Tacoma 4 cyl. Towing

[Road Ruler]

Originally Posted by boutdoors

Isn't the main concern having a enough power to get out of a situation?

Power is a one of the aspects that needs to be considered. This comparison chart gives you a bit of an idea how various vehicles and engine sizes perform.

[barbara4rb]

Being that I have the 2006 Tacoma V-6 and 2003 Ford F250 both in my driveway now (and big insurance bill to match ;-) I must defend the Tacoma's towing capacity in some situations. This fall (pre-F250 days) I took the Tacoma and a 24' tandem axle car hauler with a steel bed, unloaded weight ~3500-4000#, out to a farm auction east of ABQ. We had to drive through the mts E of ABQ on I40, then out and north. We loaded a windmill tower, two large windmill heads/fans/etc, plus alot of tractor parts on the trailer. I'm guessing we were at around 5000# trailer+load. The Tacoma pulled it with no problem. Freeway merging and maintaining speed and braking wasn't an issue. (Have a Prodigy brake controller.) The trailer load was "low", and had no wind resistance.

The Airstreams are all around 10' tall, and 8' wide, and have a larger profile. Although my Sovereign is less weight than the windmill load, it feels quite abit different towing. The Tacoma has to work harder pulling the higher profile AS than the car trailer with a low-load. So I don't think the towing weight is the only thing to consider when looking at the overall setup.

[arcamedies]

Originally Posted by Road Ruler

Power is a one of the aspects that needs to be considered. This comparison chart gives you a bit of an idea how various vehicles and engine sizes perform.

Road Ruler that's a great chart you have. Funny that a Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 is the same a s a 6 cyl Toyota FJ Cruiser, thought mine was perky.

If I move up in size I think I found the perfect tow vehicle though, this guy had a great rig.

[boutdoors]

Hey Everyone,
Thanks for all the advice. Just wanted everyone to know that we have decided to step up to the V6 Tacoma that has a tow rating of 6500#. That should be enough to pull the 16' Sport (3500# GVWR).

The 16' Sport gets to the dealer today or tomorrow and we will be checking out this weekend and possibly making an offer.

Can't wait.

[Wabbiteer]

Wow. Take a picnic lunch

One thing that helped me w/ my short wheelbase F-150 is adding a few PSI of air to the front tires - stiffening up the front sidewalls on the 17-inch rims really quenched the jello vibrations that could lead down the merry road so to speak...

[ROBERT CROSS]

Originally Posted by boutdoors

Hey Everyone,
Thanks for all the advice. Just wanted everyone to know that we have decided to step up to the V6 Tacoma that has a tow rating of 6500#. That should be enough to pull the 16' Sport (3500# GVWR).

The 16' Sport gets to the dealer today or tomorrow and we will be checking out this weekend and possibly making an offer.

Can't wait.

Good Luck....ask a lot of questions. Ck it over good...

[arcamedies]

Toyota "Oh what a feeling"

Good move you'll be happier in the long run.

The picnic lunch recommended sounds like a fun thing to do as well.

[moosetags]

Good move. The 4 cylinder probably would not make for a fun towing experience.

Brian

[lucca53]

Hi all with my tacoma v6 I move my 31' excella around the trailer park but I am almost finished with my restoration and scared to go out the gates lol

[Road Ruler]

Originally Posted by arcamedies

Road Ruler that's a great chart you have. Funny that a Jeep Grand Cherokee V8 is the same a s a 6 cyl Toyota FJ Cruiser.

arca.. Good observation. It is ironic but not really funny.