Cowabunga
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Yes, that would seem to be so. Only late production models were uprated to tow 3.5 tons and only, as you point out, if the trailer had three axles. Even so, I don’t think the L200’s brakes were obviously lacking in comparison to others in its class. Rather oddly, the first Ford Ranger T6, from 2012 and 2013, only had a 3 ton limit but later ones, like mine, were rated for 3.5 tons. I’ve no idea what they changed, if anything, to gain the extra 500kg towing capacity. I suspect that perhaps they changed the final drive ratios, because Ford did and indeed do have three alternative ratios available to this day.Newer L200 trucks were 3000kg or 3500 if the trailer was triple axle so brakes were obviously their concern