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Originally Posted by Andymharrison
If I understand those plates they are
Max permissible car load
Max permissible train load, ie Inc trailer
Front axle Max load
Rear axle Max load
So you can tow 2000kg with a fully laden car.
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That's correct.
Note that there are cars where this data could imply that you can tow, say, 2100 kg, but not with the car fully loaded.
However, that's not the case for the V70. Max towing capacity is indeed 2000 kg, which in Sweden requires a license for car plus heavy trailer. That's already OK in this case.
A trailer capable of loading 1.5 tons typically weighs in at around 500 kg unladen, so that combination is the max allowed. For towing an excavator you may want a two-axis trailer with smaller wheels, to keep the height down. That could still be fine. Remember that you can tow a trailer with a max weight of, say, 3 tons, provided it's not loaded to an actual weight of more than 2 tons when towed by the V70.
The trick with removable hitches is that you alwasy do that, remove them, when they are not in use.