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Originally Posted by MercuryT
As previous mate my handbook says 2200 braked.
The towbar itself itself says 1500 braked (Haymen Reece)
The Tow ball limit is 85 0r something stupid which is causing all the problems.
I have no doubt it will pull a 1400kg van easily. Legally I was told I can't as Euro cars rate towbal capacity very low
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ok, sorry, i,m up to speed now.
to me i doesn,t make sense, the car can tow 2.2t with a ball weight of 90kg, thats less than 5% of 2200kg.
imo, at least 10% ball weight would be safer than 5% for towing, in fact some float manufactures would set there axles further to the rear of the trailer in a effort to aid towing balance. in contrast, a finely balanced trailer is more likely to dance around behind the car, possibly aiding a jack knife situation. european roads are better so that will help the trailer - car balance.
i think its good that your trying to figure it out, i towed horse floats for 30+ years and in all that time, me and no one else used to check ball weights, and the police didn,t check either.
but that didn,t mean we didn,t care, as we knew what that falcons could take, load wise. horse owners would always chat and compare how well there floats would tow, and float and car towing combinations.
if i was in your shoes , i would tow the van.
if your concern for ball weight ,you can internal adjust ball weight by moving weight around in the van, forwards or rearwards, or add a water tank. i did say before, buy a towbar weight tester. i still don,t own one.
https://www.campsmart.net.au/tow-bal...kaAhp2EALw_wcB
https://www.towbars2u.com.au/passat