Towing 5860#

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Towing 5860#

Postby mforce » Tue Aug 09, 2016 9:42 am

I am planning on picking up a camper that weighs 5860 dry with a 630 tongue weight. Am I flirting with danger here? I am coming from Tennessee boarder up to Ohio so mountains are in the mix. It will be about 300 mile home with it. I have a newer radiator "40K" on the newer style. I did not bypass it. I am not running airbags yet... Any thoughts? :D
For what it's worth I have towed several large trailers just none with the pathfinder.


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Postby disallow » Tue Aug 09, 2016 10:18 am

You posted in the R52 section. If you have an R52, I would not touch this with a 10 foot pole.

If you have an R51, the tongue weight is actually too high, should be less than 600. You need the airbags for sure, as well as a WDH.

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Postby mforce » Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:01 am

That is what I thought as well. Being 30 pounds on the tongue weight and no bags could make things hairy on a 300 mile trip home. So I should probably not run it. Now with bags would I be ok?

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Postby disallow » Tue Aug 09, 2016 11:07 am

Bags and a weight distributing hitch and I would do it. No wdh, I wouldnt.

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Postby smj999smj » Tue Aug 09, 2016 12:32 pm

mforce...what year is your Pathfinder?

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Postby mforce » Tue Aug 09, 2016 3:10 pm

It is an 05 with 103000 on it. Runs great!

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Postby smj999smj » Tue Aug 09, 2016 4:13 pm

Ok, you have an R51. A moderator has already moved your post to the correct section.

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Postby Kestral » Tue Aug 09, 2016 5:52 pm

I moved a camper at 6,000+ pounds a short distance 40+ miles although some real steep hills and my 2012 R51 did fine. On that note air bags are a must as well as a WD hitch. Keep it out of overdrive and drop down on the gears on the hills and take it easy you should be fine.


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