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10-16-2013, 05:26 PM
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Can a Land Rover pull a 15,000 lb. Fifth Wheel?
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10-16-2013, 05:38 PM
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10-16-2013, 06:24 PM
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Well i guess I should have double checked all threads before posting. I figured it was a recent video so I was safe. Doesn't look like it has been beaten to death yet though.
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10-17-2013, 05:38 AM
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Well, the Landrover is in 4X4 mode, and the Ram is in 2WD.
A Volkswagen could tow a Superduty Ford also, once it's tires start spinning......
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10-17-2013, 06:25 AM
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Sliding friction versus rolling friction. Same reason ABS is a better method of stopping than locking the wheels.
Driving techniques of the drivers has a lot to do with this, not to mention amount of down force on the points of thrust. Looks like the Brit is in AWD, the Fiat (Dodge) is in 2 WD which equated to 1 WD if the rear dif is not limited slip.
I'd love to see a physics teacher use this as a class project.
The Dodge still out classes the Rover as a tow vehicle in overall comparison.
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10-17-2013, 07:16 AM
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Where would you put the hitch in the Land Rover?
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10-17-2013, 07:26 AM
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Its all in the tires.
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10-17-2013, 07:33 AM
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Funny...the ad before the video was a dodge truck commercial.
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10-17-2013, 09:23 PM
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Folks in the UK would consider this a dumb question. A Land Rover Defender (90" wheelbase, 3,5L V8) is rated to tow 5000 pounds. A Range Rover can tow 10,000 pounds. My '03 Kia Sedona, rated for 3500 lb in the US is rated for 6600 lb in Europe (same 3.5 V6 and 5-speed auto).
Are US drivers so much more incompetent that their European counterparts or is it the chicken-poop insurance companies imposing the US limits?
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10-17-2013, 09:50 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by F and E Damp
Folks in the UK would consider this a dumb question. A Land Rover Defender (90" wheelbase, 3,5L V8) is rated to tow 5000 pounds. A Range Rover can tow 10,000 pounds. My '03 Kia Sedona, rated for 3500 lb in the US is rated for 6600 lb in Europe (same 3.5 V6 and 5-speed auto).
Are US drivers so much more incompetent that their European counterparts or is it the chicken-poop insurance companies imposing the US limits?
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Its the chicken poop lawyers sueing everyone for anything.
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10-22-2013, 02:04 AM
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Land Rover pulling 15000 lbs trailer.
I'm sure it would pull it on flat land. However, in Arizona, one trip down Salt River Canyon in the Land Rover with a 15000 lbs. trailer chasing you would be quite stressful, until you bailed out and the parachute opened.
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