Thanks for the comments. I've received many "that's the way to go" and
"your Pathfinder will handle it fine" comments ; however, two actual
manufacturers state that the biggest trailer that they would sell me for
that vehicle is a 6'x12' rig that is too small for the Austin Healey 3000.
The owner's manual says up to 5000# is OK with the automatic transmission,
but everyone says that I need to also add an ATF cooler and some sort of
magic "load leveler" hitch.
Bottom line is that I'm really uncertain now that this is a good thing to
do. Anymore knowledge out there?
Lee Mairs
Northern Virginia
The "private sector" of the economy is, in fact, the voluntary sector;
and...the "public sector" is, in fact, the coercive sector.
--Henry Hazlitt
> I don't know about the towing capabilities of your Nissan SUV, but I
otherwise
> did a very similar thing. I bought a Wells Cargo 18' by 7' enclosed
trailer last
> October in Connecticut for $4000. It's a 1999 model. It serves as winter
> storage for my wife's Sprite, and was specifically used to bring back my
FFR
> Cobra from the Wareham, MA to Cheshire, CT. About 200 miles. But my
towing
> vehicle is a 1994 Dodge Ram 1500 with the 5.9l motor. I set it up with an
> equalizing hitch, which really makes travel more pleasant. More power
than a
> Nissan SUV perhaps, but probably not a lot more. This trailer has a 7200
GVWR,
> and I was no where near that. Figure your AH at 2300 lbs. maybe? Plus
trailer
> weight could move that to 3500 lbs. I'll bet your trailer capacity per
the
> factory is at least 5000 lbs.
>
> I used to tow a 1972 Skamper camp trailer, 20' and lots of weight, with my
6
> cylinder 150hp F150 pickup, manual transmission. It was slow to get
going, but
> still pulled and tracked fine. I expect based on my experience, you would
be
> fine with your combination.
>
> "Lee S. Mairs" wrote:
>
> > I want an enclosed trailer to:
> > (1) help move 35 years of "stuff" 200 miles to West By God Virginia,
> > (2) to move my restored 1962 Austin Healey down three miles of gravel
road
> > from the new place to paved roads, and (3)to provide safe storage for
the
> > Healey until I can get a decent shop/garage constructed.
> >
> > I've been considering a Wells Cargo 14 foot by 7 foot Landscape Trailer.
> >
> > Question is can my 1998 Nissan Pathfinder SUV with AT handle the load?
I
> > suspect that an ATF cooler will be required. Anything else?
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