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Thread: Media release, Caravan council of Australia.

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    Quote Originally Posted by vnx205 View Post
    Was there ever a time when there was a regulation or a rough rule of thumb that a van should not weigh more than the towing vehicle?

    Maybe I am just imagining that this was the case.
    Which cuts out many late model LR's, towing blocks of flats, as they are now quite light, compared with what they used to weigh.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    As a general rule a reputable manufacturer won’t hook a van to a non-compliant tug.

    What they cannot control is the individual that rocks up with a LC200 and then trades to a Colorado and continues to tow.
    Up grading to a Colorado from a stock 200 in some cases would means he is now legal.

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    Media release, Caravan council of Australia.

    Quote Originally Posted by W&KO View Post
    Up grading to a Colorado from a stock 200 in some cases would means he is now legal.
    Rarely. Media release, Caravan council of Australia. but true.

    If people went for composites, and truly recognised the implications and went for sensible construction and features they too would often have an easier time towing, lower running costs etc.

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    The other issue is that apparently a lot of the caravans are way over the specified weight - a lot claim to be towable by a Prado (which is limited to 2,500kg) but actually exceed that.
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    With my D4, I have to be very careful not to overload the rear axle (Max = 1855 kg), e.g. some tools, Engel, etc. when towing my 2.5 tonne van. I expect if I had a 3.5 tonne van I would have to leave the boot almost empty and maybe leave SWMBO home.

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    Just for the record, my MY13 D4 SDV6 HSE, with driver only (70kg), 60 litres of fuel, no luggage and empty boot, according to a public weighbridge:
    GVM = 2760, Front axle = 1340 kg, Rear axle = 1420 kg

    Allowable Maximums:
    GVM = 3240, Front axle = 1450, Rear axle = 1855

    On a trip towing 2.5 tonne van with driver plus one pax, some tools, fridge and luggage in boot and middle row seats:
    GVM = 3200, Front axle = 1240, Rear axle = 1960 kg, towball = 260 kg, Van axle = 2380 kg
    Clearly the balance was not optimum and had to be changed.
    Moved some heavy items in boot to middle row, moved some items in van closer to axle (away from front of van).

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