Thread: NZ towing laws and practices are making my head hurt, help!!??

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Shit mates…maybe I’ll just stick with the jetski
On another note the only raptor I’ve ever driven was the US 6.2L supercharged version…wasn’t so much the power but the suspension on that thing!! It pays to be a rich farmer…in any country.

Nah, just get your boat and "have at it" you will be fine. The fact you have even considered consequences of an unsuitable tow vehicle mean you are ahead 50% boat buyers

Yesterday I was following a baby Jag towing a Haines Hunter SF535, the poor Jaaag while it might have had the power certainly didn't have the springs in the back to keep its arse off the ground. I really was expecting to see sparks it was that low.

Originally Posted by Happy Jack

Yesterday I was following a baby Jag towing a Haines Hunter SF535, the poor Jaaag while it might have had the power certainly didn't have the springs in the back to keep its arse off the ground. I really was expecting to see sparks it was that low.

yep and the dazzled drivers approaching at night, you see this quite often with towing vehicles

Originally Posted by Joe Schmo

Shit mates…maybe I’ll just stick with the jetski
On another note the only raptor I’ve ever driven was the US 6.2L supercharged version…wasn’t so much the power but the suspension on that thing!! It pays to be a rich farmer…in any country.

You mean it pays to be a rich tradie driving around in there Dodge Rams and Silverados

Nah, Govt department (NIWA and DOC).

Originally Posted by BRADS

You mean it pays to be a rich tradie driving around in there Dodge Rams and Silverados

All on hoc, it doesn't pay to own them yourself.

Ya not wrong, when I was buying my new ute the dealer said "ok so we will put this tow bar on" and when I queried further he was gonna put a 1 ton towbar on a ute with a 3.5T towing capacity. If I hadn't questioned it I would have been stuck with a 1 T towbar and seeing as how my digger is 1.7T that would not be a winning combination. Cheeky bastards trying it on.

Oh and my 5.2m alloy boat is 400kg dry weight apparently so you could probably launch that with a car off a good concrete boat ramp if you were keen

Originally Posted by scotty

Also check the rating on the towbar ....they aren't al created equal . And the way they are mounted to unibody vehicles can be dubious at best... Seen so many with broken arse "chassis" from trying to pull too much weight.
Needing to tow a boat seems like a valid excuse to buy something with a real chassis

My 4.5m fryan with motor, fuel, fishing gear and safety equipment is 700kg tow weight.