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I have towed a bit with mine.
Heaviest long haul was car trailer with mid 80's highline pajero rom Newcastle to Yass. The car trailer was a hire job weighing around 1.3 ton.
She elt the load but easily pushed speed limits on the freeway.
Mine is very modded.
Thanks George. What mods do you have? Also what would one of those bitsamissing highlines weigh roughly?
I am thinking of doing more mods to mine but not sure what, Bigger intercooler, different map or turbo.
Cheers Jim
Try here for TD5 mods
Estimate of the towed load was 3 ton.
perormance Mods are
BD intercooler
BD monster mod chip
3 inch exhaust system
Auto conversion (Heavily modded auto)
modded transfer case
egr kit
was running 285/75 muds
I tow a camper/trailer with Peril (a Tombie2 chipped 110). Peril's got a bit of extra weight over a standard X-treme - maybe another 250Kg and the camper/trailer when loaded is probably around 900 Kg.
The camper/trailer definitely slows Peril down. Nevertheless, If I want to I can hold 110kmh on an open road and maintain a good pace up hills BUT what I find is that my exhaust gas temperature rises quickly on long hills with any more than a moderate gradient.
If you haven't fitted an EGT gauge then my strong advice is to do so and watch it like a hawk. It's surprsing how quickly EGT can rise when you start to work the engine hard.
From extensive reading on this forum I've come to the conclusion that I should never exceed 680 degrees Fahrenheit, so once I hit 650 degrees I start to back off. What this means is slowing down; simply changing down a gear and maintaining my speed usually does not see the EGT fall.
Yeah thanks, i do have an egt, one of the best investments i have made. just good for peace of mind.
Thanks George. That is a few mods. The EGR kit is next for me. Where did you get yours from?
Cheers Jim
My dad has a 130 and i have a 110. both books are the same. both say 3500 braked towing. with elictronic brake controler can go up to 4000kg. we've pulled a 15ton grain buggy full around the farm no fast for reasons. pulls not a worry its stopping!!!:o