MAE has many different styles of towing dynamometers for purchase or rent for light trucks, including for the Davis Dam test simulation, meeting the requirements of SAE J2807 tow tests.
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The car/SUV tow dynamometer products are specifically designed for light duty passenger vehicle applications. The light weight tow dynamometer imparts low parasitic drawbar drag losses to the towing test vehicle. The car/SUV tow dynamometers are available in MDT- Pull Only and MDTe- Push/Pull configurations. These tow dynamometers are ideal for:
- Passenger cars
- SUV’s
- Light pickup trucks
- Larger utility vehicles
The attachment of the tow dynamometer to the test vehicle may vary depending on the test article. The vehicle interconnect could be a ball, clevis, pin, ring, or other. Mustang can develop a suitable connection means for any type of vehicle you need tested.
Mustang’s MDT- Pull Only product line typically uses eddy current power absorption units (PAU’s) for loading the car/SUV tow dynamometers, although being an engineering company we routinely substitute different types of PAU’s to load and or motor.
The car/SUV MDTe-Series of tow dynamometers incorporates a larger generator and motor to produce a pushing and pulling force for the tow dynamometer. If you do not see your desired amount of push and/or speed range, contact us and our engineers will come up with a solution for your requirements
Standard Features
- Field-proven design and Gen-5 control technology
- DAC-32 based tow dynamometer control system
- Simulate pre-recorded road profile data
- Hill, mountain, slope, trailer weight, aero and rolling loss simulations
- Compensate for vehicle weight
- Programmable step testing
- Script testing
- Import/export Excel files
- High capacity generator
Meeting SAE J2807 Surface Vehicle Recommended Practice
MAE’s tow dynamometers are designed to meet all SAE J2807 Propulsion System Performance Requirements, combination vehicle acceleration and gradeability for automotive and commercial vehicles
Some of the benefits from Mustang’s tow dyno capabilities:
- Tow-Vehicle Gross Combination tests
- Level Road Acceleration tests
- Launch on Grade tests
- Highway Gradeability towing test
- 12% grade, forward and reverse
- Tow Vehicle Trailer Rating
- GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating)
- TWR (Trailer Weight Rating)
- TVTW (Tow Vehicle Total Weight)
- GVWR
- Flat-Out Acceleration
- Total Control
- Braking Performance
- Davis Dam test
All based on the International Society of Automotive Engineers – SAE J2807 tests
Tow Dynamometer Rental Options Available
Tow dynamometer purchasing, leasing and rental options are available. MAE can also assist with finding available test tracks, if needed. Contact a MAE sales representative for more information.
MDT & MDTe Tow Dynamometers
| MDT – Pull Only | |||||
| ModelNumber | Draw Bar(Pull) | Speed Range* | LoadingAxle | ||
| (1,000N) | (1,000lb) | Km/hr | (mph) | # | |
| Car/SUV (CS)** | |||||
| MDT-3.6kN | 3.6 | 0.81 | 130 | 80 | 1 |
| MDT-5.4kN | 5.4 | 1.2 | 130 | 80 | 1 |
| MDT-8.0kN | 8.0 | 1.8 | 130 | 80 | 1 |
| MDTe – Push/Pull (e-Series) | |||||||
| ModelNumber | Draw Bar(Pull) | Draw Bar(Push) | Speed Range* | LoadingAxle | |||
| (kN) | (klb) | (kN) | (klb) | (km/hr) | (mph) | # | |
| Car/SUV (CS)** | |||||||
| MDTe-4kN/1.8kNe | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 115 | 70 | 1 |
| MDTe-6kN/3kNe | 6.0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 0.67 | 115 | 70 | 1 |
| MDTe-8kN/3.5kNe | 8.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.79 | 115 | 70 | 1 |
*Higher Speeds are available, which may slightly lower the continuous loading capacity of the tow dynamometer.
**Special size, small and large, Off-Road sizes are available contact Mustang with your system requirements and sizing.
