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Old 16-02-2008, 04:09 PM
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Default Need towing advice

Hey guys, a lot of peeps on here seem to be well informed about towing cars and rolling shells so I'm hoping someone can help me out here.

My Mk2 Mondeo 1.8 has a towbar fitted to the back of it. I've been asked if I could tow a trailor with my mate's Mk4 Escort RST rolling shell on the back of it back from a bodyshop.

I don't know the exact weight of it and he's providing a trailor but I was wondering if anybody knows what the towing weights of the 1.8 Mondeo are and if the car will be up to towing it back?

I only have the 'normal' B category on my licence as well (I'm only 24) - I don't have B+E................is this going to cause me legal issues as well as I seem to understand there is a limit to what I can tow on a particular type of trailor or something???

ANY advice would be most appreciated although I understand that not knowing how heavy the shell is and what type of trailor is gonna be used makes things a bit tricky!
Old 16-02-2008, 04:22 PM
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Read this thread, should answer your question

https://passionford.com/forum/viewto...155&highlight=
Old 16-02-2008, 05:57 PM
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Apart from above, the car will be well up to it, I towed a mondeo, on a VERY heavy(braked) car trailer with a mk2 astra.
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my mondeo pull allsorts even granadas!!



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Old 16-02-2008, 07:03 PM
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i towed a nissan sunny with my old 1.4 escort wasnt really up to it but your mondy should have no problem
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Hmmmmm......cheers for the link and for the other replies.

It would seem the car is up to it but my licence isn't
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