Well, ... We found a doner Disco for the 90 engine transplant and I went to collect it Saturday. I must be mad, Warrington to Cornwall to collect a rusty Disco, but I didn't mind a bit. It was a bit of an iffy trip though as I had to pass through the midlands very close to the black country both going and coming back, and me in a red Disco on me own an all...
I was a bit worried about pulling a Disco with a Disco but it turned out ok in the end.
Uneventful trip down, just floored it a bit from Wednesbury to what was Frankly services just to be on the safe side then cruised down M5 to Exeter at a steady sixty. The Disco was a bit further away than I thought but never mind, the weather was fine and I arrived with Hugo the seller just after lunch after covering 280 miles. Lovely cup of tea waiting for me before a test drive and then swap the wheels for the landy wheels I had taken with me as Hugo wished to keep his wheel and tyres.
Strapped the Disco on the trailer and set off home. Flippin eck, steep them hills in Devon aint they, Disco started to overheat on a long slow climb in second gear so I deecided to stop in a lay by and swap the vehicles over. put the red one on the trailer and the new purchase up front and off I went, the 200tdi pulled like a train stormin up hills with no hint of getting hot at all, only problem was that it was a bit unstable on the straight bits so I pulled into a pub car park to have a look.
The tow ball was set a bit higher on the new purchase and I had put my Disco too far forward on the trailer in an effort to level it out but that had put the tow vehicle nose up a but. I dropped the tow ball down an the bracket to level things up and set off up the A30 towards Exeter. Bloody hell, owt over 45 and the trailer started snaking so I stopped after about 15 miles and swapped the vehicles over again. Problem had been the tyres. The high, soft sidewalls were causing the problem and I set off again with the red Disco up front and the new purchace on the trailer with everything level and even again.
After a crap fry up at Exeter services, I made tracks for home, 240 miles left to do and it's 7 pm and I'm not sure if I dare go over 45 as I had nursed it along at 45ish up till then. Can't have this I thought, I'll have to get going, so I increased the speed a little at a time to see how it was. The Disco and trailer ran as straight as a die all the way up to 65 so only the trailer tyres to worry about now. A quick check on the tyres at a service station found them to be all at 17 to 19 degrees c and cool to the touch so I set off again and cruised along at 55 to 60 all the way to Birmingham anly to fine the motorway shut for roadworks. It's a trick I thought, them black country boys are tryin to lure me off the motorway and pinch me 200 tdi, but all was well and after strugglin through Wolverhamton and up to Stafford I managed an uneventful cruise home at 55 to 65 mph.
So, you can tow a Disco with a Disco, and it flies along no problem, just get the weight right and make sure the tyres are hard .. no problem.
Forgot to mention that I cured the overheatin problem by puttin the heater on full
I was a bit worried about pulling a Disco with a Disco but it turned out ok in the end.
Uneventful trip down, just floored it a bit from Wednesbury to what was Frankly services just to be on the safe side then cruised down M5 to Exeter at a steady sixty. The Disco was a bit further away than I thought but never mind, the weather was fine and I arrived with Hugo the seller just after lunch after covering 280 miles. Lovely cup of tea waiting for me before a test drive and then swap the wheels for the landy wheels I had taken with me as Hugo wished to keep his wheel and tyres.
Strapped the Disco on the trailer and set off home. Flippin eck, steep them hills in Devon aint they, Disco started to overheat on a long slow climb in second gear so I deecided to stop in a lay by and swap the vehicles over. put the red one on the trailer and the new purchase up front and off I went, the 200tdi pulled like a train stormin up hills with no hint of getting hot at all, only problem was that it was a bit unstable on the straight bits so I pulled into a pub car park to have a look.
The tow ball was set a bit higher on the new purchase and I had put my Disco too far forward on the trailer in an effort to level it out but that had put the tow vehicle nose up a but. I dropped the tow ball down an the bracket to level things up and set off up the A30 towards Exeter. Bloody hell, owt over 45 and the trailer started snaking so I stopped after about 15 miles and swapped the vehicles over again. Problem had been the tyres. The high, soft sidewalls were causing the problem and I set off again with the red Disco up front and the new purchace on the trailer with everything level and even again.
After a crap fry up at Exeter services, I made tracks for home, 240 miles left to do and it's 7 pm and I'm not sure if I dare go over 45 as I had nursed it along at 45ish up till then. Can't have this I thought, I'll have to get going, so I increased the speed a little at a time to see how it was. The Disco and trailer ran as straight as a die all the way up to 65 so only the trailer tyres to worry about now. A quick check on the tyres at a service station found them to be all at 17 to 19 degrees c and cool to the touch so I set off again and cruised along at 55 to 60 all the way to Birmingham anly to fine the motorway shut for roadworks. It's a trick I thought, them black country boys are tryin to lure me off the motorway and pinch me 200 tdi, but all was well and after strugglin through Wolverhamton and up to Stafford I managed an uneventful cruise home at 55 to 65 mph.
So, you can tow a Disco with a Disco, and it flies along no problem, just get the weight right and make sure the tyres are hard .. no problem.
Forgot to mention that I cured the overheatin problem by puttin the heater on full
