advice on tow vehicle needed
- Thread starter Russ
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Hi @Russ, welcome and congrats of the new van. Navara is of course the best car going around ...... (shhhh. Not everyone here knows that). Hopefully it wasnt a 2012 model you spent 3 years looking for 
Theres a rule here. If theres no photos it either doesnt exist or it never happend
Theres a rule here. If theres no photos it either doesnt exist or it never happend
thanks or the welcome ,May 2015 both the wife and myself very pleased.Dissappointed with the solar set up though , no output figures available as according to Page brothers it doesn,t work with other components and causes no end of troubles,pity as the 12v is great for free camping which we plan on doing a lot of. Once I sorted out a to vehicle other than the trusty falcon !!!
Everyone but the few will tell you fantastic figures. My vehicle Ford Ranger is pretty terrible.... exact figures can't tell you cause after the initial calculation of $50 per 100km return I knew what I had to, my holidays are worked out from that given similar fuel figures to what I can't remember. It's all a bit fairy......I suppose I could be exact and calculate after several thousand km and then differentiate between when towing and not towing and blah blah blah..............but really.................you can't trust anyone............it's all a conspiracy.............don't tell anyone...........shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..............if it gets out we are all lost..................... jeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeee............I've lost my twinkies...............Oh no......that's not my twinkies.........that's my nuggets....................better go to bed.....
Don't listen to this lot. Nothing beats a cruiser well except maybe a Ranger Rover.....:brick:
I changed my solar reg and now it works better and you get all the info you need
Welcome to the forum. @Moto Moto or @cruza driver might be able to help as they both run BTs with 16.49-3s
I bought one of these . it the second one I,ve owned
The unit also automatically disconnects the battery if the terminal voltage drops below the selected Voltage (user selectable), and then reconnects it once it is charged again.
It features an LCD panel that displays battery voltage, the solar panel voltage and the active charge mode.
"Unlike other regulators, you can see the true status of the charging system at a glance".
Features
*User adjustable charging voltages*Suits Wet or Sealed Lead Acid, Gel, AGM ,Lead Calcium, Lead Antimony, Ni-CD, NiFe Batteries*Microprocessor control PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) for optimum charging*3 stage charge algorithms, Bulk, Absorption and Float charge with status on LCD display*Ampere Hour logging readouts in 3 sets, today and last 2 days*5-state LED indications of battery levels*Electronic overcharge protection and back current blocking to solar panel*Dusk to dawn automatic on-off with 10 selectable on-off programs*Adjustable battery low voltage level disconnect and reconnect for DC outputs*Battery reverse protection
Specifications:
Battery voltage: 12V
Maximum PV panel open circuit voltage: 26V
Continuous load / charge current: 30A
Maximum charge current (5 mins.): 35A
Maximum load current (5 mins.): 35A
Operation current (no load and PV): 15mA
Voltage across terminal (PV to battery): 1.2V
Voltage across terminal (battery to load): 0.6V
Electronic Blocking*: Yes
Battery reverse polarity protection: Yes
Overcharge & Over-discharge protection: Yes
Battery status LED indiction: 5-state LED Indications
Charging status indiction: 3-state LCD Display
Recommended wire size: #10AWG
Weight: 0.48kg
Dimension: 150(W) x 85(D) x 50(H) mm
Fuse: 40A
Operating ambient temperature: -10 to 50°C
Over temperature protection: Yes
Battery charging float voltage setting: Adjustable from 12.0-15.0V
Battery charging bulk voltage setting: Adjustable from 12.0-16.0V
DC load control mode ( For DC load terminal)
Low Voltage Disconnect(LVD): 8-16V
Low Voltage Reconnect(LVR): 8-16V
The unit also automatically disconnects the battery if the terminal voltage drops below the selected Voltage (user selectable), and then reconnects it once it is charged again.
It features an LCD panel that displays battery voltage, the solar panel voltage and the active charge mode.
"Unlike other regulators, you can see the true status of the charging system at a glance".
Features
*User adjustable charging voltages*Suits Wet or Sealed Lead Acid, Gel, AGM ,Lead Calcium, Lead Antimony, Ni-CD, NiFe Batteries*Microprocessor control PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) for optimum charging*3 stage charge algorithms, Bulk, Absorption and Float charge with status on LCD display*Ampere Hour logging readouts in 3 sets, today and last 2 days*5-state LED indications of battery levels*Electronic overcharge protection and back current blocking to solar panel*Dusk to dawn automatic on-off with 10 selectable on-off programs*Adjustable battery low voltage level disconnect and reconnect for DC outputs*Battery reverse protection
Specifications:
Battery voltage: 12V
Maximum PV panel open circuit voltage: 26V
Continuous load / charge current: 30A
Maximum charge current (5 mins.): 35A
Maximum load current (5 mins.): 35A
Operation current (no load and PV): 15mA
Voltage across terminal (PV to battery): 1.2V
Voltage across terminal (battery to load): 0.6V
Electronic Blocking*: Yes
Battery reverse polarity protection: Yes
Overcharge & Over-discharge protection: Yes
Battery status LED indiction: 5-state LED Indications
Charging status indiction: 3-state LCD Display
Recommended wire size: #10AWG
Weight: 0.48kg
Dimension: 150(W) x 85(D) x 50(H) mm
Fuse: 40A
Operating ambient temperature: -10 to 50°C
Over temperature protection: Yes
Battery charging float voltage setting: Adjustable from 12.0-15.0V
Battery charging bulk voltage setting: Adjustable from 12.0-16.0V
DC load control mode ( For DC load terminal)
Low Voltage Disconnect(LVD): 8-16V
Low Voltage Reconnect(LVR): 8-16V
I have an auto BT50. only 5 months old with around 7000kms on it. My last trip with the van on, three tanks full returned 16.2, 18.5 and 15.6. The engine has not run in yet so I am hoping it will improve. I just returned from a run to Sydney from the Gold Coast without the van and two tanks full returned 8.9 L/100 km on each. Very happy with the truck.
I think any vehicle performance improves when it is run in. It seems high spots on cylinders and rings wear down and the top of the cylinders seal better once this happens. Rings and piston match each other and seal so the compression is better.
good old faithful TD42 Patrol mate, thats what you want
not fast (not thirsty either - 14L/100 towing) but pulls 3.5t all day every day