Skip to main content
Tow CalcFinanceCompare

Can a Ford Falcon Ute tow
a Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby?

Falcon Ute (FG, standard tow bar, manual, 1-tonne suspension) (2008), checked against published figures.

Close to the limits

The Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby's published ATM of 1,140kg sits 60kg under the Ford Falcon Ute's 1,200kg braked towing rating.

Braked towing ratingThe Ford Falcon Ute, manufacturer published
1,200kg
Towball ratingThe Ford Falcon Ute, our estimate at 10% of the braked towing rating
120kg
ATMThe Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
1,140kg
Ball weightThe Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby, manufacturer published
60kg

Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings, apart from the towball rating, which is our estimate.

Inside the published limits, and close to them

The Ford Falcon Ute is rated to tow 60kg more than the Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby weighs at its published ATM.

See every caravan the Ford Falcon Ute can tow →

Important checks

  • The towball limit we hold for the Ford Falcon Ute is our estimate at 10% of the braked towing rating. Check the compliance plate or the owner's manual for the Ford Falcon Ute's own figure before you rely on this check.

This is a guide off the makers' published figures.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.

Your shortlist keeps every saved van on one page to compare side by side, and you can email the list to yourself.

Two people buy this van at the same price. One gets a loan rate 2% higher than the other.

Over seven years, the one with the higher rate pays about $3,000 more.

Jade's loan specialists compare offers from major banks and other lenders, and negotiate on your behalf.

If you are buying, Jade can arrange finance on the caravan before you see a dealer. A free quote takes about two minutes, with no obligation to go ahead.

Get a free finance quote from Jade

Asking commits you to nothing. You can say no thanks at any point. Jade runs no credit check to give you the quote.

Jade Finance pays us a commission if you finance through them. About Jade

Example figures: 20% deposit, seven years, change them in the calculator.

Towing weights are enforced against the plates on the two vehicles. The comparison above puts the Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby's published weights next to the Ford Falcon Ute's published ratings, so you know which numbers to look for on those plates.

Keep this tow check

Leave your email or mobile and we will keep the Ford Falcon Ute and Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby figures on file for you, so you can ask us about them later.

We use these details to keep your tow check and we do not add you to a mailing list.Privacy policy

Ford Falcon Ute

Falcon Ute (FG, standard tow bar, manual, 1-tonne suspension) (2008)

Specs apply to 2008+ models
Tow capacity1,200kg
Ball weight limitOur estimate at 10% of tow capacity120kg
GCM (car and van together)3,900kg

Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby

Starting from $44,500

Cruizy Campers Vagabond Brumby
ATM (max weight)1,140kg
Ball weight60kg

Always check your compliance plate

Online databases use factory-standard specs. They do not know about the bullbar on your car, a suspension upgrade, or how much you are carrying. Each one changes your real limits.

How to find it

Open your passenger or driver door. Look for a silver or black metal plate riveted to the pillar. This plate overrides everything you read online.

Where the plate is and how to read it

Why the numbers move once you load up

The figure most often left out of the sum is payload, which is everything you add after the vehicles leave the factory.

  • Bullbar and winch: both add weight to the front of the car, and it comes out of your payload.
  • Passengers: everyone in the car, including the driver, comes out of its payload.
  • Ball weight: the weight the van puts on the towball comes out of your car's payload as well as its towing limit.

Work out what this van is allowed to carry, then check the figures before you pack it.

Always weigh your rig fully loaded.

This pairing is inside the published ratings, with not much room left.

Gear for a van close to your limits

The published weights sit close together here. A weight distribution hitch moves some of the towball load onto the car's front axle, which is where the ball weight takes it from.

Some links in this section may be affiliate links. If you make a purchase, we may earn a small commission. This helps us keep the site running and continue providing free guides. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Check another combination

This is a guide off the makers' published figures.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Where we do not hold a published ball weight, we estimate it at 10% of ATM.Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.

Every figure here describes the two vehicles as they left the factory. Anything fitted since then changes the numbers, and the plates on your own car and van are the ones that count.