towing

  1. IrishCobMontague

    Can my vehicle tow?!

    Hi guys! Beginning my towing career you could say! I drive a 1.6 diesel 2008 Kia C'eed. It has a towing capacity of 1400kg. I'm hoping to get a 800kg (after taking out the partition) Cheval liberte box. I have a 14.2 Irish Cob who is 4 years old and currently at the correct weight. However, both...
  2. M

    Getting a tow bar installed

    I'm currently purchasing a Range Rover Velar Approved (before there's any Land Rover bashing, I've had one for years and never had any issues and it has 3 years warranty in it too). It's been a long discussion with my partner on what to use to tow and this is the only car we can agree on o_O I'm...
  3. S

    Nissan qashqai

    I am looking at a Nissan qashqai tekna 1.6 17 plate to tow a iw401 and a 550kg horse.. trying to get a definitive answer on towing capacity is nigh on impossible. does anyone tow with this combo? Is it ok? I want to keep the car as economical as possible - any recommended combinations happily...
  4. M

    Towing with a Audi A6 Avant?

    Hi I’m wondering if anyone has or is pulling with a Audi Avant 2.7 tdi. The unbraked towing capacity is 2100kg and I want to pull 1 16hh medium weight horse in a older style Ifor Williams trailer (don’t have model details unfortunately ) I’m trying to figure out what I can and can’t do and it’s...
  5. M

    Towing up steep drive

    I’ve seen there’s other threads about towing up steep hills, but I’m wondering whether I will be able to tow up a steep drive. For context, I’ve just bought a horse and the drive out of the yard is very steep, and quite tricky to get out of as you have to come to a full stop before pulling out...
  6. M

    Towing weight?

    I’m new to towing and now really confused... So the cars maximum towing capacity is 2,000kgs. And the total weight of trailer + horses will be around 1,800kgs. I’ve heard about the 85% rule so 85% of the trailers maximum is 1700kgs. So it will be about 100kgs over. is that okay? I’ll only be...
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