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best 4x4 for towing trailer and horses
zebidee:
--- Quote from: Lord Shagg-Pyle on July 23, 2009, 00:15:04 ---I've towed an Ifor Williams 510 with two big neds in it, with my Disco. A good balance. I've tried the same trailer with a 90 and found it a bit skittish.
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IIRC a 90 only has a max weight of 3000kg so may have been closer to the max which could have been why it was skittish.
Big horse ~= 750-800kg
IW 510 = 1000kg
Between 2500 & 2600kg with the trailer + horses - still within the capability of a 90 but closer - add in 4 adults at 70kg each and you're up at 2780kg to 2880kg. Tack and other gubbins could easily take a vehicle over the max weight.
vicskyline:
we are always towing horse trailers in our defender 90 , but gotta say my old disco 300tdi XS was lovely at towing! :D
bastynitch:
--- Quote from: vicskyline on July 23, 2009, 22:13:17 ---we are always towing horse trailers in our defender 90 , but gotta say my old disco 300tdi XS was lovely at towing! :D
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vic, it is an ifor williams two horse trailer, you pull usually with two big horses in and it seems quite stable--mind you when i take my big baby horse out he can be a bit unpredictable--so its not so stable at times!!
you do an excellent job towing them though ;) :clap:
my diesel frontera is not too bad, it drags abit up rockingham hill though lol
Ginny:
Having towed horse trailers with a variety of vehicles over the years I liked the Disco's but not enough room :roll:
Our old Pajero (2.5) was ok but not enough oomph for 2 hefty "neds", the current Paj (3.5) is a dream to tow with apart from the fuel consumption :lipsrsealed: Also liked towing with a RR V8 but :cry:at the fuel we used!!
adafish:
been there done that...went from a 2 pony wooden trailer, then a bateson derby, a sinclair with living, now gone down the HORSEBOX route..with living for 4 and carry 3 horses
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