Hi all fellow travellers, myself and my patient wife and our beautiful 1998 Swagman 25 ft are looking to flat tow a small 4wd, Sierra or Vitara preferrably and i was wondering if towing 1700 + kg extra will affect our speed or hill climbing expedentially? Engine is 4.6 Turbo isuzu
Thank You
Andrew and Elke
PS if anyone knows of a setup tow vehicle for sale, please let us know!
We had an Isuzu MH previously with the same motor. I believe it will handle that extra weight OK. The previous owner had horses and towed them around OK, and the next owner wanted to do the same.
Gees I am not sure what you expect but when you are towing you drive accordingly. Just like a ute and caravan you do not expect to go the same as a Ferrari. I believe that is often the problem with people who have little experience they expect it is just like driving a car. Drive to your conditions and experience.
We have been towing grand vitara's around since 2007. We have a Winabago explorer with a 6.5 l turbo diesel and have determined it makes no difference to fuel consumtion or hills.
Not a proper comparison to your rig but with a diesel having it work a bit is not a problem. Iff slower up hill then just be aware ofwhat is behind a d letgo by when practical. I always call up trucks and advise when they wish to overtake i will back offto let them go. Let the truchie make the decision
