Shiner5

I just bought a 1973 IH Scout in Colorado. I need to get it to Texas. Will my D-cab 2004 Taco be suffcient to pull a u-haul car trailer with the Scout attached?

rimpainter.com

Follow the manufacturer tow ratings of both Toyota and U-haul and you'll be fine.

Shiner5

I neglected to mention that I have a Draw-tite class III hitch installed. It isn't the hauling it as much as needing to know if the Taco will suffer from 750 miles. Granted it's "mostly" downhill.

rimpainter.com

Are you wondering if the Taco has enough power to tow the other vehicle?

If you have an Auto trans, just remember to keep a close eye on running O/D under load. Be sure to kick it off if the vehicle is straining at all.

CynicX

you can pull 5000 lbs....but I'd recommend a transmission cooler if you have an automatic......the owners manual says you can tow 6000lbs but I believe youre class III only supports 5000lbs and in all seriousness I wouldnt want to tow 6000lbs on it....good luck....

btw you can pick up the trans cooler at www.trdparts4u.com (doesnt work with firefox) i've order a few things from them with all good experience....

EDIT: oh and if possible I'd look into a 7 pin adaptor so you have trailor brakes....I dunno who would offer this and how to hook it up, but it will be quite a benefit. Esp. for "mostly downhill".....trdpart4u.com has a 120 dollar wiring harnass, it doesnt have a real good descipition so I imagine its a 7 pin though because the simple 4 pin only cost like 30 bucks from and auto parts store...

calamaridog

As long as the trailer has brakes you'll be ok.

kyle_22r

when towing, the problem isn't having enough power, it's the brakes. most people seem to overlook this.

wimpywade94

i would get a dolly if you cant get brakes on the trailer just to cut down on the weight, and when you go to u-hual they wont rent you a dolly or trailer if you tell them what your pulling with your truck.
wade

masterwacker

Kyle is right!!!!!!!! The two main issues that people overlook when towing is the brakes and the towing hardware ie. the hitch and such. If you have the AT I would definitly get the AT cooler. This is roughly $100 and will save you from having to fix or replace a jacked up AT. Definitly worth it. With your hitch and the fact that you don't have a 7 pin trailer harness and no AT cooler. I would say don't do it. You are asking for big big problems

TACOMANATOR

I would ship the vehicle and save the abuse on the Taco. I've shipped a car 4 times and never paid over $600. One time I shipped a car from San Francisco to Charlston South Carolina for $450. The cost of the U-haul trailer might be close to that for a 1 way trip, and thats not counting all the fuel you will use+ wear and tear on your vehicle. Call a shipping company and compare prices.There should be a few companies listed in the yellow pages.

kyle_22r

i don't see the need for a 7 pin wiring harness -- most car trailers have surge brakes(at least everything we rent at work -- we even pull 7,000lb excavators on them, with 4 pin plugs).

i saw a datsun 720(early 80s datsun truck, same size as a toyota) with some kind of large tracked snowmobile thing in the bed and a car dolly towing a larger pickup behind it. i was amazed that it could get up to 60mph.

CynicX

yeah but a rental place wont rent a car trailor or even a dolly to someone towing it with a vehicle that weighs under 3500 (curb weight) and I believe the curb weight on a dcab taco is 3430...so close but I dont think they will risk it for insurance reasons...needs to be more then 3500 to rent a dolly too...

check these links

http://www.uhaul.com/guide/?equipment=autotransport

http://www.uhaul.com/guide/?equipment=towdolly

Flamedx4

the Tacoma D-cab weighs over 4000 pounds.

But the above advice is all good. Trans cooler a very good idea. Trailer brakes a big plus, or at least lighten the load if you can by using a Dolly or even a Towbar if the Scout rolls fine. I've towed more weight than that with a 4cyl 1985 model many times with no trouble, drive careful, make no sudden moves, brake early and it will be fine.

CynicX

are you sure? the new and much larger new tacos weigh 3810 lbs....new 4runners are just BARELY 4000 lbs...when i bought my truck new the toyota page said the curb weight was 2XXXlbs.....thats for the x-cab....according to this page my memory was right and the double cab weighs 3430

http://auto.consumerguide.com/Auto/N...wall?print=yes

roger

I don't know what the curb weight is, but I did rent a dolly from UHaul and towed it with my '98 X-Cab Tacoma. UHaul didn't have a problem with it. That was back in 2002 though; maybe they've changed their policy since then?

its2slo

according to the scales at the dump my old 95.5 x/cab weighs over 3900lbs. it is as heavy as you can get with every option plus a fiberglass canopy. u-haul has never questioned me when ive rented a dolly including within the past few months. my truck has towed everrything i wanted it to with some grunting, heck its heavy with a small engine to begin with, but its always been stopping thats made it interesting, or should i say scary. so whats it cost to rent a full size truck from u-haul?

Lefty

Ummm, nope. The 4th Gen 4Runners are approx 4500lbs. My 4x4, V8 SR5 ranks 4550lb from the factory. With all the other crap (me included) on it, it is probably over 5k now...

Steve

CynicX

lol i'm comparing the lightest you comparing the heaviest....toyota.com

Curb weight (lb.) (2WD/4WD)

SR5 Sport Edition Limited

V6 models 4045/4300 4070/4325 4090/4345
V8 models 4225/4505 4280/4530 4305/4555

CynicX

The only thing I was trying to say is you MIGHT have problems renting it, then again you might not. I could NOT rent the 6 x 12 trailor when I moved to SC because they said my vehicle didnt weigh 3500 lbs. I knew it didnt since one of my buddies used to work at a weigh station and we used to screw around all the time when it was just him working. So I didnt argue with them about it for that very reason. Maybe some of the u-haul places arent so prudent about it, I dunno. But the same vehicle requirements are needed to get the 6 x 12 trailor as the car trailor and/or dolly. I imagine if you walked in there with a ton of confidence acting like Mr. Tow they might let you slide, I'm not certain though since they have pretty strict rules for insurance reason. All their trailors say "45 MPH LIMIT"...yeah right, who rents a trailor to go 45 mph? It would be faster making 20 trips then doing 45 mph. But since they put that on there and make you sign it if a wheel comes off the trailor while your doing 60 down the highway they have there butts covered. Same goes if something goes wrong with the dolly, but if you can say "Why did you let me use the Dolly if my truck cant handle the weight?" it would be an awfully easy law suit to win in this day in age where everyone is suing someone....