They did make such a truck the FC101 is excellent with heavy loads. A D130 or D147 would probably be alright also.

 

agreed... "i have a friend" that has towed some crazy weight on under equipped rigs. when i..i mean, he has too. a regular towing of such a trailer needs to be behind a rig, that is equipped/rated for the task. But you'll be fine for a couple/few hauls, annually. just be safe, remember what you have pushing you, be familiar with your braking distances and you shouldn't be white knuckling, at all.

 

I would not mind a Forward Control at all, but not in by budget at all and considering how old they are, I assume anything in my budget would need major restoration work before its road worthy, say nothing about hauling a camper. But after browsing the Expedition Portal and viewing the Las Vegas Land Rover dealership, Im interested in the FC! One day when Im settled down (years down the road) Id like to own my current D2, a Lr4, Defender station wagon and a Forward Control! For now Ill keep dreaming.

I would not even try and haul a large camper with my D2! Under no circumstances.

 

I've been towing a 17' camper for two years with my 2007 LR3. Dry weight is about 3,200 lbs. No weight distribution hitch, but I do have a single friction anti sway device. I can tell you from experience that it tows with ease. Seriously.

There are some people that are reporting towing 30' trailers with LR3's using Hensley hitch setups. I personally wouldn't go that long, but I am confident in my LR's ability to tow, and I do plan on upgrading my camper to a longer one - maybe 26' and 4,700 lbs. For comparison, a Chevy Tahoe has a 116" wheelbase. The LR3 has a 114" wheelbase.

If you do a google search for LR3 towing, you will get so confused by all the talk out there. The haters are the ones saying short wheel base, blah, blah, blah and by the way I don't even own an LR3. The ones that actually own LR3's and are doing some towing seem to be pleased. The key is staying within the towing specs and having the proper hitch set up. Also, the shorter length you go = easier to tow.