True. It is amusing watching some of the dip shits and what they do in their carsQuote:
Originally Posted by striker
True. It is amusing watching some of the dip shits and what they do in their carsQuote:
Originally Posted by striker
I agree the 2 litre bi turbo is a lemonQuote:
Originally Posted by No.3
The 3l v6 is a different kettle
Boat ramps on a busy day are good entertainment.Quote:
Originally Posted by tac a1
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yes they areQuote:
Originally Posted by Ned
Yep, although writing the 2L off as a lemon is a little harsh - they do OK as long as they are used within their limits which is a lot more car like use than a lot of people use their utes for. Think Auckland poncing ute dressed up in 50Kg of plastic trim and $6K of crappy aftermarket wheels and tyres rather than a hunting ute...Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
The 3L V6 does have some areas of concern for me in heavy use - particularly the longevity of the crank and the electronic engine management side (crank failure is a spicy and exciting event when the engine is under full load on the road). We just got to a point where the Bosch gear on the previous 3.2L engine was just about to give up all of it's secrets and flaws and the buggers go and slap Siemens gear on it's replacement just to spice life up. Thanks Ford, I bet your engineers are laughing their tits off over that one.
Yeah you'd definitely want to sell it before the 5 year warranty expired.Quote:
Originally Posted by No.3
Mate I reckon only about 10% or less actually drive a vehicle in this country, the rest just sit there and steer......Quote:
Originally Posted by tac a1
Someone I know describes them as aimers not drivers...
Well all those driver aids are really only there to make dumb drivers out of us all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kiwi Greg
Having said that, the trailer anti-sway is a useful feature at times. Speed limiter would be nicer if it worked at 30Km/H - bloody useful in road works then so you could spend your time looking out the window and not staring intently at the speedo trying not to get a ticket! I reckon that would be much safer (unless you happen to be driving a Tesla).Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Jack
Cruise control will do that nicely....see how long the string of traffic is behind you when exiting 30 km zone and how many ####heads overtake you inside the 30km zone.
Most makers limit their cruise control to 40Km/H minimum, the Mitsi will do 38 at the lowest and the Ranger is about that as well. It's a deliberate thing I suspect, so in roadworks and the like the manufacturer can't be blamed for any driver induced cockups.Quote:
Originally Posted by Micky Duck
My old Ford Courier ute was great for heavy traffic or roadworks, just leave it in an suitable gear and idle. It would happily chug along in any gear without input, you could always use the choke as a throttle advance as well if you wanted.
Ye gods. 3t? Our swb is stock standard and weighs 2150kg. Our lwb is 150kg heavier. But judging from the roof, some of that guarding should have been done to protect your roof😆😆😆👍
Yep, I ballsed up the photos and will repost, that roof ding has been there for donkeys. It's got full bar work all round plus recovery gear on board as well. I've put GU diffs under it and it's on 35's but it doesn't take much to put the weight up.Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
Attempt #2.
Used this Attachment 265892
to tow this back from the West Coast yesterday.
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The whole shebang weighed in at 4490kg today, I know the Safari is near on 3t, that puts the trailer and load at approx 1490kg (braked). I knew it was there definitely going up the viaduct and through Arthurs Pass but it's not the heaviest load I've towed. I had the same trailer with black pine firewood plus pungas on recently.
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As I was trying to say there's definitely a fine line of what can be towed and what shouldn't be towed depending on weight limits, maybe I've crossed that line previously and maybe I haven't....Blackwells at the time of fitting my rear bar in 2007 and hitching point for the towbar did rate it at 2500kg braked iirc.
That tandem incidentally is 2700 x 1700 with the cage being 1600 high.
Its interesting to see most all years of nissan patrols were rated at 2500kg tow capacity, parked up alongside hiluxes with pathetic drum rear brakes and puny front discs rated at 3500kgs.
Still, it doesnt matter a whit if you get the trailer loading all wrong. Couple of years ago i picked up 12 x 6m pine posts for a shed we were building. Un bloody fortunately they were fresh from the tanalising plant🙄
Got the 'oh fuck fuck fuck' sway on going home several times, despite having the poles so close to the trucks back end i could not turn sharply.
Swore off overloads ever since. Should have just done two loads instead of possibly writing the Patrol off😑😑😑
If the weight is too far forward it's just as bad as too far back. There's a sweet spot, the recommendation of 10% trailer mass as tow ball downforce is about right. A lot of boats are bad for this, heavy outboard right at the back along with fuel at the back and a full load of dive gear and toys on board...Quote:
Originally Posted by XR500
It's not so much the towing vehicle brakes as well, as a lot of towing vehicles have much better brakes than the trailers they are towing. After all, look at heavy trucks - 90% of their braking is off the trailers not the tow vehicle.
Shit mates…maybe I’ll just stick with the jetski:(
On another note the only raptor I’ve ever driven was the US 6.2L supercharged version…wasn’t so much the power but the suspension on that thing!! It pays to be a rich farmer…in any country.
That’s is some BULLSHIT there buddy!! I’m glad you’re ok. Lucky she was on a straight stretch!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Happy Jack
Nah, just get your boat and "have at it" you will be fine. The fact you have even considered consequences of an unsuitable tow vehicle mean you are ahead 50% boat buyersQuote:
Originally Posted by Joe Schmo
Yesterday I was following a baby Jag towing a Haines Hunter SF535, the poor Jaaag while it might have had the power certainly didn't have the springs in the back to keep its arse off the ground. I really was expecting to see sparks it was that low.
yep and the dazzled drivers approaching at night, you see this quite often with towing vehiclesQuote:
Originally Posted by Happy Jack
You mean it pays to be a rich tradie driving around in there Dodge Rams and SilveradosQuote:
Originally Posted by Joe Schmo
Nah, Govt department (NIWA and DOC).
All on hoc, it doesn't pay to own them yourself.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Ya not wrong, when I was buying my new ute the dealer said "ok so we will put this tow bar on" and when I queried further he was gonna put a 1 ton towbar on a ute with a 3.5T towing capacity. If I hadn't questioned it I would have been stuck with a 1 T towbar and seeing as how my digger is 1.7T that would not be a winning combination. Cheeky bastards trying it on.
Oh and my 5.2m alloy boat is 400kg dry weight apparently so you could probably launch that with a car off a good concrete boat ramp if you were keen
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Originally Posted by scotty
My 4.5m fryan with motor, fuel, fishing gear and safety equipment is 700kg tow weight.
