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I'm looking for some advice about what 4x4's people use to tow their trailers, as I,m soon going to be in the market for something to pull an Ifor Williams trailer which will be loaded with a couple of apprx 17hh horses.

I'm not sure what to buy & would appreciate some views from some people who own one.

Thanks
 
You will definitely need a 'biggie'!

Something that can tow 3500kgs, so Range Rover, Discovery, Defender, Grand Cherokee, Landcruiser... you get the idea
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Love my Nissan Terrano. Easy to drive and fabulous to tow with, fairly economical for a 4x4 and not too expensive to buy.
 
When I had my Ifor Williams 505 I used to tow it with my Mitsubishi Pajero and I found it quite easy (even with two 16 HH horses in it).

Hope this helps
 
2 17 handes equals a big trailer and big horses so as first reply. You will need a big full on tow car like the discoveries/shoguns/range rovers etc.
 
I have a 4 litre Jeep Cherokee and it tows nicely up to 3 tonnes. It is a petrol/LPG conversion - I seriously recommend conversion as LPG is half the price of petrol and all 4x4 are pretty greedy petrol-wise!
 
ISUZU TROOPER most farmers use them as they are a great work horse and fab for towing.
I am on to my second one and i can not fault them.
 
Isuzu Trooper 3.1TDI Citation. They don't make this engine size anymore but best pulling machine around I've had a discovery and that was no where near as good. Get a good second hand one we pulled our Indespension which take 2 x 18h.h. and is heavy to start with no problems with the Isuzu not sure about the smaller 2.5 which is the largest engine they now make.
 
Depends how much tax you want to pay, the Grand Cherokee is supposedly going up to £800 a year!! Whereas the double cabs (Ford Ranger, Nissan Navara, Isuzu *can't remember and the Mitsibushi Warrior etc) are classed as MPVs and aren't going up.

We've got a Navara and you don't notice you're towing
 
Either LandRover Defender. or Discoverie (old or new) the spec of the discoveries are the same i think, but the 3 mark is more aimed at buisnessmen... i think.. with the radio's in the back... I-pod input... Fridge... and the like. although it does have GREAT handing offroad i hear, recently went on a 4x4 landrover day out with my stepdad. went in a discovery 3!. couldnt fault it.

Stephen
 
Keep seeing these threads :-) Keep smiling at my Jeep Cherokee 2.8CRD that pulls a fully laden HB510 without blinking. And through the week its still a very comfortable, stylish, road car thats not too ridiculous on mileage.
 
Either a Toyota Landcruiser or Amazon would be ideal..

LWB Shogun 3.5L petrol Auto would do the job...but is thirsty..I KNOW!!!
Range Rover also tow with ease,but i wouldn't go for a diesel RR....
A Terrano wouldn't have enough "grunt", nor would a Shogun Sport, a Cherokee CRD, Hyundai Sante Fe or a Kia Sorento ...
 
i'm just about to buy a Toyota Hilux Surf 3.0 TD - it's quite capable of pulling a fully laden IW510 - my mate has one. Nice looking car with plenty of guts, good reliability and nice, cheap road tax on the older models.
 
we have a kia sorrento 2.5 diesel, it tows really well. I have an ifor 510 and carry a bigish 16.2 ISH in it, it can tow 2.8 tonnes which is ample , the 510 weighs about 1 tonne and each 17hh horse will be around the 650-700kg which would be 2.4tonne max so no probs there. also the sorrento is not as humungous as some of the other 4x4 models or as thirsty- does around 30-33mpg on an automatic,i def recommend an auto as it makes hill starts with a trailer much easier and also general driving as you can spend more time considering the trailer/directions and less on the gears!
 
Ok JM07, I will speak up!!! :-) Take the Cherokee CRD off your list as it does have the grunt :-) more than - and not just on paper. It pulls two hefty 16.2 horses without blinking and is steady as a rock on the road.

What do you base your statement on?
 
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Ok JM07, I will speak up!!! :-) Take the Cherokee CRD off your list as it does have the grunt :-) more than - and not just on paper. It pulls two hefty 16.2 horses without blinking and is steady as a rock on the road.

What do you base your statement on?

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well this is hardly anything to be whinging to Admin about eh??
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Actual ownership
 
ditto that for the kia, have you actually owned any of these vehicles? or just throwing random statements around. please consult the manuals before giving advice on vehicles! ours has plebty of 'grunt' as you put it and tows very smoothly.
 
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Keep seeing these threads :-) Keep smiling at my Jeep Cherokee 2.8CRD that pulls a fully laden HB510 without blinking. And through the week its still a very comfortable, stylish, road car thats not too ridiculous on mileage.

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Ill second that ! I have a jeep cherokee too, and i love it its a limited so has all the mod cons too !
 
I think I can help on this one. I've been pulling an old home made trailer with my trusty old vauxhall Viva 1200 cc truck. The great thing about this is that I can also get a couple of shetlands in the back of the truck as well as my old shire, Daisy, in the trailer. The trick is to avoid all steep.. or come to that, even not so steep hills, sharp bends, fields, narrow lanes and busy roads...oh and always leave yourself plenty of room to stop, since the brakes tend to get a bit spongy. Happy to point you towards a dealer if this is of interest.
God luck.
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The first thing you have to do it take your trailer, 2 horses & anything else you plant to carry in it at the same time, e.g. tack box etc... to a weigh bridge. To find out what it weighs.

Then you will be able to work out which motor is 'capable' of towing for you.

So if for example you have a car with a maximum weight of 2180 kg and a train weight of 3980 kg the maximum towing capacity will be 3980 kg minus 2180 kg which gives a towing capacity of 1800kg.

The Discovery is one of if not the highest weight towing vehicle. The ministry are cracking down on this at the moment & you do not want to end up stranded.
 
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ditto that for the kia, have you actually owned any of these vehicles? or just throwing random statements around. please consult the manuals before giving advice on vehicles! ours has plebty of 'grunt' as you put it and tows very smoothly.

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i've also owned a Kia...i'm certainly not in the habit of throwing "random statments around" how stupid THAT would be when someone is asking for advice...??

unlike MANY on here, i don't just "READ THE MANUAL" because that isn't much use when you have two VERY large, mobile pieces of cargo wavering on the back of a tow vehicle..

as i said, IMO the Kia AND the CRD aren't capable of safely towing in ALL driving situations...because the actual towing ISN'T the problem...it's the STOPPING!

Just MY opinion......
 
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