towball weight

Submitted: Sunday, Jan 01, 2012 at 23:46
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I have recently bought a 23'6 Traveller that has a tare weight of 2800 kilos and then fully laden in excess of 3200 kilos. My understanding is that for towing and safety reasons you should always have a min of 10% (pref slightly more) of the vans weight on the towball (I tow with a 2007 100 series turbo diesel Landcruiser). I am very concerned that the compliance plate on the van shows the towball weight as 180 kilos whatever that means. I have not yet weighed the van, when coupled up, to show how much weight is on the towball but I am sure that it is more than 180 kilos. Any technical info out there would be greatly appreciated. PS I have noticed that the tandem wheels on the van are located somewhat to the rear of the van and perhaps this is a consideration, I don't know.
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