Towing Time

Sorry I meant Pathfinder. Age is not an issue as all my vehicles are leased and replaced every 2- 3 years. The Ford is the last wagon they made. By itself the Ford is great and i have always been satisfied (it is my fourth one ). The choice of vehicles for lease on our salary sacrifice list was limited (cannot even get Ford now. As the Pathfinder has 3 tonne pulling power it will not have the problems the Ford had has pulling the van. The Ford's lowness to the ground was also a serious issue.
The Pathfinder is a given so I am really interested in how many hours per day people are confident with. I have been told that is is sunstantually less than driving the vehcile by itself.

well, if it is a given... Is there anything else on your available list?
I know falcon wagon is dead, but with more power and better auto calibration etc, Falcon (and Territory) is a far more relaxed and capable tow rig than Pathy, IMO. Others will - no doubt - disagree.

I sometime tow 10 hours a day (Falcons, Commodores, Hiluxes, Discos etc) but jeez I feel buggered at the end of that!

Might be more about how long a the Pathfinder can tow 3 tonne. Makes me smile when I read some of the towing capacities given to late model vehicles with relatively small engines, weight and lightweight (or no) chassis as to how long people expect to be able to tow these huge weights on what are relatively lightweight vehicles.
What happened to the premise that the towing vehicle should exceed the weight of what is being towed.
What happens when it all goes pear shaped for one reason or another and the the heavier vehicle (usually the thing being towed) takes over and does the "steering".
Having towed a light (less than 700kgs) hardfloor camper all over Oz during the last 30+ years I would hate to tow anything much heavier on some outback roads.

Totally agree. There are so many things to consider ranging from your health, the car and heaps more right through to the weather and environment.

PJ