What sort of trailer do you pull with your L400?

[72Blazerod]

I am thinking about getting a small travel trailer or tent trailer camping. I have heard that our L40s can tow up to 3500 lbs, is that correct? I am sure that the Delica will not be fast up hills, but can it tow a trailer up the Coquihalla? I was wondering what trailers do you tow behind your Delica? Do any of your trailers have a bathroom (that is something we would like for the family). Any info you can share would be appreciated.

[Feds]

I have a 12' Coleman Utah pop up camper that I pull with a '96 Royal Exceed. Trailer is somewhere between 3000 and 3500 lbs. It's also big and wide, meaning it punches a big hole in the air. I've pulled it for 3 years now.

It is probably too much trailer if you are towing a lot. You're limited to about 105 kph, and it is going to take some time to get to that speed.

The past 2 summers, the trailer has been a handful, with sway coming in anywhere between 85 and 100 kph. This summer I put a lift on, and i don't know if it's the stiffer springs or the new shocks, but the sway has gone away at least to 115.

So, try to stay at 2500 lbs. If you're going to go above this, here's what i'd do:

1. EGT gauge. It's easy to get into high EGT's when towing

2. Turn up the boost with wastegate spacers, and wire your pressure relief valve closed. The power difference between 12 psi and 15 psi is wonderful.

3. Either fix your suspension with new shocks and/or a lift or helper springs, or use aweight distributing hitch to keep the van level and the sway away.

Here's a picture from 2 days ago. Towed about 4 hrs from Niagara to Minden. With the new boost and the sway gone, it was the most pleasant tow I've done.

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[stever1000]

I'm curious to know if you did any other modifications to give you more power for towing? My L400 is stock and it goes pretty good on flat, but it's slow up hills. I can't imagine pulling a trailer behind me, what sort of speed do you average? I'm shocked

[dragnet]

I've asked similar questions many times but always received vague answers with many 'shoulds' and 'coulds' in them. Finally bought a L400 V6 gasser LWB and hooked up our 4000lbs 19 foot travel trailer. Other than a 80kph top speed up steep hills the deli towed brilliantly last week over a 300km stretch. Much more stable than my old Land Rover Discovery, even with five people and a full load of gear in the van. Gas mileage was almost twice as good as well!

I'm running a two inch lift. For myself an equalizer bar is mandatory or the rear sags a couple of inches too much.

Not precisely sure how the diesel SWB would compare but I don't think you would have a problem. Bought my hitch from Coombs Country Auto. Believe they're made in Vancouver by E&H Hitch. When I called I was told the hitch is rated for 4000lbs, more if the drive train can pull the weight.

Cheers...

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