I’m currently leasing a Land Rover LR4. According to the dealership the towing capacity on this SUV is 7200lbs. I have a 2 horse straight load, bumper pull stock trailer and a tb. The drive is flat but about 45 minutes 2 days a week. Thoughts? Thank you.
What is the stopping capacity on the Land Rover?
Check that the factory installed receiver is up to towing the full 7200 lbs.
Sometimes it’s not.
And remember that pushing any vehicle at close to tow limits has a decent chance of stressing the drive train of the vehicle…
Oh, and dealers, IMO, mostly have no clue when it comes to tow questions and even if they might, have even less of clue about towing a live, shifting weight horse + trailer
I wouldn’t mind towing one horse if your trailer is aluminum, from a towing capacity standpoint, however I would not do it without an excellent hard wired brake controller and I suspect that putting one in will violate your lease agreement if not done at the dealership. The electrical systems in rovers can be finicky and complex, so I would ask one of the long time service advisors their opinion.
[INDENT]There is no such thing as stopping capacity.
In the event of an emergency you want your vehicle to be able to stop your trailer if the trailer brakes go out. The rest of the time your trailer brakes itself with properly adjusted brakes.
Honestly, even a 3/4 ton truck will struggle to stop a trailer in an emergency braking situation AND with the trailer brakes out.
Also, my trailer brakes can stop my truck AND my trailer if I have them too high. In an emergency? I’d need extra room.
What matters more is if the towing capacity is appropriate for your trailer, if the wheelbase of your vehicle is long enough, and if your transmission is designed to handle it. Yes, you need the appropriate hitch. You also want to make sure the rear suspension is beefy enough that you aren’t putting wear on your vehicle when you are hitched up.
In addition, check the tongue weight. A big flaw in many US trailers is they don’t care about the tongue weight, which can lead to lots of sway issues when your front end is lifted off the ground by your back end. A WDH can help in some cases.
You have enough towing capacity to pull a small short in length trailer with one horse.[/INDENT]
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I’m currently leasing a Land Rover LR4. According to the dealership the towing capacity on this SUV is 7200lbs. I have a 2 horse straight load, bumper pull stock trailer and a tb. The drive is flat but about 45 minutes 2 days a week. Thoughts? Thank you.[/QUOTE
You will need to be aware of tongue weight and make sure it is within specs / even though the capacity is 7200 they list the tongue weight maximum as 550 ( check that but I am pretty sure ) and you cannot use a weight distribution hitch on the unibody frame… Then check the GVC gross combined on the truck to make sure the numbers work… Brake control of course
Risa
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My friend has a large Land Rover with a ?7,500 towing capacity. It is an awesome towing vehicle. She has an aluminum 2 horse trailer with a dressing room, but usually just hauls her one, 1600 lb horse. The braking is very good. She used to tow a Brenderup with a Lexus SUV. That was scary. The Lexus did not have enough stopping power and did not feel like it would stay on the road.
I just looked and it seems the LR4 is the medium sized model. Can you trade up to the bigger model? The medium model may not have enough wheelbase length to keep you stable on the road. Swaying at high speeds or difficulty stopping is terrifying when it happens.
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My friend has a large Land Rover with a ?7,500 towing capacity. It is an awesome towing vehicle. She has an aluminum 2 horse trailer with a dressing room, but usually just hauls her one, 1600 lb horse. The braking is very good. She used to tow a Brenderup with a Lexus SUV. That was scary. The Lexus did not have enough stopping power and did not feel like it would stay on the road.[/QUOTE]
Something was wrong with the brederup brakes or coupler, then, and given that information I would hazard a guess that your friends range Rover would not stop an aluminum 2h with a 1600lb horse in it without electric brakes, either.
I tow a bockmann. There is no way a Lexus SUV would have any problem stopping this trailer unless something was wrong with it in which case you’d know immediately.
I think this is fear mongering and/or your friend wanting a bigger SUV because it’s just untrue otherwise.theres no such thing as “stopping power” with a European trailer unless your SUV also just can’t stop itself because that’s where the braking comes from.
/Just towed my Bockmann 14 hours round trip in a blizzard. Stops fine.
"What is the stopping capacity on the Land Rover? "
A friend of mine runs a land rover / range rover specialty repair shop. Based on his experience, they are capable of stopping anywhere, anytime, at any cost.
I don’t know about the brakes, only their unreliability.
