TowSmart combination builder

Build your real towing combination.

Choose from 199 Australian tow vehicles and 3,769 caravans, campers, hybrids and trailers—or enter your own.

Catalogue figures are advertised reference specifications recovered from TowWise. Confirm every rating against the exact vehicle, trailer, compliance plate and current manufacturer information.

Select your tow vehicle

Search the Australian catalogue or switch to custom entry.

Vehicle make, model or year

Vehicle description

Kerb mass (kg)

Vehicle in standard condition; confirm whether fuel is included.

GVM (kg)

Maximum permitted loaded vehicle mass.

GCM (kg)

Maximum permitted combined mass.

Braked towing capacity (kg)

Maximum manufacturer-rated braked trailer mass.

Towball download limit (kg)

Maximum permitted towball load.

Front axle limit (kg)

Optional; use the vehicle plate or handbook.

Rear axle limit (kg)

Optional; use the vehicle plate or handbook.

Select your caravan or trailer

The catalogue includes caravans, camper trailers, hybrids and other towables.

Brand, model or trailer type

Trailer description

Type

Axles

Tare mass (kg)

Unladen trailer mass as specified.

ATM (kg)

Maximum aggregate trailer mass when uncoupled.

GTM limit (kg)

Maximum mass carried by the trailer wheels when coupled.

Advertised tare ball mass (kg)

Starting ball mass before your load changes.

Add people, cargo, water and accessories

These additions are why brochure tare figures rarely match travelling weights.

Vehicle loading

Passengers (kg)

Combined driver and passenger mass.

Vehicle cargo (kg)

Luggage, tools and items carried in the vehicle.

Vehicle accessories (kg)

Bullbar, winch, canopy, drawers, batteries, racks and fitted equipment.

Fuel allowance (kg)

Additional fuel mass not already included in the kerb figure.

Trailer loading

Trailer cargo (kg)

Food, clothing, tools and loose equipment.

Accessories over axle (kg)

Accessories whose load is centred around the axle group.

Accessories forward of axle (kg)

Toolboxes, gas bottles, batteries or other forward-mounted additions.

Accessories behind axle (kg)

Bike racks, spare wheels and rear-mounted additions.

Water tank 1

Water carried (litres)

One litre of water is approximately one kilogram.

Position

Position affects the estimated towball load.

Water tank 2

Water carried (litres)

One litre of water is approximately one kilogram.

Position

Position affects the estimated towball load.

Detailed accessories

Add individual fitted items as in the TowWise app. Their totals feed the calculation fields above.

Vehicle accessories

Trailer accessories

Ready to check

Review the margins, not just one number.

TowSmart will compare the loaded combination against GVM, GCM, towing, ATM and towball limits.