Towing power

[chrispy]

Hi all, just wondering if my truck is under powered?
Yesterday I had to tow a car trailer with a v8 hz station wagon on the back I had troubles taking off (kept stalling) I ended up having to switch to 4 wheel low to get moving or ride the clutch a bit but once moving it was alright untill I hit big hills then that involved droping back to 3rd gear! I would have thought these trucks have more than enough power to pull this load!
I have a 2010 rx 4x4 2.5 diesel d40 dual cab do I have problems or is it the nature of the best!

 

[ONLOCK]

normal, they havent got much power right off take off and when you put a load behind it it only makes it worse, exaust and chip and blocked egr will help

 

[Dave]

Thats a 2.5L TD with a shit first gear.

Its got me beeped why Nissan hasn't learnt from all the blown clutch's in the D40's.

 

[Rich64]

That's why auto's are better for towing, I have no problems getting my caravan at 2800gk gross moving..

 

[WoodyD40]

Yup, taking off in 1st gear is a bit of a struggle with a load (in high range). But once rolling i havent had any problems at all. But i have yet to tow a load more than 1.3t (est. only) with my Navara.

I have towed my camper trailer (est. 1.1t) with a full load in the back of the ute as well plenty of times, and its ony the start/stop from traffic lights that slow me down. I have managed to pretty much stay with the traffic at highway speed without any dramas.

 

[Old.Tony]

Ditto the comment about autos for towing. My 1.8T van is a struggle to start moving up a steep hill (as you would expect) so it's situations like those that make me thankful I have an auto.

Bigger tyres will make that worse too. I wonder if changing the diff ratios is possible?

Alos +1 for the EGR mod at the very least. I've done it to mine and will shortly be adding a catch can to remove the other EGR source.

Of course, I will restore my EGR functionality as soon as the federal government legislates that joggers and bicycle riders all have EGR installed.

 

[KraftyPg]

Thank god I don't jog or ride bikes, although you've just sent bike forums into a frenzy and they will now be reporting.

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