New Defender towing

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Originally Posted by uninformed

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

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cheers, Serg

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Naa, we just sentence you to driving a Hisux for a couple of weeks :D

for all those of you that are towing with defenders, even older ones.

how many have EGT gauges?

sendor before or after turbo?

how many are still using the stock tempreture gauge?


YES THEY WILL TOW IT, but all this talk about it being a walk in the park, or like theres nothing there is BS.

Serg

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Originally Posted by uninformed

for all those of you that are towing with defenders, even older ones.

how many have EGT gauges?

sendor before or after turbo?

how many are still using the stock tempreture gauge?


YES THEY WILL TOW IT, but all this talk about it being a walk in the park, or like theres nothing there is BS.

Serg

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:lol2: think you will find there are a fair few on here with egt guages...thats what most drive off

yep im sure there is, thats i asked.

i want to know what the EGT's are when towing 1.5tonne at 115km/hr

Serg

from memory my 300tdi did upto 580 up a loong hill where speed varied from 125kph at bottom to 95 odd kph up the top pulling just under 2 tonnes of trailer and about 400kg in the back of the truck

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Originally Posted by incisor

from memory my 300tdi did upto 580 up a loong hill where speed varied from 125kph at bottom to 95 odd kph up the top pulling just under 2 tonnes of trailer and about 400kg in the back of the truck

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was it stock?

was the sensor before or after the turbo?

was it summer or winter?

Serg

and what colour pants inc :D

the ones he wares on the inside or the outside:eek:

cheers phil

just trying to get ALL the facts guys....

i just dont believe the "towed 2 tonnes like it wasnt there" statements...

i also wonder about the one where a LR a LC and a Patrol all towed kimberly's, the landrover averaged 90-100km/h AND left the LC and Patrol way behind....what does that make their average speed then...may just be more to it than the defender out towing them...

Serg

i agree with serg

the 90 with all its chipping etc will dose tow heavy loads really well but its still limited by the EGT's it had all the power in the world to pull the load at 110kph up hills but the EGt's would have screamed over the safe limit.
on the other hand i have a mate with a 4.2turbo GQ who often tows cars up the waterfall way, he has stopped on 2 occasions now after smelling a ''hot metalic'' smell to find the turbo housing glowing bright orange:eek:
he isnt concerned either way.....

cheers phil