Transit Custom

Posted on 25/12/2016 15:03 by ATDel

We have one.but only towed once with it so far, it pul our 1800kg Lunar well. We have a custon limited 125 2900kg

I did contact lunar to make sure I could tow with a commercial vehicle and was told that I would need to use a dixon bate shock link as it has a leaf spring suspension. The shock link is not a cheap bit of kit over £600 new I picked one up for £160 on ebay 😀

Dixon bate got bought out by alko a while ago and discontinued the comercial version so cannot get one of those. I have a version which is for vehicles upto 2.8t mine is the 2.9t version but will never be loaded to that as it is inthe process of becoming a camper conversion.

When i asked alko about the commercial version they wernt interested and just said we dont make them but state that you should not tow with a leaf spring suspension without some kind of shock dampening device!!!

Your tow bar manufacture has to be asked if the are type approved for using one as well. A right pain i the a.. really.

All in all a bit of a fuss but a really nice van. I do see alot of people towing wothout any kind of shock link but I would not do anything which could invalidate my warranty which it would as the book cleary states should be towed by a car or 4x4

 

Posted on 20/12/2016 15:29 by BigAonTour

Does anyone have any experience of using the new Transit Custom for towing?

Current tug will be replaced in 2017 and given the kerb weights of these vans (crew cab version L1 H1) it looks a good vehicle to haul my Valencia around. Would the 130 PS be OK or would the 170 PS be a better choice.

Your thoughts and experience gratefully received.

 

Alan