Just curious ,had thought about buying a vintage trailer,it requires alittle more than a few things ,an old boles aero ,early sixties era.Im curious about the pulling ability of my 85 300d ,around 1500lbs?The trailer Im looking at is 15ft with one axle ,1800lbs is about right.

most mb are rated 1500 wo brakes, 3000 with

tom w

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

No more than 250lbs tongue weight but it should be kept under 200lbs.

I've got a thread on here somewhere about pulling a heavy load with my 85TD over the Rockies last spring. Can't remember the numbers but if you find it you'll have a good idea. My turbo boost/alda line was disconnected at the time. I'd want brakes on the trailer you describe I think. If it doesn't have them, I think they can be retrofitted. NorthernTool sells the parts.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

According to DOT standards: 1/2 the weight of towing vehicle.

That sounds a little low...

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

Where do you pull these numbers out of? Link?

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Low? It's a guess at best.

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'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

That sounds about right (maybe too high), put 250 pounds at the back of the trunk and see how much the rear sags. Personally, I would use something else as a tow vehicle. IMHO, these do not look good with hitches installed.

SRJ, do some research on towing limits before you post trolling replies on subjects you probably don't know anything about. Can you actually post helpful replies or is trolling all you are capable of?

Class I
Gross trailer weight- up to 2,000 lbs
Tongue weight- up to 200 lbs

Class II
Gross trailer weight- up to 3,500 lbs
Tongue weight- up to 300 lbs

Class III
Gross trailer weight- up to 5,000 lbs
Tongue weight- up to 500 lbs

Class IV
Gross trailer weight- up to 10,000 lbs
Tongue weight- up to 1,000 lbs

Most of joes posts are very troll like.

Tom W

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.