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anyone know the approx weight of sj413 rolling chassis inc engine+gearbox+tranfer, 2 axles+wheels. more or less a sj413 without the body. even an educated guesstimate

i recon and this a pure guess i would say at least 500 kg maybe even closer to 600

good good, i was guessing 1/2 ton myself. lighter the better for trailering it long way home

I'd guess the same. An SJ weighs about 3/4 of a ton. My guess would be about 1/2 without a body. If you're towing it, t-box neutral would reduce some drag, as would freewheeling hubs.

putting it on a trailer to get it home. but the thing is, if its less than 600kg, with the 500kg trailer=1100kg, i can pull with my car ok, but if heavier then i need to get loan of my mates landy= discomfort and PETROL bill

I'm pretty sure it'll be fine. If they're only 750Kg-ish to start with, taking the body, and everything that goes with it, i.e. spare, seats, glass, dash etc. I reckon it'll be closer to 500Kg myself.

Take the engine and gearboxes off the chassis and put them in the back of the tow vehicle

twiss wrote:Take the engine and gearboxes off the chassis and put them in the back of the tow vehicle

Good idea. Prop shafts too.

Edweird wrote:I'd guess the same. An SJ weighs about 3/4 of a ton. My guess would be about 1/2 without a body. If you're towing it, t-box neutral would reduce some drag, as would freewheeling hubs.

You don't want to put the t box in neutral if you are towing it.... the t-box neutral is in the 4wd side of the selections (the selector forks leave the gears engaged as 4wd) so, all though you disconnect the drive from the engine you leave the front a rear axle connect in 4wd, if your A-framing it can lead to transmission wind up or if its on a dolly I imagine it will try and crawl its way off the minute you start towing! Just stick to the proper neutral on the main gear box!

Tramp wrote:You don't want to put the t box in neutral if you are towing it.... the t-box neutral is in the 4wd side of the selections (the selector forks leave the gears engaged as 4wd) so, all though you disconnect the drive from the engine you leave the front a rear axle connect in 4wd, if your A-framing it can lead to transmission wind up or if its on a dolly I imagine it will try and crawl its way off the minute you start towing! Just stick to the proper neutral on the main gear box!

Okay, my mistake. I didn't realise. Dont use t-box neutral.