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Matt
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Unladen weight

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Does anyone know the unladen weight of a traveller? I want to know what I can legally tow with it
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Post by ben739 »

will check my manual tonight and let you know.
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Post by Gareth »

The Driver's handbook (AKD680H) lists the following:

Unladen weight:
2-door.......... 14 3/4 cwt. (750 kg. approx.)
4-door.......... 15 1/2 cwt. (787 kg. approx.)
Convertible.. 14 3/4 cwt. (750 kg. approx.)
Traveller...... 15 3/4 cwt. (800 kg. approx.)

My factory workshop manual lists the Maximum Towing Weight as being 600kg, if I remember correctly. Might be something stupid like 609kg, but the manual is in the garage and it's cold out there... :lol:

Assuming you got your licence after 1997 (like me), then you'll be fine if you stick to a maximum of 600kg. It's still a lot of weight for a 1098 to haul around as it is. :roll:
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Post by Matt »

I havent got a 1098.... this ones a 1275!
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Post by JimK »

Workshop manual says that the 1098 Trav has a kerbside weight of 826kg and is rated for towing 609.5kg, but no information about braked/unbraked trailers.

The Camping and Caravanning Club recommend a maximum of 85% of the towcar's weight.
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Post by IslipMinor »

An unbraked trailer gross weight can be up to a maximum of 50% of the towing vehicle's kerb weight, or 750kg, whichever is the lower. So for a Minor, the unbraked trailer can be up to around 400kg gross weight - I would not want to rely on 7" drums to stop 1200kg of total moving weight!!
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Post by Matt »

Im aware of the limits about trailers, and the trailer im going to be towing is braked, and the car has servo'd marina disks!
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Post by moggyminor16 »

but they can pull more than that
mine had to move not far my caravan a 1975 17 foot long cavailer about 900 kg unladern i know not good for roads but this was off road and the old traveller hand no problem towing it but then again has a 1275
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