Where are the heavy duty tow vehicles?

[Daniël Bos]

Any American pick up, defender.

 

Most imported American pickups have rather disappointing towing allowances actually...

Went to look at a dodge once with a 6.3l turbo diesel, rated to tow 2200kg or so?

[gensetsteve]

The Landrover stuff feels on the limit at 3500kg but the Landcruiser feels like you have nothing behind. All genuine uk import amazons are plated and legal for 3500kg. The toyota landcruiser lc3 and 4 and stuff are not real landcruisers and dont pull the weight a lot of people have bought them thinking they were the new amazon. There is a clue in the price lc4 £45,000 Amazon 65k

[difflock]

And yet stateside they will be rated for to tow 10,000 lbs plus say about 5 tonne.

With electric brakes as as I understand.

Generally speaking.

Sniff!

to the above

That is why I particularly spelled out LC Amazon

I baint entirely stupid.

Edited January 28, 2013 by difflock

[Random Rob]

Land Rover WERE going to replace the Defender with the DC100 concept (the Skoda Yeti/Mini lookalike).

BUT when they released the concept models and put out opinion polls, everybody told em straight thats useless crap, if it can't work for a living whats the point?

Now suddenly the Defender will go on to 2015 and they are supposed to be designing a proper heavy duty Defender replacement.

[mendiplogs]

Both up for sale John, add them to your fleet mate:thumbup1:

 

HI STEPHEN my wife like one the RRS i will pm you to tell you about the audi jon

[jump-it]

well my F250 is rated to 11 tonne on the V5, think thats only on a goose neck tho. can tow 3.5t on just over run brakes tho

[Daniël Bos]

well my F250 is rated to 11 tonne on the V5, think thats only on a goose neck tho. can tow 3.5t on just over run brakes tho

 

But is it classed as a sub 3.5t vehicle itself or over?

[jump-it]

its just under the 3.5 tonne i think

[LGP Eddie]

I'm certain the new Ford Ranger has been increased to 3499kg capacity now?

 

I looked at one of these to replace my Defender 90, but quite simply for where I have to get on site sometimes with a 12ft Ifor tipper in tow, they are just too long.

 

I really rated them though, looked a real solid bit of kit with plenty of options including the basic Farmer spec with steel wheels which is the way I'd have gone.

 

I can't see Landrover ever ditching the 3500kg towing on a possible Defender replacement unless towing regulations have changed by then.

 

I've just ended up with a new clutch in the TDCi at 40,000 miles (luckily under warranty), which was pretty disappointing when my 300TDi 90 on exactly the same duties was sold at 173,000 miles on the original clutch!

 

Ranger is worth a look and that 5 cylinder must be a monster towing vehicle.

 

Eddie.

[Hodge]

Land Rover WERE going to replace the Defender with the DC100 concept (the Skoda Yeti/Mini lookalike).

BUT when they released the concept models and put out opinion polls, everybody told em straight thats useless crap, if it can't work for a living whats the point?

Now suddenly the Defender will go on to 2015 and they are supposed to be designing a proper heavy duty Defender replacement.

 

Hope your right mate:)