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Old 06-25-2015 | 04:14 PM
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Is the discovery 2003 capable of towing another 2004 discovery?
 
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Old 06-25-2015 | 04:44 PM
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Yes, But for how long and what conditions is the question.

I have a tow bar like the one used behind an RV and occasionally tow a disco with a disco. I would never do it on the freeways, and stopping can be fun, the disco behind you wants to push you all over the place.
 
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Old 06-25-2015 | 05:04 PM
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Just came from uhaul I was planning to rent but cant. They said discovery is too heavy for their braked trailer. Any other place to rent those?
 
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Old 06-25-2015 | 05:08 PM
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Old 06-26-2015 | 08:39 AM
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Originally Posted by LR03NJ
Just came from uhaul I was planning to rent but cant. They said discovery is too heavy for their braked trailer. Any other place to rent those?
The U-Haul auto transport trailer with electric brakes is actually quite capable of handling the tow weight of a Discovery. What you need is a tow vehicle that can handle the combined weight of the Disco + the trailer, typically a 2500 series pickup truck with a curb weight of +5,000 lbs and a big V8 or Diesel engine.
 
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Old 06-26-2015 | 08:47 AM
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u-haul has always been very strict about there transporters, now if you told them you were towing a Toyota Camry no problem.
 
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Old 06-26-2015 | 08:57 AM
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u-haul has always been very strict about there transporters, now if you told them you were towing a Toyota Camry no problem.
Yeah. For the record - don't lie to U-Haul about how you plan to use their tow equipment. Bad idea.
 
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Old 06-26-2015 | 12:11 PM
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Tell them you need to haul a VW bug!

They are strict because of all the idiots out there...they ruin it for everyone else.

I tried to rent one once...I had a G3500 1 ton Chevy van, they wouldn't approve of towing a 1970 f100 2-wheel drive pickup...Instead I bought a 100 dollar tow bar off Craigslist, towed the truck 5 hours away to its new owner, then sold the tow bar on Craigslist for 125!!
 
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Old 06-26-2015 | 08:32 PM
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One of the local rover Indy shops who is no longer in business (Land Rover salvage, or also known as global British). They used to also be a u hall dealer and he had countless pictures of people hauling in a rover behind another rover on a uhaul transport.
 
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Old 06-27-2015 | 01:39 PM
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You can certainly tow with another D2 but you need to disconnect the driveshafts of the towed truck if it's an auto if going anything more than a few yards also you need the engine running if it's not a rigid tow otherwise your brakes will be near useless and prolly shunt the tow truck in the rear end. Good luck but if it were me I'd put it on a car trailer/transporter ..................... less hassle.

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Oh defo a twin axle rated for 2.5 tons.
 


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