stu675:
carlston49:
If the towing vehicle is 2,000kg, the trailer can be 3,500kg as the train weight doesn’t exceed 5,500kg.However, I would have thought it would be safer if the towing vehicle was 3,500kg if the trailer is 3,500kg so that the tail doesn’t wag the dog…but that would not be allowed as the train weight would then be more than 5,500kg.
The towing vehicle can’t be 2,000kg because he’s already stated the Gross weight is 3,500 and even if it actually weighs less than that, you can’t change its allowable weight. So in this case it’s always a trailer of no more than 2,000
It would be wise to leave the towing vehicle light and put any excess on the trailer to allow for a nose weight and a smoother ride ,I would always run around 3000kg to 3300kg and the trailer to take the rest up to gtw even at 6300 kg and now at 7000kg gtw as we are today .