Just got these photos sent through from a fishing trip to Fraser.
Not a good selling point for a Navara.
You might also recognise the boat from Col's post.
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...d.php?t=139692
Just got these photos sent through from a fishing trip to Fraser.
Not a good selling point for a Navara.
You might also recognise the boat from Col's post.
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/sho...d.php?t=139692
what would have caused that???...driving thru a ditch to fast???...is the loaded boat to much for the Nissan???...*cringes at the cost too fix the Navara*...nice boat too...loved the link as well...thanks Mtx
Mrs Benno1
Ouch!
Will that be a write off?
Where did the actual bend occur?
Isn't the towing capacity 3tonne?
How much weight was on there?
Would love to know the details if you can find out.. I'm looking, or, rather, WAS looking at a Navara as my next purchase....
Looks like it has come away from the main chassis, and the tow bar was not on the main chassis !! EEK
I could be wrong though, often am.. just ask the Mrs
If men are from Mars, and women are from Venus, politicians must be from uranus ?
I have seen this happen to a hilux dual cab, loaded for a trip up the cape. It looks like the actual chassis is bent from overloading. A navara has a total carrying capacity of around 850kg, so it does not take long to put too much into them, like most dual cabs.
Goddy
That's not good.
Would be interested to know how much load was in the tray and also how much weight the boat/trailer puts on the towbar?
What towbar is fitted????
I own a Navara.... I think I'm pretty safe tho, I can only dream about a rig like that at the moment....
Ben
sure I read somewhere that the D40 had a very strong chassis due to the Sepos having V8 donks in there models.
Going by the size of the boat, Id guess it was abuse
I doubt if warranty will cover that!
Rgs
Michael
It looks like a design for a new tilt tray
Very serious situation but. Would hate to see the result if this had happened on the highway.
Harry
I love the sound of reels screaming in the morning
That's a shocker!! and just plain wrong!
Highlights what these soft roaders can be all about, great cars up till....then there is nothing left without incorporating a higher degree of agricultural feel into the original design mix.
It snapped in the only place it really could, looks like a design too light for the work it was being asked to do and common metal fatigue set in.
If I owned one and towed near its maximum I would be checking the chassis very regular.
cheers fnq
2/3 of the tray is behind the axle, with half of that behind the end of the chassis rail , plus the download from the boat . I'll bet there wasn't much need for power steering running up the highway.It really does make you wonder at some peoples expectations.
Telstra dumped the early coilcab nissan patrols for the same reason as those photos show. Bending the chassis with the long overhang behind the axle with little load bearing tray support forward of the axle results in uneven stresses around the axle area. Bends are not too uncommon with extended chassis types like this. Fitting a towbar is effectively an extension of a chassis and places stresses around the axle area of the chassis.
Jack.
It's the new tilt tray option!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
awwww bugger!
That would take some effort.. explaining that one to the missus
Garry
Retired Honda Master Tech
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