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Aussie Tow Ball / Tongue weights ?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dihusky" data-source="post: 500895" data-attributes="member: 10304"><p>Disco seems very light on for ball capacity <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> Thinking back, my Patrol had a max ball weight of 250kg, I fitted a tow bar off a different model patrol which was rated for 350kg, both were HR bars. Regularly used to tow at 250kg ball weight. </p><p></p><p>As you rightly say, there's an awful lot of unknowns and this is an area being seriously looked into by the Caravan Industry Assoc. in conjunction with Police etc due to the number of accidents caused by incorrect setups.</p><p></p><p>Some of the worst offenders for ball overloading are the camper trailer manufacturers, based on the design virtually everything is loaded between the hitch and the axle.</p><p></p><p>When we had ours, we shifted as much as we could towards the back, 70kg of canopy poles, 2 jerry cans, spare tyre etc and always traveled with a full water tank, just managed to squeak in at 245kg ball weight.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dihusky, post: 500895, member: 10304"] Disco seems very light on for ball capacity :o Thinking back, my Patrol had a max ball weight of 250kg, I fitted a tow bar off a different model patrol which was rated for 350kg, both were HR bars. Regularly used to tow at 250kg ball weight. As you rightly say, there's an awful lot of unknowns and this is an area being seriously looked into by the Caravan Industry Assoc. in conjunction with Police etc due to the number of accidents caused by incorrect setups. Some of the worst offenders for ball overloading are the camper trailer manufacturers, based on the design virtually everything is loaded between the hitch and the axle. When we had ours, we shifted as much as we could towards the back, 70kg of canopy poles, 2 jerry cans, spare tyre etc and always traveled with a full water tank, just managed to squeak in at 245kg ball weight. [/QUOTE]
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