Just wondering what is the total weight you carry on a 3 axel trailer towed by a Jeep here in Ireland?, does anybody know.
Legal towing weight for Jeep and 3 Axel Trailer
- Thread starter Trench Box
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wuddy
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
The vehicle will have a maximum towing weight and a maximum gross weight! What is the make/model?
It’s a 16ft x 7.4ft Ifor Williams trailer, not sure what model.
- Location
- 200 miles N,NW of New York
He meant the towing vehicle
wuddy
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- Location
- Scottish Borders
Yes I did, but that trailer is about 900kg for a start.
- Location
- 200 miles N,NW of New York
yeah it will be, and what towing vehicle gross weight and train weight, also trailer test. Is needed for a. Decent reply
Nearly
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- Location
- North of York
RTFM
ridger
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- Location
- Tyrone, Northern Ireland
If vehicle is rated to tow 3500kg, then trailer can have about 2600kg in it or 4 bullocks. It will hold about 7 bullocks though. 900 kg seems light for the trailer I'd be thinking 1500 kg
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TripleSix
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- Location
- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Trailer is allowed to weigh a maximum of 3500kgs including its load.
The empty trailer will probably be about 1100kgs if it has sides on it.
You need to look at your vehicle's registration document to see what it's allowed to tow.
You may also need to take another driving test.
The empty trailer will probably be about 1100kgs if it has sides on it.
You need to look at your vehicle's registration document to see what it's allowed to tow.
You may also need to take another driving test.
Dave W
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- Location
- chesterfield
As @TripleSix says. The trailer will be significantly more than that
- Location
- Yorkshire
I've got a 16x7.6 Twin axle with sides ramps and ladder rack certificate of conformity says actual mass is 1070 third axle will weigh 110
are we talking north or south
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
He didn't say it was a cattle trailer. I have a 14' tri axle but you couldn't put any bullocks on it, they would just jump off the side.
My guess is 850 kg for an empty flat bed and a towing capacity of 2.8 ton so just short of 2 ton. Assuming by Jeep you just mean any old 4x4 rather than one actually made by Jeep.
My guess is 850 kg for an empty flat bed and a towing capacity of 2.8 ton so just short of 2 ton. Assuming by Jeep you just mean any old 4x4 rather than one actually made by Jeep.
- Location
- Yorkshire
Not necessarily true
Dave W
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- Location
- chesterfield
Poor advice. You're significantly out on the trailer weight. And until @Trench Box gives us more details like what the towing vehicle is it's pointless trying to guess.
- Location
- Near Beeston Castle
Which is why I used the words "guess" and "assuming".
Ifor Williams lists the trailer weight of a 16' triaxle flatbed as 845kg. I don't consider 5kg as significant, whether the trailer is a flatbed or cattle trailer is significant and so is knowing the actual towing vehicle.
Was the op question not some kind of cryptic quiz then?
- Location
- South Devon
No - you can't put a 13 tonne swing shovel on it 
Campbell
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- Location
- Herefordshire
This side of the water, a vehicles permissible 'towing mass' is printed on the V5 DVLA document. No excuses....
I agree with Kidd’s. I have a landcruiser and the most I can legally put on the drawbar is 2800kgs.
So if it’s a big heavy trailer it reduces the legal payload.
The dealer I bought my trailers from told me he has no end of problems with fellas bending the axles on the triaxle cattle trailers.
Which begs the question what weight are they carrying.
So if it’s a big heavy trailer it reduces the legal payload.
The dealer I bought my trailers from told me he has no end of problems with fellas bending the axles on the triaxle cattle trailers.
Which begs the question what weight are they carrying.