Thread: New Defender towing

Originally Posted by PAT303

Because thats were the rumours start. Pat

maybe pat but he never came in saying I heard this and I heard that he asked if they had any problems......

I think it was a general question just like it is in any other section....when someone is or is seriously considering buying a landy

We have an 07 and the only problem that caused us any serious concern was the vacum pump leak. All fixed and no other serious stuff.
We tow lots of things from race cars to heavy camper trailers box trailers with dirt and no issues. We can easily cruise at 115kph without any drama's. Highway towing delivers between 11-12 L/100, so prity good.
LR Servicing has been great for us as well.
Don't listen to all the scare mungers they are great cars.

Cheers,

Originally Posted by JohnR

...We can easily cruise at 115kph without any drama's...

That would be in the Northern Territory wouldn't it John

Depends....... There are 110kph speed limits in Qld and our Cops tend to be nice enough to abide by the ADR's that state a speedo can be incorrect by 10% therefore if you stretch the limits of how much you can get away with I still could have gone another 6kph faster!

Or maybe I did who knows they didn't catch me

Cheers,

1. How do they go towing this weight? Won't bat an eyelid. I towed a 1.5t Kimberley 4500km with a brand new Puma. 680km of this was dirt track

2. What sort of fuel consumption? Averaged 13.6L/100km. This was when the car was brand new.

3. Problems I can expect from a new defender (Puma) See other posts

4. How do you go about services once out in the bush with limited dealers now left. Get a good collection of contacts (eg. AULRO.com), subscribe to GTR and print it out. If you are really worried get a diagnostic unit that will let you view and clear ECU faults. I am one of the more remote members

Hi A G,

1. How do they go towing this weight? - I towed a 1.5t Kimberley 4500km with our 2004 TD5 in October last year. Tombraider's ECU upgrade, Vortex muffler. Never missed, going long up-hill... umm sweet, sometimes like nothing on tow hook; our friends V8 Landcruiser and Patrol GU both with Kimberleys far far behind.

2. What sort of fuel consumption? - Averaged for the trip 11.3L/100km. This is sitting between 90 and 100 km/h

4. How do you go about services once out in the bush with limited dealers now left. - Do it youself if you can't wait to get to nearest dealers workshop.

A new Puma should be the same or better, I think.

so what happens if a die hard landy owner craps on them....do i get run out of town

i cant comment on the engine or gearbox, i have a 300tdi defender.

i can say, the chassis is more than upto it, the running gear (diffs/axles and transfercase) will be fine... be warned though the axles and diff are known to be weak links in the LR drive train. the transfercase is known for its stoutness.

having a low first gear of 63-1 will be great for slow speed manovering of the trailer, steep climbs/decents and the ability to be able to safely use low range on the road without transmission wind up is a great benefit.

wind nose may be a little high depending what you are use to.

brakes are pretty good, but i would think the caravan will have some sort of braking. Electric is good

if the headlight wiring is still the same, look for the wiring kits that "drivesafe" does on here. they are a great improvement.

i would aslo recommend installing a EGT gauge...


cheers, Serg

Serg
Please give more detail on the EGT gauge you mention. What are you measuring and why. Where do you get the instrument and where is transducer mounted?
Brian