Towing

Sean1988 · Oct 10, 2016

Evening all,

I have a 2"receiver with a drop plate on a 2001 Defender. Is it ok to tow a trailer with it?

Turboman · Oct 10, 2016

Sean1988 said:
Evening all,

I have a 2"receiver with a drop plate on a 2001 Defender. Is it ok to tow a trailer with it?

Bit more info?

What exactly do you mean by 2" receiver? Is this a standard landrover fitment, or aftermarket?

Any chance of a pic? And what sort of trailer?

Sean1988 · Oct 10, 2016

It's from safari equipment and has a detachable drop plate with a pin, it braces to the chassis with supports. Il get a photo tomorrow. I havnt got the trailer yet but looking at one around 3500kg capacity for collecting wood.

Turboman · Oct 10, 2016

Sean1988 said:
It's from safari equipment and has a detachable drop plate with a pin, it braces to the chassis with supports. Il get a photo tomorrow. I havnt got the trailer yet but looking at one around 3500kg capacity for collecting wood.

Have you asked them?

Would think if it is made to fit a Def it will be for 3500kg, but well worth a check.

Sean1988 · Oct 10, 2016

cheers il ring them tomorrow. It's solid but I know there's a lot of rules about them being approved.

leeds · Oct 11, 2016

The 2" receiver and drop plate from Safari Equip is NOT type approved as towing equipment.

If your vehicle is pre 1997 you do not need to use type approved towing equipment.

Post 1997 (OP vehicle is 2001) then if your vehicle is taxed as a commercial N1 vehicle it is legal to use non type approved towing equipment

If vehicle is taxed as M1 then you must use type approved towing equipment.

For a 2001 Defender if it is hard top or pick up legal to use. If a SW then illegal.

We have used the SE 2" receiver for towing on commercial Defenders and they work well, however they can rattle a bit.

Brendan

leeds · Oct 11, 2016

An explanation of aspects of towbar law can be found at http://www.ntta.co.uk/law/towbars/type_approval.aspx

Brendan

61jason61 · Oct 11, 2016

just remember your towing LIMIT loaded is 3000kg including weight of unladen trailer. ok for you guys, all us gaylander drivers are limited to 2000kg, which is lucky as my two ponies and my unladen trailer are under the 2k kg limit lol.

nice knowledge there brendan, i got lost reading it lol

neilly · Oct 11, 2016

61jason61 said:
just remember your towing LIMIT loaded is 3000kg including weight of unladen trailer.

Is that correct information?????

Cheers

61jason61 · Oct 11, 2016

neilly said:
Is that correct information?????

Cheers

when i checked towing limits for my freelander the freelander was 2000kg max trailer weight loaded. all other landrovers were 3000kg

just saying what i found. stand to be corrected

neilly · Oct 11, 2016

MY02 Defender handbook. Not sure where you read 3000Kg????

Cheers

Marmaduke · Oct 11, 2016

61jason61 said:
when i checked towing limits for my freelander the freelander was 2000kg max trailer weight loaded. all other landrovers were 3000kg
just saying what i found. stand to be corrected

Sorry pal but you're wrong. Defenders and discoverys and range rovers can tow 3500kg

warrior · Oct 11, 2016

As above, rangie disco and defenders can tow 3500kg, after this thread a new drop plate that was made from thicker steel and strengthend, the old one was a bad design as the bracing dint go all the way down it,

https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/towing-with-reciever-hitch.267709/

Turboman · Oct 11, 2016

neilly said:
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MY02 Defender handbook. Not sure where you read 3000Kg????

Cheers

My 89 handbook has similar. And tows 3500kg as well.

What I find interesting in those tables is the maximum off road towing weights. I wonder how many have read that.

Not the several I have recovered from sticky situations towing heavy trailers, that is for sure!

61jason61 · Oct 11, 2016

i remembered wrong. was probably ^&$%()**() off cause mine can only tow 2000kg lol

goonarmy · Oct 14, 2016

Just to make things worse, ain't your limit 1800?

neilly · Oct 14, 2016

I checked it was 2000Kg for the year I looked at...LOL

goonarmy · Oct 14, 2016

neilly said:
I checked it was 2000Kg for the year I looked at...LOL

I just checked, looks like 2 tons

Turboman · Oct 14, 2016

Or 20kg on wet grass!

goonarmy · Oct 14, 2016

Turboman said:
Or 20kg on wet grass!

It cant tow itself up a 5 degree slope apprently.

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