Travelling with Lizi and Paul

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@EthanBovingdon 11 күн бұрын

Do you have the power fold mirrors?

@pstiff 10 күн бұрын

No they are not. I've since traded the car as I need a stronger vehicle - whole video on the topic 😢

@NielsSorensen-sh8tm 27 күн бұрын

Top choice will serve you well ❤

@TravellingLP 25 күн бұрын

Thanks mate - hope so, we are off shortly again!

@jorobson1 Ай бұрын

Enjoy your travels. We went through a similar exercise. We had a 200 series Landcruiser which was always on the edge of its permitted weights towing our caravan even with a GVM upgrade (3850kgs). I have always a great believer of not having the tail wagging the dog (tow vehicle being heavier than towed unit). We ended up changing over to a American 3/4 tonne HD truck which for us was a great decision. We no longer have to worry about weighs so much!

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Thanks for your insights - it's really a minefield, weights....

@Sabumnim666 Ай бұрын

Great choice of tow tug. We have the v6 and we had the smallest Lovells GVM GCM upgrade and it tows beautifully. The upgrade is very beneficial our van has an ATM of 3400Kg and our wildtrak has a GVM 3505Kg the GCM is now7005Kg we use about 16L/100k in tow haul mode. All the best for your touring/towing.

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Sounds great! our fuel consumption look around 20lt/100 for the moment, hoping that will go down

@Sabumnim666 Ай бұрын

@@TravellingLP We sit on 93KPH by the speedo if we sit on 100 we also use about 20 per hundred. ours has done just over 5000km.

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Great suggestion thanks!

@plasmaDave Ай бұрын

Weights can be a real problem. We returned from the uk 5 years ago now. We landed in Perth and we bought a lovely car a 2016 Pajero. We went to a large dealer in Perth and asked for a caravan that it could tow legally. We were sold a Kokoda tribute 1 a nice caravan and we were assured our was legal to tow. However at no point was it legal to tow that van. Something we were unaware of until we got to Queensland! It actually towed amazingly well but it was not legal. It's the 180kg allowed ball weight over 2500kg that gets you on the Pajero 😢

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Yes, understand - the Pajero NX tows very well, the issue is the rear axle limit. I think if one can buy a lighter van - say 2.5t ATM and maybe a Tare under 2t with a 130kg Tare ball weight the Pajero tows really well and legally. The engine is powerful enough and if a throttle controller is added then the power is available on demand - no lag. I hope you managed to settle the issue and now either have a larger tow vehicle or smaller van.

@plasmaDave Ай бұрын

@@TravellingLP the dealer was useless we now have a Discovery 4 great car but not without it's issues 😉

@colinl9018 Ай бұрын

@@plasmaDave Should of bought an Isuzu MUX.

@ManuelaAllenspach-l1b Ай бұрын

Super danke war sehr eindrücklich und toll🎉

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Thanks Manu!

@TAG919 Ай бұрын

The rear axl was over by 35kgs and everything else under. In total under by 389 kgs, according to your chart. So has me confused as to why you are saying its a massive problem? Was it just the water? Saving 40 kgs off the tow ball? Or was it the pile of goods that you didn't want to leave behind?

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

:-) Good question - basically we could have got under the rear axle limit by removing the second row seats and the roof rack, but still leaving behind stuff we want to take with us. Originally the car was destined to be a 4WD camping vehicle, and it MIGHT tow a camper trailer.... things worked out differently!

@christopherstone1154 Ай бұрын

A bit concerned about the advice to compensate the heavier ball weight by adding weight to the rear. This is never a good idea as it creates a dumbbell effect where the van in a sway situation rotates around the van's axles and so spears the whole rig off the road. Weight on the back of a long van effectively triples in inertia and so should be kept to a minimum. Perhaps you have changed this now you have the Ranger.

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Yes, the Ranger is totally different setup and the TBM can go to 350kg. Basically though, there is a formula for weight distribution, if you add 10kg to the back bar it takes of about 5kg from the ball. I'm not an expert on this but would think it's all about balance - I would not add 100kg to the back bar to take 50kg of the ball.... hence in our case with the Pajero we drained the front water tank to mainly remove weight. New weighing planned on 8 November ! (with the Ranger!)

@australianoverlanders4688 Ай бұрын

Great video

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it

@Mick_4591 Ай бұрын

The do not over take turning vehicle sticker. Is to high up and on the wrong side. 400 to 1500 is preferred on the outer edge left hand side of vehicle/ caravan. 2000 being the max height. VSB12 version 12

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Mick_4591

@Media1788au Ай бұрын

ATM minus GTM equals ball weight. Those chart figures after rearranging are out by 59kgs.

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

Hi Media1788au - the 59 Kg are what we needed to remove to get close to legal. This is now history with a new vehicle which we will re re-weighing shortly :-)

@Media1788au Ай бұрын

@@TravellingLP good on you for going the heavier tow vehicle... 40yrs in the heavy vehicle industry and I cringe at the thought of border line weights and tow vehicles being tampered with with upgrades and sometimes lighter than the van. Just saying, if you get the same person to weigh your vehicles, get someone else in the know to check the chart afterwards. I have been getting trucks and caravans weighs done for years and sometimes they're in error. Safety first, rules second is my philosophy.

@darlineainsworth1460 Ай бұрын

I would be getting a lift or heavier rear suspension as looks like it’s down a bit and we did same and GVM upgrade with suspension and shocks etc and has made an incredible difference 😎

@thelonewolf666 Ай бұрын

well done for being smart and getting a better tow rigg--- many more should do it, you see clowns towing 3500kg vans in a mux

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

@@thelonewolf666 thanks mate. It was a difficult decision but in the long term it makes a lot of sense

@EthanBovingdon Ай бұрын

The Ranger and an MUX have the same towing capacity.

@colinl9018 Ай бұрын

They have the same towing capacity.

@XXWISHOWNXX Ай бұрын

Thanks Paul and Lizi, will have to reach out to Graham if I ever need to get my weights done!

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

He is really easy to deal with and the advice is good. He spent over 2 hours with us and we were still only charged the standard fee - highly recommended.

@XXWISHOWNXX Ай бұрын

Thanks Paul, very informative. Jayco should send you some caravans!

@TravellingLP Ай бұрын

That would be cool! But we also like the freedom to say what we like!

@brekyl1965 4 ай бұрын

Hi, good video but you dont really need to remove the door panel.

@TravellingLP 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment - I found the small speaker was difficult to remove and replace so just took the door card off.

@tightatours 7 ай бұрын

First 🎬👏….no stopping u now😆👍 Looking forward to ur Oz lap too⁉️🦘🌏🇦🇺🐊🕷️✅

@TravellingLP 7 ай бұрын

Thanks - definitely the plan but showcase the NSW Mid-North Coast first!

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