Towing capacity

Post by **james1444** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 4:53 pm

I have a 1985 Nissan P/U 720 4 cyl 2.4L manual trans single cab. No mods, but the truck only has 80k miles and runs very strong. Dont know too much about this truck but it does have 8 spark plugs and 8 wires. Does anyone know if it would be safe to haul a boat. Dont have boat yet so dont know how much it weighs but its gonna be a 5-6 person boat. Any info will help. Thanks!

Post by **numbnuts240** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:14 pm

googling "85 720 towing capacity" gave me a thread from nico as the first result. post #2 was

captainzeros wrote:1000 pound trailer with no brakes.2000 pound trailer with brakes.

This is for all 720s with all motors and gearboxes, from the manual.

search more better.

Post by **Dattebayo** » Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:09 pm

The short answer is no, you'd have trouble towing the trailer for the boat. A V6 would have trouble towing what you want to as well...

Post by **Bubba1** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 12:00 pm

Dattebayo wrote:The short answer is no, you'd have trouble towing the trailer for the boat. A V6 would have trouble towing what you want to as well...

Also, It's also not the seating capacity of the boat or number of spark plugs on the truck that's important, it's the combined weight of the boat, trailer, and the stuff you have aboard compared to the tow capacity of your vehicle. You also have to pay attention to the hitch and it's capacity. To give you some perspective, a typical jet ski on a trailer is about 800 lbs give or take. If your trailer has no brakes, that's about all your 720 is rated to handle safely. If your trailer has brakes, you could probably safely handle a pair of jetski's on one trailer. Hope that helps.

Post by **nissangirl74** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 4:36 pm

You also have to take into consideration the type of terrain you will be traveling. If you have to climb a huge hill while pulling that trailer, the 720 might not make it to the top. Also, coming down the other side with questionable / no brakes would be rather terrifying.

Post by **Mr1der** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:19 pm

depends on the boat. a small john boat might be ok...it won't get it's a** out of it's own way, but would probably pull a small aluminum john

Post by **Dattebayo** » Thu Jul 07, 2011 5:20 pm

Right, but it's a 4 cyl truck... 'nuff said!

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