Ticked off about towing vehicles
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Topic: Ticked off about towing vehicles
Posted By: mjlrpod
Subject: Ticked off about towing vehicles
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 8:42am
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I went down to the mechanic this morning. For an issue on another vehicle. While i was there, i said, hey, can you just take a quick look at my Nissan Frontier and see if there is anything i might want to address before i start towing with it. He said, " I wouldnt use that vehicle to tow a trailer" . I pointed out that i have 6100- 6500 pound towing capacity. He said he wouldnt recommend that truck, or a Toyota Tacoma, for pulling even a heavy duty utility vehicle. He says wheel bearings, and rear end cant handle it. I know there are several people with these vehicles. Any such issues with yours, or someone you know? I really hate this whole " whats the right tow vehicle " crap. It should be guaranteed that if the tow capacity is followed, the vehicle is the right one. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
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Posted By: densmorema
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 8:50am
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If the truck's owners manual says you can pull 6000 lbs I wouldn't worry about it as long as it came with the tow package. ------------- Mike and Cherie Michigan 2015 R179 2016 silverado |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 9:27am
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Opinions are like _________. Don't sweat it. I wouldn't tow with it either, but that doesn't mean it won't do the job just fine. Just means it wasn't built at the Kentucky Truck Plant. LOL ------------- |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 9:44am
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I would get a second opinion. We have a Nissan Frontier. It tows the R-Pod just fine. Team it with a weight distribution/sway control hitch, and you should not have any problems. Ideally, you would want a diesel to tow, but sometimes, we use what will work, not what is optional/overkill for the task.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 9:54am
I tow a 21' Camplite, which is more than 1000# heavier than a Pod, with a 2013 Tacoma with no problems at all. So far it's racked up more than 30,000 miles towing. With a towing package, WDH/SC, and a 4L engine it's no problem. The BS flag flies above your mechanic's shop. 
------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: Gregm
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 9:56am
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The mechanics I take my vehicles to say there is no problem with my Tacoma towing the pod
we have been using the same shop for over 25 years. ------------- Gregm 2014 171 2015 Toyota Tacoma Prerunner |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 10:16am
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Balderdash, they have been used for tow vehicles for years. I don't think the vehicle manufacturer's lie about capacities. That would be criminal. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 3:19pm
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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. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 4:25pm
| 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. |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 23 Feb 2017 at 6:45pm
Replace one each mechanic. Not covered under warranty but cheaper than an F-150.  ------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: sean p
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2017 at 5:01am
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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. ------------- 2016 179pod--BETTY 2010 nissan frontier Sean and Doug Butchie the morkie touring the west |
Posted By: Podinaroundbc
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2017 at 8:12am
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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. ------------- Art & Brenda Jake the dog 2015 179 HRE 2012 Nissan Titan |
Posted By: texman
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2017 at 9:34am
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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.
------------- TexMan 2015 182g 2018 Sequoia http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=9122&title=texman-182g-mods - TexManMods |
Posted By: JET
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2017 at 10:20am
| 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 :) |
Posted By: Tars Tarkas
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2017 at 2:51pm
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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...
TT ------------- 2010 176 FJ Cruiser |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2017 at 3:06pm
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Ditto!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: ToolmanJohn
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2017 at 6:53am
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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. ------------- 2017 ATC 7X20 Custom Toy Hauler 2013 R-Pod 177 (SOLD) 2013 VW Touareg TDI |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 25 Feb 2017 at 2:40pm
I like my F150. ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |