Thread: Puma towing -Any good?

Get the Toyota.

Regards

John D - Defender 110 2.4

I regular tow a tandem stock trailer 3 ton plus and find it much better and faster than my previous 75 toyota. No problems doing 100 km/h, but not too many hills around Yarrawonga. Full time four wheel drive ABS brakes and traction control are big bonus towing on dirt roads.

I would think 2 horses + float would be well over 2t

Assuming you are talking about a new turbo Toyota - The bigger engine will have exponentially more torque way down low which will make it more drivable and seem to be doing it a lot easier with far less gear changes. If the Toyota in Q is not turbo it will be painful.

So if this was me and this vehicle was only to tow horses I would get the Toyota. If the vehicle is to be used as a car / 4wd as well – I would get the Land Rover

There is more to towing than a big engine.The tojo has more outright power but is let down by the gearbox where the defender has just as good useable power and a better gearbox,this is on the new model,on the old model don't even think about a non-turbo diesel cruiser,the 1HZ couldn't pull the skin off burnt milk and the gearbox's are complete rubbish,the T/D on the other hand isn't a bad engine and the gearbox's are alot stronger.The defender drives better,handles better and stops better than any troopy model.Around Robinson you will be a moving roadblock regardless what you have,lots of hills and lots of corners means that handling and breaking are just as important as power. Pat

Never had a problem towing in my TD5 130.
Can't say for the puma

If its any help I tow a 1.5t camper trailer behind mine with ease and 2 weekends back recovered a broken down Jeep, towed it 5km through bush tracks - including a 25-30 degree incline for about 150m - and then about 15km back to town. The low range 1st gear and the anti-stall make it absolutely brilliant to tow through wash outs and over rocky ground in a very controlled manner.

Have just spent the last couple of weekends doing our garden beds and lawn. We did around 5 trips from the garden centre towing a double axle 8x5 trailer loaded to the gunnels with soil conditioner on each trip, then did the same with the mulch. I daresay that would have pushed us well over 2 tons of soil on each trip (6 scoops = 2 cubic metres = bloody heavy) and the Puma handled it with aplomb. I would definitely, without a shadow of a doubt, go with the Puma.