Find a broker. Drivers licences: the difference between codes EB and B Start off by advising farmers to double-check which of their employees holds what licence and what is allowed when it comes to towing.
Payload: the maximum mass the vehicle may carry, including passengers, fuel and luggage. Gross combination mass GCM : the sum of the gross vehicle mass of the towing vehicle and maximum towing capacity as stated by the manufacturer. Tow bar static load and tow bar maximum drawing capacity: as specified by the manufacturer.
For trailers up to kg, the Tare of the vehicle must be double that of the trailer. The payload of the trailer is in fact V — T kg. In an overrun braked trailer V of the trailer may not exceed T of the towing vehicle.
The code of your license will determine what you are allowed to drive and tow. In South Africa, we switched over to the credit card format for driving licenses in The codes then also changed: Code 08 was converted to an EB license, which allows the bearer to tow the equivalent of a medium to large caravan. If you need to up your towing permission you will need to upgrade your license to an EB code. This, however, will require some effort. The driving assessment is done using a towing vehicle and trailer and includes a pre-drive safety inspection, yard section and an on-road evaluation.
Your load capacity will be:. It is important that the tow vehicle can control the trailer or caravan. Attention must be given to all three points mentioned above.
These figures will help you determine whether your towing combination is legal — or a potential danger to yourself and other road users. The tare of your car or caravan is the mass of the vehicle without passengers, fuel or luggage, but including all standard fittings.
Payload: This is the maximum mass the vehicle, caravan or trailer may carry, including passengers, fuel and luggage. Gross vehicle mass GVM : This is the sum of the tare and payload, and equals the maximum permissible, fully loaded mass of the vehicle. Towbar static load: The maximum permissible downward force on a towbar is specified as its static load.
This is fine if your vehicle weighs the same as it did when it rolled out of the factory, but adding accessories such as a tow bar 60kg , bulbar with winch kg , extra spare wheel 15kg , roof rack 40kg and a heap of extra camping gear kg takes the GVM to kg.
This means, the maximum towing capacity is now kg in order to stay at kg GCM. For example, if your car has a towing capacity of kg but the towbar is rated at kg you will only be allowed to tow up to kg. David Bonnici.
Gallery 3. There are two different total weights to consider: Aggregate trailer mass ATM : This is the tare weight of the trailer plus its maximum payload when uncoupled from a vehicle.
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