Thread: Towing on sand with a TD5

start the deefer at 16 psi, the trailer at 10-12.

if shes digging down a little drop to 12/6

if its still digging down you can goto 8/6 but keep the torque and speed low.

I'm glad you had a great trip. I think it's all trial and error, because conditions and weight are always different in every vehicle. You got there in the end which is the main thing.

Nathan.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Mojo what tyres do you have?

Also when you say no more problems after you lowered to.14 does that include towing the trailer through soft stuff?

Cheers

I have Maxxis Bighorn, which I'm sure aren't the best on sand.

And yes, at 14 psi and in low range, we didn't have any more problems in the soft sand, although we didn't have to drive in as much soft sand on the way out as we did on the way in.

What size Mojo?

I never had problems towing in soft sand with the original Michelin XPC at 29.5 inch. But i did notice a real benefit with higher profile tyres.

Also do you have CDL? Was it locked....i towed heavy with stock tyres and no CDL in deep soft sand and it was fine in low range BUT Cdl.certainly helped when i fitted it especially from a standing start.


Cheers

Standard Deefer size - 235/85R16 from memory. CDL was engaged.

Does the trailer track the vehicle perfectly?

If not it can be a real PITA,particularly in soft in sand.

Learnt that lesson on Fraser island in the early 70's.My fathers company had a few different trailers,if he ended up with the one that didn't track the Series 3,i think it was in those days,it felt like someone had thrown out the anchor.

It is fantastic but all of the campers, vans, and box trailers i have towed have been way off my track. Its a pain but just dont take any prisioners!

Cheers

Hi mojo thanks for asking the question! Ive got a 2.4 puma and the same trailer and have been meaning to try the combo out on sand.

The defer and puma are almost the same track only a tiny difference between them.

I assume the defer was fully loaded as well?

Glad it handled the sand, always tricky to get it right and a real pain digging both out.

Cheers
Mal