Falcon Ute - towing capacity

smac, Jun 12, 9:04pm
Can anyone please tell me the standard braked and unbraked capacity of a 2004 BA XR6!

Ta'

yogibearz, Jun 12, 9:47pm
Yes any Ford Dealer should know.

monaro17, Jun 12, 10:21pm
All I can find is 1600kg braked. -most vehicles in this class have an unbraked limit of 750kg so I'd imagine it would be the story here too.

bwg11, Jun 13, 12:21am
Don't know about a BA, but the FG is 2300 kg braked and 1000 kg unbraked. Was interesting to read in this months NZ Autocar that the "new" Falcon with the 2 litre Ecoboost motor still has the 1000 kg unbraked figure, but the braked capacity is down 700 kg to 1600 kg.
The stated reason is the capacity of the EcoBoost engines cooling system.

franc123, Jun 13, 12:53am
It depends on what towbar was fitted and whether it was auto or manual, there were either 1600 or 2300kg options but the manuals were lower, apparantly in the interests of preserving clutch life. This is of course with genuine towbars, not elcheapo aftermarket jobs.

carclan, Jun 13, 5:16pm
This is correct according to the name plate on my BA utility tow bar.

tonyrockyhorror, Jun 13, 5:28pm
It doesn't matter. Legally, all that is required is that the combination can stop in 7m from 30km/h.

smac, Jun 14, 3:28am
It matters in that I had no idea and the ratings at least give me an idea of a ballpark figure.