Towing capacity.
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 07, 2006 at 21:11
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Went to the quarry the other day, to get a load of road-base(crushed
rock), and even though my trailer is legally rated at 2000kg, they would not put any more than 1300kg in it. Add that to the Tare of the trailer of 700kg, to bring the towed load up to 2000kg. Now, even though the Patrol is rated to tow 2500kg, you cannot tow more than 2000kg unless break-away brakes are fitted to the trailer,ie if the trailer comes adrift from the tow vehicle, the brakes will operate and stop the run-away trailer. The quarry operator gave me a Vic-roads pamphlet to back up the story. It was black and white and now law in Victoria!