Big three.5t caravan Towing

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Towing that huge 3.5t caravan
These days nearly all the Ute manufacturers offer 3.5t (3500kg) towing with their vehicles. But how close can we get to that realistically?

Let’s look at just few:

Vehicle Year Tow ATM TBM Kerb Mass GVM GCM
Ford Ranger 2.0L 20 3500 350 2197 3200 6000
Ford Ranger three.2L 20 3500 350 2230 3200 6000
Holden Colorado 20 3500 350 2163 3150 6000
Isuzu D Max 20 3500 350 2130 3100 5950
Mazda BT50 20 3500 350 2174 3200 6000
Mitsubishi Triton 20 3100 310 1990 2900 5885
Nissan Navara 20 3500 350 2186 2910 5910
VW Amarok V6 20 3500 300 2147 3080 6000
Toyota Hilux 20 3200 320 2045 3000 5650
The huge hitters:

Toyota 70 collection V8 Diesel Ute 20 3500 350 2175 3300 6800
RAM V8 Petrol 20 4500 450 2650 3450 7237
RAM Eco Diesel 20 3500 350 2715 3450 6692
RAM V8 Petrol quotes completely different GCM figures based on the Diff axle ratio. With the 3.2 Diff axle ratio fitted GCM is 6261kg, but when fitted with the Diff axle ratio of 3.92 than GCM is elevated to 7237kg. Also, to tow 4.5t the tow ball dimension have to be increased from 50mm to 70mm.

So, lets take a glance at those figures in more detail. Let’s have a glance at the Ford Ranger first. To tow three.5t we have a most GCM of 6t that then means that the utmost the vehicle can weigh is 2.5t.

Isuzu D Max once more to tow 3.5t the vehicle must weigh a maximum of 2.45t.

VW Amarok to tow 3.5t have to be underneath 2.5t as properly however most TBM (Tow Ball Mass) is simply 300kg.

Now when we look at the Kerb Mass of the Ford Ranger being 2230kg for the three.2L that leaves only 270kg of payload.

Kerb Mass is measured with a full tank of fuel and the driving force. Kerb Mass does not embrace anybody else within the automobile, the towbar, luggage or any other accessories that you would be match on the car like bull bars, canopies and so forth.

Now I’m not selecting on the Ford Ranger here as they are all in the identical boat.

The Nissan Navara would have a most payload of 224kg.

The Isuzu D Max would have a most payload of 320kg.

The Mazda BT50 would have a most payload of 326kg.

The Mitsubishi Triton and Toyota Hilux are being much more practical right here. The Triton can tow 3.1t and still have a payload of 795kg. The Toyota Hilux can tow 3.2t and that gives a payload of 405kg. As an example, if we have a look at the 2017 VW Amarok that has a maximum allowable tow weight of 3t this provides a whopping 853kg of payload.

So, as you'll find a way to see from these outcomes, they would all be much better suited to towing a maximum of 3t.

But I hear you say my caravan is 3.5t.

Let’s look at the heavy hitters. If you would possibly be joyful to vary gears manually and also you don’t thoughts the 1980’s look and feel on each the within and outside of the Toyota Landcruiser 70 sequence V8 Diesel then this may be a real 3.5t tow car. Now this will tow three.5t and still leave you with a massive payload within the car of 1,125kg. This automobile at its most GVM can nonetheless tow three.5t to its maximum GCM of 6800kg. Canopy on the back and a bull bar up front will reduce that figure.

The Dodge RAM – the Ute we have been ready for…. nicely almost. That is determined by a few things. Firstly, what engine you select. The Eco Diesel for instance has a maximum tow weight of three.5t which after wanting on the hefty Kerb Mass will only provide you with a most payload within the car of 477kg… not too unhealthy. But when you select the V8 Petrol with the 3.92 Diff ratio then whilst towing 3.5t you will have the utmost GVM payload in the car of 800kg. If you choose the V8 with the Diff ratio of three.2 (for economy) then the obtainable payload in the automobile drops to 111kg, not so good… so select correctly.

If your caravan is three.5t and you must have a Ute then the pickings are slim. The choices improve if we start to take a look at Wagons, as that opens up a complete completely different number of vehicles to select from. Their GCM weights are typically greater and their energy in the type of Nm could be a lot better as properly.

To title a number of:

Vehicle Year Tow ATM TBM Kerb / Tare GVM GCM
Audi Q7 V8 Diesel 20 3500 350 2240 T 2940 6740
Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.zero Diesel 20 3500 350 2327 T 2949 6099
Land Rover Discovery
D6 Diesel

20 3500 350 2236 T 3050 6550
Range Rover DV8 20 3500 350 2658 T 3340 6740
Lexus LX570 20 3500 350 2740 K 3350 6850
Toyota Landcruiser 200 V8 Diesel 20 3500 350 2740 K 3350 6850
Let’s look nearer at a quantity of:

Audi Q7 V8 Diesel – we are able to still carry most payload whilst towing three.5t. We also don’t see too many with lots of aftermarket accessories like bull bars etc.… towbar is about it on these.

Land Rover Discovery D6 Diesel – as soon as again most allowable payload as a lot as GVM while towing three.5t.

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Toyota Landcruiser 200 V8 Diesel – up to most GVM obtainable whereas towing three.5t. The downside right here is so many Landcruiser’s are fitted with a load of aftermarket accessories like bull bars, roof bars, draw techniques, fridges, 2nd batteries simply to call a quantity of. This tremendously reduces the cars capability to tow that magic 3.5t tow weight so many want to do.

The downside of Wagons are their costs as they're significantly dearer.

Hopefully this doesn’t scare you away from towing an enormous caravan but quite gives you some info and knowledge so you can get it proper. Remember should you don’t get your weights proper you can obtain an infringement notice and demerit points, or worst nonetheless be involved in an accident.

Book a weigh with us right now, absolutely loaded able to go and have the boldness to do it safely and legally.

Safe travels

Craig

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Pub: 12 Jul 2023 11:10 UTC
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