pulling

hi all how much can a discovery td5 2.5 pull with out struggling its a 51 plate milage 136.700 engine never misses a beat regular oil changers ive had it 2 years in october, just got a caravan 1200kg unloaded its 23ft tow bar to end of van we had 2 adults 3 kids 1 dog hes my mate lol. But it struggled when we we hit a hill could not keep up with caravans in front of us?? which look bigger vans than ours. I have taken it to LR services in oxton, Nottingham and he has checked through the computer and has fount no faults with the car. Any ideas?

What breed of dog is it, the haynes manual is very specific about this. If its a lurcher then you're in trouble.

Are you driving a manual or auto? Manual transmission is better for towing than auto. The TD5 has plenty of torque so should be able to tow your caravan without too much trouble.

A foreskin back wouldnt be a problem for it

i had a 99 disco td5 auto and when i towed a caravan i found i had to boot it a bit.
now have a defender td5 remaped and disco trnsfer box and pulls really well so maybe a remap is in order

usually find mine tows better loaded to the hilt.But i agree they do need more right foot and winding up a bit.

he,s a westy used for fox hunting but ours is a settee dog,the car is auto should i use the 123 when pulling then put it in drive when up to speed??

steve matt said:

he,s a westy used for fox hunting but ours is a settee dog,the car is auto should i use the 123 when pulling then put it in drive when up to speed??

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Yes, if possible I would lock it into either 2 or 3 depending on how steep the hill is.

i thought these was the finest pulling machines ????i guest not

steve matt said:

i thought these was the finest pulling machines ????i guest not

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If driven correctly they are. My V8 Defender will easily pull 3.5 tons at 60 mph all day. As would my old Disco 300Tdi, but that a manual box.

Can't see why you are having too much trouble with that tow weight. My TD5 auto pulls Ifor Williams horse trailer 905kg with 2 horses weighing over 1000kg combined and had no problems, slight pull uphill but nothing it couldn't handle, being auto it would change up and maintain speed. Towing just my pony 500kg and her rice trailer 750kg and tows with ease.

I prefer manual for towing... found with towing all them caravans with auto's i was always fiddling with the gear change, D wasnt very good

so why does a car pull better than mine i may has well bought a peugeot

steve matt said:

so why does a car pull better than mine i may has well bought a peugeot

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It depends on how it is driven and what load it is towing. Is your Discovery standard without any mods? Towing heavy loads depends a lot on effective management of engine speed & gear selection.

steve matt said:

i thought these was the finest pulling machines ????i guest not

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They are. Mine hasn't come out of D yet towing. Maybe you have something else going on?

Hate to say it but best towing mota i had was a manual pajero :behindsofa:

the 2.6 carlton cdx i used to own would beat the disco.roughly the same on fuel as well.

as far as i no as it came from show room, i have had a egr fitted for fuel consumption if that makes any differance,???

egr is for emissions it recirculates exhaust gases back into engine.

Its been on land rover dealers computer and found nothing wrong and running very good for its year,?