Thread: Setting up puma 90 for towing

That’s a factory bar... about as good as it gets clearance wise.


We use a Rapid Hitch to adjust height (removable).

Then look at 7 pin + Anderson for power etc or a 12 pin flat + Anderson if you want more pins.

Don’t go too big on the van - short wheelbase and long vans aren’t a happy combo!

I have the same genuine tow bar. with the tongue removed it hardly reduces departure angles - protects the tank a little if anything. I only have the stock tongue for it, and have towed many a car trailer with 88", 109" land rovers and cruisers. Heavy towing with a 90 needs careful weight distribution on the trailer, I loaded a 109 onto a trailer wrong one day and it was downright scary to tow! but then I've had a cruiser on the trailer and it towed fine.

Power wise, the stock tow bar came with a flat 7 pin from the dealer. It was mounted very low and I smashed it good and proper, since I've moved it upward away from harms way. I've switched to the 7 pin round (both my trailers already had this and I was having to run the converter all the time) and added an Anderson plug to power the camper trailer.

I've not towed a caravan with it so can't comment on that.

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I used to own a 2007 dual cab ranger 3.0L, I would much prefer to tow with the D90, anyday...

I’ve got the Hayman Reese bar (3500kg) with the large round plug in the cross member then use a converter for small round or flat plugs. I only really tow a light (un braked) camper trailer with a block hitch so don’t use a ball very often. The bar came with a plate for fitting a plug which I used for an Anderson plug.
It’s a neat installation with nothing sticking out. I will be adding some Airbag Man Coil Helpers soon as when you are towing and have a full load the rear end gets a bit saggy. Note - some long range replacement tanks don’t fit with the Hayman Reese bar.

Agreed, some air bag helpers would be a vast improvement!

Originally Posted by TheGrumpy

I’ve got the Hayman Reese bar (3500kg) with the large round plug in the cross member then use a converter for small round or flat plugs. I only really tow a light (un braked) camper trailer with a block hitch so don’t use a ball very often. The bar came with a plate for fitting a plug which I used for an Anderson plug.
It’s a neat installation with nothing sticking out. I will be adding some Airbag Man Coil Helpers soon as when you are towing and have a full load the rear end gets a bit saggy. Note - some long range replacement tanks don’t fit with the Hayman Reese bar.

Interesting where your plug is, most tow setups ive seen have the plug connecting to the tow pack itself. Seems like a smart place to put it if you spend most of your time offroad and not towing. Is that hole a vestigial PTO output or does it have another purpose?

Also, is that a 13pin plug or a larger 7 pin?

I think the hole is something to do with fuel tank access

Originally Posted by debruiser

Agreed, some air bag helpers would be a vast improvement!

I recently put Airbagman helpers in my D2. After a couple of short trips and towing a very heavy trailer with a heavy load in the back I'd put them in the "must have" category.

Originally Posted by Graekynn

Interesting where your plug is, most tow setups ive seen have the plug connecting to the tow pack itself. Seems like a smart place to put it if you spend most of your time offroad and not towing. Is that hole a vestigial PTO output or does it have another purpose?

Also, is that a 13pin plug or a larger 7 pin?

That’s a large 7