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Float Weight Budget straight load floats are around 900kg. Once you move into angle load floats (much safer for horses and more stable to tow they jump up to around 1100kg. ) Add an extension, water tank, tackboxes, awnings and fully enclosed and you hit 1400kg easily.) In Qld you only need...

Float Weight That's right the float is 1450Kg + 2 horses@ 475kg each and allow 300kg for saddles, water and camping accessories etc = 2700kg. Float isnt overly big, but does have extra weight with tackboxes, awnings, fold down beds etc. Floats GVM is 3500kg and in Qld you don't need a truck...

Hi All, Hoping for some advice. We need to upgrade our Diesel Triton to a vehicle with 3000kg towing. We are upgrading to a new bigger horse float - with a few horses top end weight is around 2800kg, fully loaded. Triton can only tow 2700kg legally. On paper the new Navara St-x 2.5l Diesel...