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Originally Posted by car10002
hi everyone
was wondering how you could get some towing practice in when your car doesnt have enough towing capacity to tow bigger vans and bigger trailers especially with loads that everyone in family have upgraded to now.
if you were careful the ba with a 1600kg tow bar may tow a car trailer with a astra or a getz loaded on for a few km but you wouldnt want to try tow it down south eastern freeway
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I used a BA falcon to tow a horse float for almost 10 years and never had an issue even on highways. It does need to set up properly though. With a heavy duty tow kit the tow capacity increases to 2300kg and the load levellers redistribute the weight across both axles nicely, the handling is quite good.
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what could you do when you dont have friends that are into those things or where you live isnt big enough just until things change.
is there anything for now that can be done to get those chances to tow vans or car trailers or whatever and be able to be open to all options and not have to car as much about towing capacity until you can afford to change car over to one with more capacity.
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As you've mentioned, hiring one is about your option. I don't think you'll have any luck with people lending you their trailers and/or cars to learn on.
You could try hiring a horse float, they're often hired by the day for about $100 and the hired ones usually come with brake controllers already fitted on the drawbar so you don't need one in your car. They're expensive as **** if you damage them though so make a point of finding a raggedy old one. If it's got peeling paint, great.
They tend to weigh more than box hire trailers as they're taller and the floor is thicker, they're anywhere from 900 - 1500kg depending on the trailer but you could add a few hundred KG of random stuff inside if you want to practise with a heavier load. The height of them would probably better replicate towing a caravan too. Box trailers give you rear/side mirror visibility that you don't get with horse floats or caravans.
Some companies put on towing lessons, you could try find one that supplies both car and trailer? Probably will be a few hundred dollars though.