Rattly old diesel is a great way to ruin one (but I think I'd look at the Mercedes engines if I had to).

Cam-Tech-Craig wrote:

What are you towing Miggit?

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Craig Mobile Toilets, as they are 10 foot high and 8 foot wide the aerodynamics resemble a parashoot and then they tip the scales around 3 tons, and they eat TD6 gearboxes

A TD5 will pull these loo's, just, BUT it is ECU controlled, and if I'm going to be faffing around doing all the bloody ECU stuff then I might as well dump in a TDV6 and have done with it. I really want to get away from having to plug it in and all the hassle that can come with that......... Lets face it the bloody computers argue with themselves in a car that left the factory.... what chance would I have if I were to try and integrate this in to a car that doesn't have any? For a kickoff the engine ECU talks to the Alarm ECU and the Gearbox ECU and the BCU.... If I ain't got them them I'm going to be in safe mode straight away :evil:

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You'll know much more about this than I do, but I would worry that the Classic was a bit light compared to the trailer and that the 80 or so profile tyres would not help stability. Only Range Rovers since 1988

It can always be shod with bigger wheels and smaller tyres, failing that more air usually sorts out the wobbles  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

It must cost your local council a fortune to install these...


 The best 4.4 x far

I thought portaloo’s were light as feathers Miggit? Our local “Andyloo’s” runs around with an L200 a 24ft custom built flatbed with about 30 loo’s or so on it!

Cummins 6litre jobby.

To be honest I think there is a better route to go for towing the big units you tow but you might not like it... FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

OK, I know this won't be popular here but if I was looking for a working vehicle, to tow, not cause me sleepless nights, not depreciate very much and to do inter galactic mileages before needing a spanner anywhere near it then it would be a Landcruiser Amazon for me, all day long....... 2006 4.2 SC
2019 Renault Zoe Dynamique Nav

SKOT, been there seen it got the T shirt 3 times and they aren't all that they are cracked up to be, the transmission don't like the weight / drag, the brakes are crap and they do 15 to the gallon

They eat drive couplings, brake pads, steering racks and pumps (100 series) the 80 series wanders all over the shop, really struggles when towing up hill (bogs) and isn't much better than the 100, but I will say that they are better off road as they have 3 diff locks as opposed to the 2 that the 100 has

Craig, you is talking a load of plastic they are 100 KG, I know the trailer that you are referring to and it holds 14 loo's so that's 1.4 ton of bogs + trailer..... so that is no more than 2.5 tons.... The things that I tow are proper porcelain pans, like at home, with real sinks, running hot water and real doors that you can lock.... nothing like those plastic building site chemi karzis. These are VIP / Corporate standard, that very often end up back stage

With luxury there comes a weight penalty...... it's like comparing a ffrr to a Panda 4x4  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Craig, this is the inside of a loo built by a good friend of mine....





That is only a 2 loo unit and it still tips the scales at 1.3 tons empty....... that pic of my car in front of 4 units, the green ones have 10 loo's and the grey ones have 7 and 4 places for little boys  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
Inventor of the 'Guide-o-Matic automatic wheel alignment tool'
Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

Maybe this is better...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/172114878757



The Rams and F250's are good units mind... FFRR MY06 facelift With TDV8 Alloys Zeros/ATR's
Mantec Sump Guard, Rigid Load liner, MY10 BT upgrade.

Then with such posh loo’s, why not buy a 4.4 TDV8 to tow them with & be done with it...

You must be making a mint renting them after all

Sorry pal, couldn’t help myself

I wish that they were mine to rent out, I would have a 4.4TDV8 then

But I have herd that the 8 speed box isn't as good as originally thought.... the very nice chaps that are going to sort mt GM cheese box out have just brought a couple of 8 speeds to rebuild and have on the shelve I don't know if that's Range Rover related or for another application with even more power  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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kingpleb wrote:

Maybe this is better...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/172114878757



The Rams and F250's are good units mind...

that's 2 wheel drive not going to get you very far in a muddy field, and at that price I could have a D3 and one more for Sunday Best  Yesterday I couldn't spell Engineer... Today I are one!
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Former long term L322 owner, Up/Down graded to a Classic Tractor!

miggit wrote:

I have herd that the 8 speed box isn't as good as originally thought....