Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

paulzx7 · Newbie Joined: 09 Jan 2004 Posts: 1

Hi

Can anyone tell me what the UK legal maximum weight for a 3.1 troouper LWB and SWB can tow.

Thanks

Paul

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flashman · **** Joined: 16 Aug 2003 Posts: 325 Location: Portsmouth

750kg unbraked
2500kg braked
This is dependeant on vehicle condition of course. If the engine is shot it won't pull a wet paper bag as they say. If the car is in good nick then the above should be easily acheived.
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Monty · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2004 15:42 Post subject:

Just for your information:
Maximum permissible towing loads are included in the vehicle registration book here in Germany and mine quotes 3500kg! Maybe Isuzu in the UK isn't quite as bold and settled for 2500kg.

Richard D · * Joined: 14 Oct 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Mansfield Notts

local isuzu dealer says trooper gtw (gross train weight) is 5500 kgs therefore car weighs 2000 kgs ' can tow 3500 kgs Rolling Eyes

pjcooper · Newbie Joined: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 8 Location: Nottingham

I am not sure what you are planning on towing, but if it is a caravan, the recommendation for inexperienced towers is that the caravan's maximum loaded weight should not exceed 85% of the towing vehicle's kerbweight. I believe that the LWB Trooper weighs in at about 2000KG, which means that the 85% recommendation comes out at 1700KG. For more experienced towers, it is recommended that the caravan can go up to the kerbweight of the towing vehicle, but that it should not exceed this figure. I appreciate that these figures are probably below the legal figures, but, particularly on long journeys, you do not really want to be towing something that exceeds the kerbweight of your vehicle; there is the danger of the "tail wagging the dog". However, the good news is that the LWB Trooper should be able to tow any caravan that is on the UK market at the present time, even the big twin axle models.