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Title: A towing weight question
Post by: Vamps on 20 September 2013, 22:11:27
My Jeep is being borrowed on Sunday to tow a horsebox to a show, I was rather reluctant but SIL in a fix so you do what you have to..... ::) ::)

Cant access the manual at the moment so just looking around on the internet Auto trader site put the maximum towing weight as 750 kg.... :o :o  LWB 2.7 diesel...... we all see swb land rovers towing huge loads. A check on the internet for towing capacity says 5000lbs which is 2.2 Tonnes which is around what I would have expected. Generally other 4x4 on auto trader seem to be 750kg

Am I getting this all wrong?.... :-[ :-\ :-\
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: 05omegav6 on 20 September 2013, 22:14:16
Should be two weights, one unbraked and one braked :y

750 and 2200 respectively sound plausible...
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 20 September 2013, 22:19:07
If memory serves me correctly the towing capacity for the Cherokee is 2800 braked.
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: Crazycarzowner on 20 September 2013, 22:20:29
Thought so    http://www.uktow.com/towing%20capacity.asp?make=Jeep
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: Vamps on 20 September 2013, 22:20:59
Should be two weights, one unbraked and one braked :y

750 and 2200 respectively sound plausible...

Yes, that might be the case...... :y :y
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: Vamps on 20 September 2013, 22:22:43
Thought so    http://www.uktow.com/towing%20capacity.asp?make=Jeep

Yes, thanks, mine is the 2.7 but some sites were saying up to 6500lbs. There will only be one horse in the box so easily within limits of a braked box...... :y :y
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: henryd on 20 September 2013, 22:34:47
Unbraked is 750kg max,most of the big 4x4's are 3500kg braked towing weight,not sure on your jeep though Mike,should be in the handbooks though and on the chassis weight plate :y
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: Kevin Wood on 20 September 2013, 22:52:57
If it's not going to be you driving, remember some new drivers will not have entitlement on their license for a train over 3.5 tonnes!
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: Vamps on 20 September 2013, 23:02:20
If it's not going to be you driving, remember some new drivers will not have entitlement on their license for a train over 3.5 tonnes!

She has an HGV.... :y :y they used to have a truck but have now reverted to a horse box trailer, unfortunately their towing vehicle just went Bang..... ::) ::)  She is of an age where she tow a trailer though, good point..... :y :y
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: Vamps on 22 September 2013, 22:45:13
Well, got the Jeep back tonight..... :y  Sister in Law, and niece, loved it, apparently a fantastic tow vehicle, better than the 4x4 she recently sold... ;) ;)  It even came back out vacuumed...... ::) ;)  I did suggest a price...... :D :D problem then would be the same as others, what to replace it with.... ::) ::)
Title: Re: A towing weight question
Post by: 05omegav6 on 22 September 2013, 22:47:41
Obviously another Omega ::)