Anyone tow with a Nissan NV 3500 van?
Hi folks... Looking at TVs that can carry a number of people and tow relatively big. The NV with the V8 supposedly will do ~9k towing. Anyone here own one? Like to hear your experiences...
Forum Discussion
Jarlaxle wrote:
Are ANY of the big vans over 10K? I thought even the E350 and GM 3500's were in the 9000-9750 range?
GCWR of the E350 goes is 18,500 with 4.10 gears, or if you go by the commercial truck guide 22,000 with 4.56 gears. The diesel had a GCWR of 20,000 pounds. A cargo van is only about 5500 pounds, and an XLT wagon about 6500. The 10k rating is due to the stock receiver. And if all the seat are full, that only leaves about 1,000 pounds for hitch weight which is why I had to convert mine to a dually. Since Ford publishes all the detailed spec's of the chassis, I know that the E350 extended frames have the same strength (tensile & modulus area) as the 14,050 GVWR E450, so I'm hardly concerned about running heavy.
Anyways... I don't see any reason why the NV3500 wouldn't be a good tow vehicle as long as the user know its limitations and understands badges (350/3500) don't translate across brands. I do wish Nissan would publish all the detail chassis data so we could find out just what the weak points are... i.e. is the RAWR tire limited? Or are they using something smaller than a D60? And what's included in the "tow package" besides the receiver, since there's a big change in numbers w/out the package, and I suspect most dealers aren't stocking wagons with the tow package (just like the other 3 vans).
