What did you do with your Range Rover today
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Thanks that makes sense
Actually.. not sure it's right.. website says it's 2700kg gross, payload 1955kg.. there's a plate on the hitch that says 2700kg.. i don't know what the other plate is
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Well that's a new one for me. You can tow a trailer that exceeds the plated gross train weight of the car, as it's the weight of the trailer 'at the time' that counts, not it's gross weight
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My 2 pence worth .....last week doing a recovery i borrowed a transporter ,it said 3500kg,but the trailer weighed 845kg,but it had 2700 on it as well....,it was a big bugger 
.but the old girl pulled it easy even in a muddy field ,actually that was the best bit of the trip i felt quit manly ...
.but the old girl pulled it easy even in a muddy field ,actually that was the best bit of the trip i felt quit manly ...
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Some sort of glove might help?
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No. The car's stated max train weight cannot be exceeded. For a Rangie this is 3,500kg. The trailer itself can but unless you're driving something else you cannot. The trailer itself will have an unladen weight and a max (gross) weight that cannot be exceeded with any vehicle towing it.
There are max widths and lengths too but I doubt that will ever be an issue.
https://www.gov.uk/towing-with-car/weight-and-width-limits
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No, you can't exceed the max train weight, but it seems.. let's say your car plate states says you can tow 1 ton, you can tow a 2 ton trailer do long as is not loaded to weight more than 1 ton
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...e-basics#the-capability-of-the-towing-vehicle
Where the sum of the maximum plated weights of the towing vehicle and of the trailer added together exceed the plated GCW of the towing vehicle, this is not a problem as long as the ‘actual’ weights of the vehicle and trailer (which may not be fully laden at the time) do not exceed the plated GCW.
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He wore gloves. Went through them just helps hold the bits in the wounds lol.
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Poor old things just been putting on piles and piles of miles, chewed an alternator no biggie and an injector return pipe, just passed the 185k mark now
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Best thing you could have done buddy for the car.
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It should have all its chassis tags Kermie visible and not looking like its been re-stamped over. Proof of ownership too is always nice. If they have had it a short while its most likely stolen. You could also contact the police in their area to see if any recent reports of trailers stolen outstanding.
My brother bought an Ifor williams trailer about 5 years ago. Owned it 3 years and got a random police stop check one day. Trailer turned out to be stolen around the time he bought it and they found the smart water codes on it which confirmed it. Sadly it was seized there and then and he never got it or his money back.
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Been a long time coming - have been searching for a few years and only recently started ramping up the search.Some people do actually
Missed out on 4, 5th time lucky!
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Is that not what I said? As long as the weight of the trailer + load doesn't exceed 3500kg you're fine.
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I don't recall it being an issue although to be fair I just watched MrGorsky do it. That's management that is.
