Good Afternoon Everyone,

I just had the tow hitch installed by my local LR dealer on my 2022 LR Discovery. Everything seems to be working fine (nothing obvious hanging off) and I am thinking of purchasing a hitch mounted cargo carrier. Nice item to put wood after chopping and bulky stuff. I found the below from amazon and although it's more expensive than the others, it seems to be of top quality and good reviews. Basically looking for top quality. Any suggestions are welcome!!


I am also looking for clarity regarding the tongue weight for the Discovery 5. I found the below through the LR website and it states Tongue Weight (Certified) is 330 Lbs, HOWEVER the Tongue Weight (Design) is 771 lbs. Does this mean it has been TESTED to 330 BUT theoretically was designed to handle 771?

https://www.ownerinfo.landrover.com/.../proc/G2644930

Any clarification is appreciated.

Thanks!! Matt

 

If it is supposed to tow 8000 lbs it should handle 800 lbs tongue weight (10 percent rule of thumb).
But that doesn't mean that's the spec.

 

It is 771lbs. It is even written on the hitch. You will be fine unless you load a motorcycle on the rack 😬

 

thanks!! ultimate plan may be to tow my daughter's pony. A LR towing a horse trailer, how cliche!

the pony is small (11 hands) and only about 500 lbs but as she grows, bigger horses. of course need to take into consideration the weight of the trailer! i know the towing mass limit is 6613 lbs and with a tongue weight of 10-15% that's between 661 and 992, or an average of 827 lbs.

so what's the significance of the 330 lb max? thanks again for your help!

 

That will be no problem. TD6 limit is 7700lbs and SI6 is 8200 lbs both have tongue limit of 771. There are many people on here who routinely tow at or close to those limits, myself included, with no issues. The Disco is a great tow vehicle, the best I have ever driven. Not sure what the 330lb is you reference, as I have never seen that mentioned anywhere before. I am wondering if that might be the tongue limit of the euro hitch as their trailers are designed differently and have MUCH lower tongue weights that North America.

 

got it...thanks!!!

 

Is your receiver detachable? I was just in the dealer for a service & didn't check but this seems to say they've gone back to the detachable receivers like they had on the LR3 / LR4 and some RRS. Either way seems to say max "nose" 350KG = 770LBs. It must be a different design as my LR3 hitch was max 400LBs...


https://accessories.landrover.com/ca...#tertiary-tabs

 

Yes...that's the one that was just installed

 

Well in that case good luck with your pony chauffeur duties! If you search these forums you'll see what folks pull with the D5s. We've done 5000LB static load easy.

 

thanks for your well wishes!! i just bought the weigh safe hitch and folding carrier for the trunk. will keep everyone posted!!!