thread: Anyone know the max tow ball weight for 110 landrovers?

Originally Posted by malleefowl

The plate in my towbar on 98 defender 110 says 4000kg with a MAX static ball weight of 120kg and a message to refer to the manufacturer" guidelines

The 4000kg max tow weight is only when the LandRover factory electric brakes are fitted and it's a tandum trailer, this is for all LandRovers.

All TD5/V8 Rovers DEF/Discos also RR/RRS/D3 too are rated to tow 3500kg with a max ball weight of 250kg, they are also rated to tow 4000kg if fitted with the LR electric braking system for a tandum trailer only.

Baz.

HR tow bar is rated to 3500 kg. I believe this to be the case for all rigs that use a 50 mm towball.

I looked at a tow hitch on a Rangie the other day. It was made in WA by Parkside Towbars. It was a Disco bar Model HC17 (I think - maybe HU17) - it was placarded as rated for 4000 kg max load and 200 kg down weight.

Thanks Ron
I think your on to something... I just found a reference in the workshop manual for the '89 Rangie that says maximum tongue weight should not exceed 250kg !

The refence (general specification data) is from an pdf workshop manual I found online somewhere that I think is originally from the north america market.

Regardless of the towbar rating, a 200/300 TDi towing 3-4t is going to be dangerous because of the lack of power.............

Originally Posted by mark2

Regardless of the towbar rating, a 200/300 TDi towing 3-4t is going to be dangerous because of the lack of power.............

How does lack of power make it dangerous?
Power/weight is still better than the average 40ton truck. Chassis, suspension, brakes and loading are safety concerns, power isn't.

I'm sure that my old '83 RR had a weight limit of 12 tons in low range towing. I remember reading it somewhere in the handbook or workshop manual.

Originally Posted by Dougal

How does lack of power make it dangerous?
Power/weight is still better than the average 40ton truck. Chassis, suspension, brakes and loading are safety concerns, power isn't.

If there was no other traffic on the road, I might agree with you, however the inability get through an intersection in a safe time, the total lack of any reserve power, the inability to maintain a reasonable speed on any sort of a gradient, long queues of traffic following are all unsafe/undesirable situations.

Comparing with a truck is not realistic due to gearing, torque and the fact that a truck is designed for this purpose. Most modern trucks dont hold up traffic, A 2.5 liter powered Land Rover towing 3 or 4 t definitely will. Not sure what would be worse, being stuck behind it or driving it!