Top tow tugs too light? - Motoring
To safely tow a caravan weighing 3500kg you really need a loaded tow vehicle weighing no less than 4550kg. That’s one of many controversial recommendations made by the Caravan Council of Australia (CCA), an independent body trying to raise RV... According to a comprehensive tow vehicle buyer’s guide published on the Council’s website, the loaded weight of the tow vehicle should be at least 1. 3 times the mass of the loaded trailer or caravan. In GXL diesel form the ‘Cruiser has a Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) of 3350kg, which according to the formula would mean a maximum 2600kg van. CCA founder Colin Young, an automotive engineer and former employee of the now defunct Recreational Vehicle Manufacturers Association of Australia (RVMAA), said the radical recommendation is based on decades of towing experience as well as... Source: www.motoring.com.au
