Definitely a few Jimmy owners out there testing those safety factors.

This is the video the Jimny community required.

Great video, thank you!

Superb presentation.

My little Stockman Pod All-Roada was one of the first designed for the Jimny. 960ATM, 40TBM and a tare of 370. The F100 PCD is identical to the Jimny, except for the stud size, which is imperial rather than metric. It is great for general towing, but for off-road towing,the All-Roada Extreme would have been a better choice.

Thank you for your time preparing this video, I am picking up a Jimny XL with a tow ball at the end of the month, now I know about the limitations and feel enlightened. Cheers!

Nice video and I understand all the points you make. In the UK we only have overrun brakes, legal up to 3500kg. For the Jimny, I have a caravan with a plated weight of 979kg and a MTPLM of 1200kg. I haven't weighed it, but would guess nearer to 1200kg than not. The Jimny towed it very very well. Did best part of 300 miles with the caravan on a trip last year, including lots of steep inclines in Wales. The Jimny could do with a tad more grunt and you had to use the revs a lot. But it felt very stable and would generally sit at the legal towing speed limits in the UK. It averaged 24mpg for the journey, which I thought was pretty good.

Thanks Robert. There are some great ideas for accessory manufacturers. How about a tow package with a purpose built Jimny trailer. Cheers

Jimny: ultimate tow vehicle.

great info cheers

Thank you so much for explaining and presenting this information so clearly!! I was coming across the same tow limits with my 2 Door JL Wrangler and couldn't understand why the tow capacity was so low (1.4T) when for example, from the B pillar forward, the engine and drive-train are IDENTICAL to the 4 Door and JT Gladiator which can tow up to 2.5 tonne. Trying to separate marketing from reality has been confusing, you've answered all my queries thanks!

Well said

i'm also concerned about the transfer case chain. in the jimny even in RWD the power goes through the chain. in the jb74 the stock transfer case fluid is a very low viscosity 75w. might be a good idea to fill it up w/ thicker fluid when towing something heavy...

My owners manual has a rear axle load of 880kg, not 800kg, and a front of 680kg. 2021 JB74.

Good information. I have a 2011 jimny and I've been considering a trailer sailer of around 16-18 foot generally they come in at between 550 and 750 boat weight so im gathering from what you say that its doable but near the limits of what they can handle

I have moved house with my Jimny and a bunnings trailer just around Melbourne. They are the easiest car to reverse a trailer with. Just be humble and understand the limitations of the car. 40 years ago it was ok to tow at 80kmh on the motorway, but nowaday's I'm not so sure. If you insist on towing above 1t, just avoid the metropolitan motorways, it'll be a lot less stressful. With that weight you're as heavy as the Jimny, I really wouldn't go above 90kmh.

Hey Robert, I would love for you to do a full breakdown of the new 250 series Land Cruiser Prado, similar to how you did with the 300 series. I’m not sure if the design philosophy included “land crewness” to the degree the 300 did, especially here in the USA where we only get the hybrid option.

What about towing my yamaha wr450f with front wheel off the ground behind my bmw 1300GS adventure bike?

That was very useful info Robert. I wonder if you could make some suggestions for towing with a subaru forester and/or outback with towing capacity only a couple of hundred kg more than the Jimny?

these should carry over to the Gen 3 jimny

The difficulty is that in Australia, the authorities don't actually measure TBM of the trailer. They use a calculation of 10% of the trailer mass. So a 1300kg trailer will, by their "measurements" come to 130kg TBM making it illegal. So basically, you can only tow up to 750kg. This is for NSW at least. I've also seen that in other parts of the world, the TBM rating on the Jimny is 130kg...

Thanks for the great video! Is there a place one can go to check all these weights and ensure you're within limits once you have a loaded up trailer? Can I at least check towball mass at home by using bathroom scales?

Why oh why ?? Its a bit sad this sort of video is actually necessary . . . . But it is! Well done as usual 👍

wait... I'm confused... you mean you can't have the tow vehicle at GVWR with each axle maxed AND tow at the maximum? I love how strict australia can be while also providing a pathway to make increases within reason.

A long range tank with fuel will add weight over the axle as well?

Hi Robert. I'm thinking of using my JB74 to tow my jetski. It's just shy of 500kg on the trailer with full fuel. Boat ramp is less than 10kms from home. I'm assuming backing a trailer with electric brakes into the salt water isn't a great idea. Do you think over-run brakes will do the job for that mission? Thanks.

I assume the 800kg trailer is weight of trailer with load, so what is the typical weight of trailer without load

Saw a Rav 4 towbar ripped out Of floor towing trailer full of pavers

I have an older model Jimny and I would not tow anything with it.