Rated to tow up to 3500kg braked

Weight 2389kg tow vehicle. 

Does this equate to 1,111kg payload? 

243kW

700Nm-¹

Piet

Daai 

Rated to tow up to 3500kg braked     beteken dat die rem systeem soortgelyk aan die wat op vragmotors is so die normale inloop rem is nie deel van daai som nie [in Australia kom jou woonwa met so meganiese rem so dit werk daar]

Weight 2389kg tow vehicle.   dit is jou GVM en bepaal jou sleep gewig

Does this equate to 1,111kg payload?  no

243kW    jy slaan vinnig [versnelling hulp]

700Nm-¹ jy slaan hard [sleep bystand krag]

PietBlootvoet wrote:

Rated to tow up to 3500kg braked

Weight 2389kg tow vehicle. 

Does this equate to 1,111kg payload? 

243kW

700Nm-¹

Hi Pieter.  Ek moet net vra waar het jy die informasie gekry? Vir watter voertuig is die Info?

My vertolking van die Informasie is:

1. Die betrokke voertuig kan 3,5 ton sleep. Met die verstand houding dat die Sleepwa van 3,5 ton, sy eie remme het.  As die sleep wa nie remme het nie mag dit in elkgeval nie, gelaai, 750kg oorskry nie.
2. Die Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) van die voertuig is 2389kg (Met ander woorde dit wat die voertuig mag weeg as dit ten volle gelaai is en jy Mag dit nie oorskry nie).
3. 243Kw  wat die voertuig gebruik om te versnel.
4. 700Nm wat die voertuig gebruik om iets te sleep.
5. Nee die aftrek som gemaak van 1111kg is nie die payload nie.   As jy onder Payload verstaan "Dis die gewig wat jy op die voertuig mag laai" is dit basies die GVM hier bo genoem 2389kg minus die Tara gewig.  (Tara gewig is amper basies dit wat jou voertuig leeg weeg)  Daar is 'n spesifikasie wat die Tara van 'n voertuig bepaal.  Gewoonlik sigbaar op die lisensie skyfie.

The maximum tow weight (3500Kg) is wat the manufacturer allows. Some don't allow towing at all.

According to my understanding the SA law states:

Die Tarra of the towing vehicle must be equal to or more than the GVM of the trailer.

A trailer of GVM 750Kg or less does not require brakes on the trailer and you don't need an "EB" rating on your license. A "B" rating is good enough.

A trailer with a GVM of 750Kg or higher requires over run brakes to be fitted to the trailer and the driver must have an "EB" rating on his license.

If the trailer GVM is higher than the towing vehicle Tarra then active electric or hydraulic brakes must be fitted to the trailer.

Payload is equal to trailer GVM minus trailer Tarra.

Is this correct?

Paul, you are correct.  In South Africa the Road Traffic Regulations are more stringent than in eg Australia.  Our local manufacturers and or suppliers of vehicles overstate the maximum towing capability.  They plainly ignore our local Regs.  If any dealer tells a buyer that the vehicle can tow 3500kg, then some of us know the dealer has no clue of the RSA Regs.

At the caravan show in Midrand earlier this year there were vans on display that can only be towed by a Land Cruiser or similar sized SUV.  The sellers admitted as much and stated that Ranger or Hilux bakkies may not tow it unless those service brakes you mention above are fitted to the van and the activating coupling to the tow vehicle fitted.

An easy example is that the Tare of the towing vehicle must be at least 1500kg if you wish to tow a GVM 750kg trailer.  

If any reader wantd to know more, I suggest you read the Traffic Regs.

Regards

Dis interessant Theo. Dit beteken klein, en selfs meeste middelslag voertuie mag nie n sleepwa sleep nie want n 1500Kg voertuig is minstens n groterige middelslag een. My Peugoet 3008 bv is maar 1300Kg volgens sy registrasiesertifikaat. En sleepwaens van 750 Kg gelaai het normaalweg ook nie remme nie. Ek raai meeste mense wat sleepwa sleep doen dit dus onwettig maar die verkeersmanne besef dit gelukkig nie.

Fred, the Reg (Reg 151) that applies to the Tare vs GVM of towing vehicle to Trailer/caravan is mostly overlooked as it specifies the brakes that are required in whatever situation.   The "treintjie slepers" ie those fellows that tow a trailer behind their caravans, mostly ignore this Reg.  Next time you see an Exclusive with a trailer in tow behind a Hilux / Ranger / Amarok etc , check the brakes.  The trailer probably does not even have run-in brakes.   Sub-Reg 'b' and 'c' are very clear as to the type of brakes be it a parking, overrun or/and service brake that is required 

I have attached a jpg file and I hope it is readable.

Regards