Saturday, Mar 01, 2014 at 13:48
This in one factor that soo many people fail to account for.
That is.
The payload of the towing vehicle is reduced by the ball weight.
Total payload of the towing vehicle. say 600Kg.....minus the ball weight say 100Kg...equals the new payload 500Kg.
AHH but that assumes that the total payload is correctly distributed.
IF, the load in the towing vehicle is distributed toward the back...it may
well be that even though the rig seems to be within its simple specs...the rear axle can be overloaded.
The point is it is all about detail.....detail so many don't seem to want to hear about.
ALL that said.
If you have a 1 tonne Agrigate Trailer Mass, and all is properly loaded and the simple maths done, the avensis should tow it
well.
BTW... a trailer with a
well set up electric brake system is a joy to tow.
The important thing IS.
Don't make asumptions.
Stuff generall weighs more than people think and people always want to carry more.
Deal with loaded massed not unladen masses AND learn how the whole towing equasion works.
BTW.
If you purchase a trailer that is compliant and registered for 1 tonne agrigate trailer mass ( it will have brakes)...there is no sin driving it arround loaded to 600Kg.
If however you have a trailer registered for 750Kg...it probably wont have brakes.....it will be less comfortable to tow at 600Kg..in particular stop.....and if you happen to load it to 800Kg...ya busted, illegal and possibly uninsured.
unless it is just a pissy little box trailer for trips to the dump....get some sort of brakes.
cheers
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