Towing specs and help please!
#11
12-29-2021 | 06:34 AM
Overlanding
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yes, it’s tongue weight is quite low I believe, which is why I remembered it. Or rather it’s tow capacity is high for a suv, but not the tongue weight.
If I'm reading the OM right the trailer "nose weight" max is listed as 350 kg (772#), which is far more in keeping with the general US spec of 10-15% trailer weight on the tongue.
A mere 360# would be well under standard capacity for the tow rating of the vehicle, at least as normally calculated in the US
The Google suggests that in the UK a standard of 5-7% is used which calculates to more like 375-525# (I'm basing in an approx 7500# tow rating, though iirc actual is sightly higher). So even there 360# sounds too low.
A mere 360# would be well under standard capacity for the tow rating of the vehicle, at least as normally calculated in the US
The Google suggests that in the UK a standard of 5-7% is used which calculates to more like 375-525# (I'm basing in an approx 7500# tow rating, though iirc actual is sightly higher). So even there 360# sounds too low.
#13
12-29-2021 | 06:56 AM
Rock Crawling
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Just check the owners manual if you want to see it yourself. I did last night when I posted and quoted the max nose/tongue weight. My guess is someone missed the fact that it was listed as kgs and not lbs.Logically speaking I can't see a vehicle rated for a high tow capacity also being rated for a wholly insufficient tongue weight for that capacity. At least not since the days of bumpers with tow *****.
Last edited by Kev M; 12-29-2021 at 06:59 AM.
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#14
12-29-2021 | 07:42 AM
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#15
12-29-2021 | 03:24 PM
Rock Crawling
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Hmm, is that the paper version of the OM?
Interesting that it includes the US standard measurements as the online one I usually use doesn't (or at least didn't in the towing section). I had to convert all the kg's to #'s.
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12-29-2021 | 10:48 PM
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12-30-2021 | 08:58 AM
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