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Wrenching Dad
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I've always been skeptical about towing tandem axel trailers with mini trucks.
But the new Toyota is more of a mid-size truck and has a tow rating of 6500 lbs.
We suffered a blowout on our GMC 2500HD in Shreveport Louisiana, and the body shop wanted a month to replace the fender and rear bumper from the catastropic damage.
Our new boat arrived early, so we decided to press the Toyota into towing service to and from Parker and the 909.
Our Tige' weighs out at massive 5390 lbs on the trailer. With towboats, weight is your friend. It's a supurb riding boat in the rough chop.
The Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner tows teriffic.
The V6 plenty of snot on the hills. Averaged about 14.3 MPG.
I added the rear rubber springs, kinda like rear bags, and they helped alot with the tongue weight.
Click on pic to see the rear rubber springs installed:
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/tpc123/?action=view¤t=TowinwiththeToyota.flv
But the new Toyota is more of a mid-size truck and has a tow rating of 6500 lbs.
We suffered a blowout on our GMC 2500HD in Shreveport Louisiana, and the body shop wanted a month to replace the fender and rear bumper from the catastropic damage.
Our new boat arrived early, so we decided to press the Toyota into towing service to and from Parker and the 909.
Our Tige' weighs out at massive 5390 lbs on the trailer. With towboats, weight is your friend. It's a supurb riding boat in the rough chop.
The Toyota Tacoma Pre Runner tows teriffic.
The V6 plenty of snot on the hills. Averaged about 14.3 MPG.
I added the rear rubber springs, kinda like rear bags, and they helped alot with the tongue weight.
Click on pic to see the rear rubber springs installed:
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/tpc123/?action=view¤t=TowinwiththeToyota.flv