In case you don't have one...Originally Posted by erland
The owners manual advises..."NO TOWING"
But if you want to put another VX in the "salvage pool", I'm cool wit that.
(not speaking to Erland, just re-enforcing his stance)
Super VXer
In case you don't have one...
The owners manual advises..."NO TOWING"
But if you want to put another VX in the "salvage pool", I'm cool wit that.
(not speaking to Erland, just re-enforcing his stance)
Super VXer
I towed a 22 ft donzi from cape cod mass to bolton landing ny .the boat weighs about 4000 lbs without the trailer. I do not know the weight of the trailer. I would guess maybe 800 to 1000 lbs. So I guess the answer is yes I have towed a 5000 lbs boat with the vx. It towed just fine. But I would not do it on a regular basis. The short wheel base and the weight of the vx make for an accident waiting to happen. This was with a dalan hitch and it is welded to the frame to make it stronger. I really do not know how safe it was ,but would not tow anymore than 5000 lbs down the road. Stopping that much weight in an emergency would not be fun or safe. I have moved larger boats at work with the vx just around the yard ,the hitch handled it no problem . But it would not be safe towing a 9000 lb boat down the road. shawn
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VXer
ok I picked up the trailer and towed it 100 miles at 4100lbs was not bad considering I did not have the breaks hooked up I live in Texas so I figure as long as you don't go over 5000lbs and are not hitting any hills you should be fine. my question is why can't you have a weight distribution hitch on the vehicross?
Super VXer
Guys, I have been watching this tread with interest.
I have been towing caravans, boats, and heavy trailers for the past 35 years.
I love my Vehicross, but would never tow anything over about 3000 lbs with it.
It has the power, but with the very short wheelbase and relatively low weight, it does not have the stability for an emergency stop.
It would be like the tail wagging the dog.
In addition, I had to get an engineer to certify the tow hitch on my Vehicross, as the car is not recognised here in Tasmania. (I have the only one in the state.)
The engineer would only certify it for 1000 lbs without trailer brakes, and 3500 lbs with trailer brakes.
You will get away with towing more - until you have an emergency stop on a wet road.
Then we will all be picking parts off your wreck.
I hope you take this as it is intended - constructive advice.
Regards
PK
Super VXer
In case you don't have one...
The owners manual advises..."NO TOWING"
But if you want to put another VX in the "salvage pool", I'm cool wit that.
(not speaking to Erland, just re-enforcing his stance)Yep...
And in case you're still wondering why a "weight distribution" hitch doesn't work...look at how much wheelbase you have to distribute that towing weight over...
Super VXer
What are the specs for towing with a 2 door trooper? Here is a link to a previous post on towing.Read what tone says in the post. shawn
http://www.vehicross.info/forums/sho...owing+capacity
Last edited by psychos2 : 10/04/2008 at 05:43 AM
VXer
the engine can pull 5000lbs but make sure and put a tranny cooler and add anything else to keep the engine from overheating. I think taking an ocasional weekend trip with no mountains (Texas is pretty flat) and fair weather (no wet roads) ( no heavy winds) you should be ok. your right about the emergency stop it would be hard to make any manuever but this goes for any car pulling any trailer semi trucks wreck and jacknife all the time. so the best advise with any trailer or tow is drive 5 miles below the speed limit and always give yourself lots of room to stop and always always be on guard. saying this the VX is only a temporary vehicle to tow with and I will probably upgrade to an FJ cruiser in a few years. also you should have trailer breaks and anything that you think would make it safer. I still don't know why you would not put on a weight distribution hitch and sway bars as that would make it safer to tow. :bgwg:
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