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  1. 7th December 2013, 08:24 AM #41
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    Quote Originally Posted by c.h.i.e.f View Post
    Bound to snap an axle or cv though
    As per the original post I can relate to your issues as I travel the New England a few times a week and find the floor does get very hot and sometimes to the stage that the handbrake is untouchable due to the heat...as for towing I do not trust 6th under high loads I did notice that towing the same weight compared to that weight on the tray I loose at least 1 gear and 30km/h over the range...I have a mate that lives out west and travels back to vic a few times a week during harvest towing a comb trailer weighing between 5-7T here and there with his chipped td5 130 it has just over 500k on the clock and on its 5th transfer but original r380 with no problems except the head getting replaced recently..
    Aerodynamics plays a large roll. For example, my trailer is only 2t but the frontal area of it is 4.2m behind the back of my truck cab. Its like having to punch both truck and trailer through the air separately.

    5 transfer cases , something is not right there… does he at least have the extended sump fitted?
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    Quote Originally Posted by uninformed View Post
    Aerodynamics plays a large roll. For example, my trailer is only 2t but the frontal area of it is 4.2m behind the back of my truck cab. Its like having to punch both truck and trailer through the air separately.

    5 transfer cases , something is not right there… does he at least have the extended sump fitted?
    That's all I could put it down to is the frontal area...interesting to watch the wind passing over the vehicle in dusty roads and watching where the streamline (or what ever you call it lol) comes back down towards the rear of the car...yeah strange about the transfers I'm not to sure about what his done to it though I know when it was new it got replaced under warranty a few times and now the 1 that's in there is fine he recons...
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  3. 7th December 2013, 01:25 PM #43
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    Quote Originally Posted by Samblers View Post
    through towing?
    Assume your asking me?

    If so, front diff definitely not, may have been a factor in the t/case - which was a warranty replacement for a couple of reasons (first and foremost of which is tgat I'm picky).

    Wasn't too impressed with the state of the oil that came out of the t/case at the standard service I must say - mine now gets done every 20k.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimr1 View Post
    I had a td5 disco 2 that had a factory oil cooler , but It was an Auto , Not sure about the manuals !!..
    Oz manuals also had the cooler. TD5 autos and V8s had a TC temp sensor fitted but not TD5 manuals but as the wires were there mine got a sensor.
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    Defender towing

    Thanks to all for your responses to my original post on Defender towing. Looks like the heat in the cab is pretty normal when towing but I will probably consider more frequent oil changes for the gearbox and transfer case when I hit the road as preventative maintenance.
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