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    Posted: 25 Feb 2017 at 2:40pm
Originally posted by CharlieM

Originally posted by mjlrpod

This was my thought as well. Just wanted to ask the experts. Might be something wrong with the mechanic not the truck. I think he just has a bias toward full size trucks.

Replace one each mechanic. Not covered under warranty but cheaper than an F-150. Approve


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 It sounds like your mechanic has his own personal opinion. Tow with what you have that will do the job. The Frontier is used by many people to tow trailers.

If at some point in the future you decide you want a different or heavier or better rated tow vehicle, then that's what you will do. It's all personal.
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Ditto!
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Posts: 1454 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Feb 2017 at 2:51pm
I mostly agree w/ JET. It's not much trouble to find someone who will tell you not to tow anything unless you have a Cummins diesel under your hood. You can pretty much believe your owners manual over them any time. Not that 385 hp & 900 ft lbs of torque wouldn't be nice...

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I was in the auto business 43 years before retiring. I dealt with repairs and mechanics daily for 43 years. I would not care one iota what one mechanic's opinion is in your scenario. I would put much more stock in what the engineer's that designed the truck at Nissan rate the vehicle at. It is OK. Don't worry about it :)
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what is you average highway speed while towing?  flat pavement and no headwind.  OR, what is the max that is comfortable with your tow vehicle?  just curious.  70mph is about the top end for comfort.  I had a side wind coming and going last weekend and experienced some wiggle from the pod, especially when trucks passed me and blocked the side wind and the turbulence from after they pass.  side wind was about 20mph.  
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We towed with a 2009 Frontier for 2 years before we traded up for the Titan. Both are good tow vehicles. The 2 reasons we went with the Titan was room and more HP for pulling in British Columbia.
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I have been towing my 179 for 2 years now and about 10,000 miles with my 2010 frontier and no problems at all. tows nice and no issues with tv.
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Originally posted by mjlrpod

This was my thought as well. Just wanted to ask the experts. Might be something wrong with the mechanic not the truck. I think he just has a bias toward full size trucks.

Replace one each mechanic. Not covered under warranty but cheaper than an F-150. Approve
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A WDH would help with the radial stress on the rear bearings, but if the specs say the TV will handle the tongue weight, then you shouldn't have any issues and any failures should be covered under warranty. You just have to be careful about shifting the weight too far forward with the WDH or else you may overstress the front end of the TV.
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