towing quetion

ive got a dooozel p38 auto and i wanna use it to tow my gte to shows, also to pull the trailer as n when.

what i wanna know is ...when towing, do i need to be in low drive, or does it not matter.

i towed a car the other day from devon, and its only now that ive thought about it:doh:

thanks
stu

If it's a heavy load it's best to start off in low but low box has a max speed of about 30mph so once you are moving then switch back to high.

how could i do that mate???... you have to be in neautral for 10 secs whilst the txb switches over

mk1astramad said:

how could i do that mate???... you have to be in neautral for 10 secs whilst the txb switches over

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That ****es on the bonfire a bit. With a defender and disco you can go from low to high on the move.:doh:

yer but its not very nice is it Rats! I always try to stop 1st makes sense.

G

Griffdowg said:

yer but its not very nice is it Rats! I always try to stop 1st makes sense.

G

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As long as you let the revs drop back down to almost tickover it goes in without any crunching.

its actually better to be moving at about 2mph when changing ratio, but you wanna be stopped when popping into diff lock

G-man said:

its actually better to be moving at about 2mph when changing ratio, but you wanna be stopped when popping into diff lock

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why stopped? As long as you have traction or lift off the throttle to prevent wheel spin you can be moving.

aye but diff really dunt like it

it shouldnt need low box at all, unless he's pulling trees over!

or towing up a stupid gradient off road

mk1astramad said:

i towed a car the other day from devon, and its only now that ive thought about it:doh:


stu

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Did you have any trouble towing home from Devon???

I have towed 3.5 tonne with my diesel auto, no probs the auto box and torque converter takes care of it.

i didnt ave any problems tbh, apart from getting the ride height right so that i wasnt fishtailing every 5 seconds.

its only because i saw a thread earlier saying about being in low to tow a gypsi wagon that i started to think

mk1astramad said:

i didnt ave any problems tbh, apart from getting the ride height right so that i wasnt fishtailing every 5 seconds.

its only because i saw a thread earlier saying about being in low to tow a gypsi wagon that i started to think

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Gypsie wagon? Old type?? Cart wheels???? I would suggest that low range might have been the choice as the max speed was probably 10mph

U did it once with no prob so do it the same.:crazy_driver::crazy_driver:

Datatek said:

Gypsie wagon? Old type?? Cart wheels???? I would suggest that low range might have been the choice as the max speed was probably 10mph

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i meant a caravan

mk1astramad said:

i didnt ave any problems tbh, apart from getting the ride height right so that i wasnt fishtailing every 5 seconds.

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Locking the eas at normal ride height, should sort the fish tailing problem.

mk1astramad said:

its only because i saw a thread earlier saying about being in low to tow a gypsi wagon that i started to think

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There's a certain amount of micky taking towards another member, low box would only be needed if you wish to drag a really heavy load up a very steep hill......although I do use it to reverse my trailer up into my front garden so I don't have to slip the clutch.

i never altered the ride height from m'way and never had a problem with snaking but r/r say to lock it at normal height for towing as zzr said

mk1astramad said:

i meant a caravan

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thats a pikey wagon, gypsy's have crytal balls, pikeys have crystal meth!!