I have been doing some research and found these figures in quite a few places.
Max. Permissible Towing Weights On-road Off -road
kg lb kg lb
Trailers without brakes 500 1100 500 1100
Trailers with over-run brakes 2000 4400 1000 2200
4-wheel trailers with continuous 3500 7700 1000 2200
or semi-continuous brakes, i.e.
coupled brakes
As you can see the difference from a boat trailer with surge/over run brakes is vastly different to a 4 wheel tandem axle trailer with electric brakes. Such a trailer is equipped with brakes capable of being applied independently or in conjunction with the vehicle brakes and are capable of stopping the trailer by itself so the Landrover just has to stop it's own weight.
I have searched for a data plate with such numbers on mine but one doesn't exist and there is no evidence of one ever being installed. Does anyone have an owners manual they could read the data from?
1971 series 2a 88, series 3 trans, Fairey OD, owned since 1978.