tow ball down weights pajero / prado

Keith try looking up the Toyota and Mitsubishi site as they will have all the details you want. you could also use Google.
Regards Paul

Pajero LWB & SWB is 250Kg

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taken from Mitsu Brocure


Steve

Stumbly
I can't tell you what the weights are, but if you are looking at a ball weight of 300kg that will be too high for either of those vehicles. Even if they say the vehicle will take 300 you really should consider something with a bit of tolerance. A ball weight of 300 would usually translate to a van of 3 tonne and in my view that is much too much for either of those tugs. I hope that isn't your van's empty weight, because if it is you really should be looking at an F250 or something like that. By the time you put all your goodies into a van of that size it will probably go well over the 3500 limit for the Landcruiser. Remember that 200 litres of water weighs 200kg and most large vans these days have that capacity, then there is the weight of your gas bottle/s and various other things - bedding, table, chairs hoses etc, before you start putting clothes and food into it. Your Annexe could weigh up to 25kg. When you have a large van with lots of space, it is very easy to put up to 1000kg in without realising.

teege

Thanks every one,

Bu--ered if I could find that on the dealers website ( and yes, I did look!!).
Teege, the van is a base station - 2200kg tare with a 700kg payload and 300kg ball weight. We will not be loading it to its full weight, I've figured on around 2500kg total but it will still be 300kg ball weight.
A mate of mine tows a billabong at similar weights with no problems but i'm always open to advice - perhaps a 76 series cruiser?

Thanks again every one, Keith

The latest model has a maximum Tow Weight of 3000kg with a Max ball Weight of 300kg
Earlier models had a max tow weight of 2500kg with a max Ball Weight of 250kg.
Check the vehicle handbook for correct figures to suit your model.
They also require that an appropriate WDH be used for Ball Weights that exceed 130kg.
Depending on the actual ball weight you may require (By Law) a WDH along the lines of a HR550 (250kg capacity) or a HR750 (350kg capacity).
On the van itself check the ATM on the compliance Plate. This is the maximum legal weight the loaded van can weigh. The ATM cannot exceed the towing capacity of your model vehicle or the capacity of the Tow Hitch (Bar) fitted to the vehicle.
ozjohn.

Pajero 2500 kg towing, 250 kg LINK
Prado 2500kg towing, (tow ball weight not 'disclosed' usually maximum of 10%) LINK

Hi stumbly1, I'm pretty sure the new Pajeros can tow up to 3ton but once your up to that the ball weight has dropped to 180 don't know about the prado we had a2004 pajero and updated to a 2004 toyota landcruiser when we got our new van which would be at least 3 ton fully loaded just for peace of mind cheers Sue