anyone tow 3.5t regularly with a defender.

[mendiplogs]

its a 1056xl. any experiance of these? quite a big tractor for my needs really. i doubt il ever need to tow more than 4.5 ton with it but would also use it to run a post rammer.

 

HI D R S nice tractor there mate 6 pot 110hp i think just put up a post on them some one will no thanks jon

[gensetsteve]

its a 1056xl. any experiance of these? quite a big tractor for my needs really. i doubt il ever need to tow more than 4.5 ton with it but would also use it to run a post rammer.

 

If its a good tractor and you decide its too big I would be interested I am looking for a larger tractor at reasonable money. Have a look at tractordata.com it give all the specs for most of the tractors.

[Billy]

 

First day towing my new (old) tt105, is it normal for the nose to sit so low?

[treequip]

Only if it's badly loaded or the hitch is to low? Makes it more likely to wag about.

[Billy]

Load was level, it looked so bad we loaded it towards the back more before we left !

 

 

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[treequip]

Load was level, it looked so bad we loaded it towards the back more before we left !

 

 

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Is the towing point on the vehicle fixed?

 

 

If its ajustable move it up till the vehicle and trailer are both level, if it's fixed think about either replacing it with an ajustable one or move it up so the trailer rides level.

 

[gensetsteve]

Load was level, it looked so bad we loaded it towards the back more before we left !

 

 

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Fit uprated springs to the defender. Raiseing the hitch will just overload the rear axle I think max on rear axle is about 1800kg. Nose weight on trailer should be 150kg or you will damage the trailer hitch. If you make the trailer tail heavy it will give you a brown trouser moment at about 56mph.

[Billy]

Hitch can be moved up about 40 mm another set of holes but it's not a proper slide one, the landy already has helper springs as its a 3.5t one. I thought moving the hitch would just squish the landy down more, but if that's the solution so be it, I always assumed those adjustable hitches were to make the hitch meet the drawbar rather than the other way round!

[mendiplogs]

Hitch can be moved up about 40 mm another set of holes but it's not a proper slide one, the landy already has helper springs as its a 3.5t one. I thought moving the hitch would just squish the landy down more, but if that's the solution so be it, I always assumed those adjustable hitches were to make the hitch meet the drawbar rather than the other way round!

 

HI BILLY steve right there we just fitted terra firma springs there 130 hd there good you also need a adjustable plate hitch just watch the nose load you need the load right as it a night mere to tow all the best jon

[gensetsteve]

Two thoughts one your spring sets inc helpers could be worn out. Second thought we have the same trailer and filled with rings to the top of the sides is 2 cu metres or 2tonnes of timber if tightly packed. If you sneak it up past the mesh sides and hide it with some ply you will have 3-4 tonnes on which will squash any springs