What's towing Vans.....!!!

I bet some are towing bigger vans than their legal weight as well if some I have seen are anything to go by.

Got passed one day by a Peugot 307 towing an old old van that looked a bit sus as far as weight goes.

I would hate to be in front of him if he had to stop in a hurry.
He was pushing 100kph when he went past me,

By the look of the van it would have only had overides on it as well and we know how well they work.

Hi Doug T
We have just come back from 8 weeks through Central QLd and I was blown away by the number of Prados we saw towing. Most owners are spruiking that they are getting around 18lt per 100km. Made both myself and the missus depressed with our fuel consumption of the V8 Cruiser.

Should have bought the diesel but didn't have the moeny at the time.
Rob (Qld)

G'day,

I saw a Prado towing a Kedron "Top Ender" like ours. These vans weigh 2.8 tonnes completely empty! There is now way that van was legally being towed by the Prado. God knows how they would stop the van in an emergency.

Cheers

Russ

I am absolutely amazed what you see out there.....inspite of those that say what you can and cannot do, be prepared to see everything and anything.....and are they legal???.....it does not matter it seems, only to those who think they know better.
And Prado's....yep hundreds of them....mining companys love them and Hilux utes as well.

The problem I see with the Disco is that most models have a maximum Off Road Tow weight of only 1000kg. Also LR don't allow the use of WDH's. The self leveling suspension is great, but it doesn't transfer weight from the rear of the vehicle back to the front wheels for improved steering and breaking.
ozjohn.

I called in to the Millmerran Camp Oven Festival a few years ago and noticed plenty of giant off road vans that looked way too big for even the Cruisers and Patrols that were hooked up to many of them.

Down by the back fence all on its own was a another huge top of the line off roader but the tow vehicle was a 4wd Canter truck. The truck had a cabin height body with side and rear opening doors. Inside was a decent size alluminium boat and all of his gear. I would say the van was loaded with only the bare essentials.

It looked like the most sensible big van combination in the whole parking area and gave the impression that it could go anywhere with a good safety margin and plenty in reserve.

As you start going up in size with vans, there must come a time when you start stretching the Prado/Cruiser/Patrol/Landrover size vehicles to the limit. Maybe that is the time to start looking at the F250, Dodge Power Wagon etc or even Canter size trucks.

There is a right size vehicle for every van but the popular Cruiser/Patrol size are only a little above mid range. They were not designed to tow everything.

Yesterday I passed two Identical Prados towing 23" Roadstars. Bit of a worry I thought. I tow the 17.5' poptop behind the old girl. Thats enough for me. I can back it and not scared of dirt roads. I would love the extra size with the kids who wouldnt but all the same I like the idea of getting to where i want to go with out stressing. I can tackle the roadtrains out Thargo way but next week im off up the Bruice Highway and im stressing already. Dont trust impatent youngins in their fast cars and im not a grey nomad yet !!!!
Sharon