R-pod Owners Forum : New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 11:12:05 +0000 Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:26:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12352 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Steve Smith, of OR, tows his 180... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118402#118402 Author: OldNeumanntapr
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Posted: 24 Nov 2018 at 6:26pm

Steve Smith, of OR, tows his 180 with a Pathfinder and it does quite well. I met him last August at the NW Meetup in Cannon Beach.]]> Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:26:15 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118402#118402 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : 2014 Pathfinder http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118400#118400 Author: Mbearden
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Posted: 24 Nov 2018 at 6:01pm

2014 Pathfinder]]> Sat, 24 Nov 2018 18:01:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118400#118400 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Originally posted by MbeardenIt... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118399#118399 Author: GlueGuy
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Posted: 24 Nov 2018 at 5:58pm

Originally posted by Mbearden

It turns out that our 2104 Pathfinder did have a large factory trans cooler so we did not add one.  Just drove 1000 miles from Southport NC to Little Rock Ar with no problem except 11.2 mpg.  I wonder if a larger engined tow vehicle might no to have to work as hard?
Did you mean 2004 or 2014 Pathfinder? A higher HP engine will not have to work as hard, but 12-15 MPG is about the best you can expect.
]]> Sat, 24 Nov 2018 17:58:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118399#118399 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : It turns out that our 2104 Pathfinder... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118398#118398 Author: Mbearden
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Posted: 24 Nov 2018 at 5:53pm

It turns out that our 2104 Pathfinder did have a large factory trans cooler so we did not add one.  Just drove 1000 miles from Southport NC to Little Rock Ar with no problem except 11.2 mpg.  I wonder if a larger engined tow vehicle might no to have to work as hard?

]]> Sat, 24 Nov 2018 17:53:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=118398#118398 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : We towed our 2018 190 with a 2016... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117052#117052 Author: bankman
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Posted: 28 Oct 2018 at 10:41am

We towed our 2018 190 with a 2016 Pathfinder with factory Tow Package for a couple of trips this season until we upgraded to a 2018 Frontier with Factory Tow....Never had an issue]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2018 10:41:30 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117052#117052 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Welcome to the forum. You'll... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117046#117046 Author: lostagain
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Posted: 28 Oct 2018 at 8:55am

Welcome to the forum.  You'll be fine with your Nissan, but StephanH is right, if you don't have a transmission cooler, it would be a good idea to get one.  They're not costly to install and it will really help the transmission.]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2018 08:55:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117046#117046 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Welcome. Sounds like you're... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117041#117041 Author: offgrid
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Posted: 28 Oct 2018 at 5:59am

Welcome. Sounds like you're about where you need to be to handle your trailer. Of course, it will depend on how you personally load the trailer and the Pathfinder.

If you want to know for sure for your rig and your load out, here is a great towing calculator which takes into account your wd hitch effects. All the max load specs should be on the Nissan door and trailer stickers. 

https://www.ajdesigner.com/apptrailertow/weightdistributionhitch.php

You can get all your actual weights by loading up for a normal trip and running through a public scale adding an axle at a time. Do this with the Pathfinder first, then the combo without the wd hitch tensioned. The tongue weight will be the difference between the Pathfinder's two axles with and without the trailer. 

I used my county waste transfer station scale for this, no charge for residents. Gave me great peace of mind I was rigged right towing with my Highlander which also has a 5000 lb rating. 

]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2018 05:59:49 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117041#117041 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Welcome to the group!! Congrats... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117039#117039 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 28 Oct 2018 at 5:05am

Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 189!!]]> Sun, 28 Oct 2018 05:05:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117039#117039 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : It doesn’t have the factory... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117031#117031 Author: Mbearden
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Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 10:39pm

It doesn’t have the factory tow package but may have a trans cooler anyway...checking...if not I will add one.]]> Sat, 27 Oct 2018 22:39:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117031#117031 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Welcome and Congratulations!From... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117030#117030 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 10:37pm

Welcome and Congratulations!
From what I can find out, the towing limit for a Pathfinder is 5,000 lbs. You are good to go. You did the right thing by getting the Equal-i-zer hitch and brake controller. Did your Pathfinder have the factory tow package? If so, then it should already have a transmission cooler which would be one item you would want to add if it did not have it already.
]]> Sat, 27 Oct 2018 22:37:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117030#117030 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Forgot to mentioned we added an... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117028#117028 Author: Mbearden
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Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 10:22pm

Forgot to mentioned we added an Equal -I-Zer hitch.]]> Sat, 27 Oct 2018 22:22:10 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117028#117028 New R-Pod owner...Towing with a Nissan Pathfinder : Just bought a 2019 189. Our tow... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117026#117026 Author: Mbearden
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Posted: 27 Oct 2018 at 10:14pm

Just bought a 2019 189.  Our tow vehicle is a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder. We added a 7wire hookup with trailer brakes.  Does anyone have experience towing with the Pathfinder.   No problems on our first short trip.]]> Sat, 27 Oct 2018 22:14:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12352&PID=117026#117026