Towing 3.5t with a defender 300 tdi

[mattplace]

Does anyone regularly tow 3.5t with a 300tdi?

I need a 2.5t excavator which I can't tow with the navara but having driven my 300tdi defender around for the past few weeks, I'm doubting it's ability to tow this weight.

[detritus21]

Yes regularly tow up to 3.5 with a 200tdi. Get used to.using low box. Also get some hd rear springs if you have them. It won't be quick but will do it.

[benedmonds]

And give yourself plenty of time to stop...

[roseyweb]

I've towed a Kx61-3 with a trannie

 

Takes some doing,

[roseyweb]

[Dean Lofthouse]

If your towing 3.5t regularly try reduce the wall height of the tyres which in turn will give you a slightly lower ratio and get used to dropping into low box to hill start

 

I tow 3.5t all the time

[scraggs]

I tow 3500kg all the time with my 300tdi and quite often with the landie at 3500kg aswell.

I now have a VNT turbo and full width intercooler, and it tows very well, before they were fitted it struggled with both loaded but was fine with just the trailer at 3500kg.

A worthwhile investment if you are going to be doing a lot of towing at 3500kg would be a full width intercooler imo

[mendiplogs]

I tow 3500kg all the time with my 300tdi and quite often with the landie at 3500kg aswell.

I now have a VNT turbo and full width intercooler, and it tows very well, before they were fitted it struggled with both loaded but was fine with just the trailer at 3500kg.

A worthwhile investment if you are going to be doing a lot of towing at 3500kg would be a full width intercooler imo

 

Hi Keith a lot here are fitting VNT AUDI turbos to TD5 and 300TDI personally I wouldn't like to tow 3500kgs it each Day you may have to set out the night before as it is painfully slow thanks John

[aspenarb]

3.5 ton behind the mitzi no problem. Hate trailers but if its off the beaten track and the beavertail wont get to it so be it. Trailer tyres dont like this kind of weight at 55mph and stand a good chance of going bang if its a long journey.

 

[mendiplogs]

3.5 ton behind the mitzi no problem. Hate trailers but if its off the beaten track and the beavertail wont get to it so be it. Trailer tyres dont like this kind of weight at 55mph and stand a good chance of going bang if its a long journey.

 

 

Hi BOB how does it pull it BOB thanks Jon