Thread: Towing With A Discovery TD

Have a read
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-ch...-auto-sls.html

and
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ge-raa527.html

Dazza

Hi We just compleated an 900 klm trip from Melton Vic. to Port Macdonell in SA Towing a 21 ft van a little over 2 ton, tandem axle With our Stock 2002 D2 Td5 auto. Really happy, able to travel at 100klm most of the time, lost a bit on some of the hills but thats to be expected.

We were using a Hayman reese weight distribution hitch on the standard LR tow bar with no ill effects (No ace). We often found Toyotas and Nissans towing smaller Vans or camper trailers in our way! A bit of careful driving to look after the engine and keep the revs down on steep hills, dropping back to 3rd and using sports mode to start from scratch on hills from a complete stop.

Fist time we have towed a van this big with the Disco and it did a better job than the 80 series I used to own.

Robert

I understand you are more interested in the towing capabilities of the TDi rather than than the later TD5.

I have a Disco 300 TDi and have towed around 1.5 tonnes with it. No dramas at that weight, aside from the need to go lightly on the loud pedal up steep hills, unless you want to over-fuel the engine whilst fighting against gravity, resulting in greatly increased egt's.

They tow well with heavier weights from what I hear, providing that you have a correctly loaded tow unit, good suspension, etc. Of course you won't have the initial take off grunt of a v8 or TD5.

Cheers

Andrew

Originally Posted by omvanders

I understand you are more interested in the towing capabilities of the TDi rather than than the later TD5.

It is in the D2 section .