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daved said:
:thumb2 works.

Not sure what youre saying :confused: He's made a good effort plus a disclaimer to describe it :nenau
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it says 1700 kg max towing weight ( unbraked ) ... id love to know where got his info from .... looks about right too if you think of 2000kg for the 3 litre
 
briggie said:
it says 1700 kg max towing weight ( unbraked ) ... id love to know where got his info from .... looks about right too if you think of 2000kg for the 3 litre
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Ummmm....the VIN plate mayhaps? Have you been asleep this entire thread?LOL:thumb2
 
well after 8 odd pages, think what ever the maths is the groos train is fact.

and the box and horses are going to exceed that combined with the unladen
or kerb weight i found for the auto of 1900 odd kg.

go get 'em.

i still cant believe that nissan down rated the gross train, to reduce the
max trailer, suppose atleast didnt down rate vechicle's gross...

nor can i believe that they built the auto with chocolate slush box when
in therory an auto is better for towing, though clearly not at max loads...

seems would be rough if needed auto on grounds of disability then found
couldnt use it for a purpose/living, forgivable on a fiesta but on what is
classed a utility/truck by many, down right embarrassing, wonder what
part bin nissan got it out of.

sure the autos in green ovals have same tow weights, and defender
upwards thats 3500 but hey after all this dont quote me.
 
Automatics and towing

In my experience automatics are brilliant for towing and they often have limitations on them due to the increased load on the ATF. (Auto Transmission Fluid)

Back in the 1970,s the fix was to add an extra oil cooler to the transmission unit with a Kenlow type fan on it. With modern Synthetic ATF I would have thought this was a reasonable proposition and would not break the bank costwise.

If most of the time you are not towing anything this might be an option worth exploring.
 
Thomas-the-Terrano2 said:
sure the autos in green ovals have same tow weights, and defender
upwards thats 3500 but hey after all this dont quote me.
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youre spot on as far as I am aware :thumb2 dont know them model by model but theres generally little or no difference on a lot of the bigger beefier 4x4s manual vs auto box. Mine is auto and has a properly matched auto box that still clocks in for a 3 1/2 tonne tow.

I still reckon the auto box on the Terrano was a Nisan faux pas when they thought they could market it to the urban posers who couldnt spell "tow rating" rather than someone who was going to work the truck hard :thumbs
 
macabethiel said:
In my experience automatics are brilliant for towing and they often have limitations on them due to the increased load on the ATF. (Auto Transmission Fluid)

Back in the 1970,s the fix was to add an extra oil cooler to the transmission unit with a Kenlow type fan on it. With modern Synthetic ATF I would have thought this was a reasonable proposition and would not break the bank costwise.

If most of the time you are not towing anything this might be an option worth exploring.
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Yes I remember the extra oil coolers.We had Granadas & Consuls in the 70's.They needed them.

When i got my auto I made enquiries along those lines and the answer was theyre common place as standard now and no need to consider anything extra unless youre heading out into the desert :thumb2
 
ah apologies Briggie, missed the 'unbraked' quote...yes, one for W-ankers Corner I think!:)
 
whats this unbraked 1700, surely braked 1700, unbraked 750 is legal max.

even on c1 trucks, mind dont know how heavy those hand controlled
rollers are, rollers must be full of helium? whilst being towed on their
little trailers, no brakes, rarely a secondary coupling, how the hell they
reverse 'em when so much narrower than the truck i'll never know.
 
Thomas-the-Terrano2 said:
whats this unbraked 1700, surely braked 1700, unbraked 750 is legal max.

even on c1 trucks, mind dont know how heavy those hand controlled
rollers are, rollers must be full of helium? whilst being towed on their
little trailers, no brakes, rarely a secondary coupling, how the hell they
reverse 'em when so much narrower than the truck i'll never know.
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i've often wondered that too!

I checked my data plate today, manual, definately 2800k!
 
cm2581 said:
. And quoting the Sale of Goods Act 1979 (as advised by Consumer Direct) and let then know I am holding them in breach of contract as the goods are not fit for the purpose made known at the time of sale
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I said that :O)

Amazing what you pick up after 12 years selling cars


Good luck to you
 
briggie said:
it says 1700 kg max towing weight ( unbraked ) ... id love to know where got his info from .... looks about right too if you think of 2000kg for the 3 litre
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:doh:doh I think we are both suffering from visual dyslexia:(
 
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