Would I be safe towing this?
#1
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Would I be safe towing this?
I have an 86 4x4 SR5 turbo, auto, and there are signs that the previous owner used it to tow something decently large. The truck has a 7 wire trailer plug, the rear bumper is severely bent from what looks like a bumper mounted ball pulling something heavy, the suspension is nice and stiff, the truck doesn't sag, the brakes work awesome.
Now, what I want to do, is use the truck to tow my car (~3500lbs), either on a dolly, or possibly a small trailer between my house, and my mother's property outside of town (about a 30 mile drive from my place). Can I do this safely? The owner's manual states that these trucks can be used for towing up to 3500lbs, but the car and a trailer would be pushing 4000.
Things I feel would be absolutely necessary would be a PROPER frame mounted hitch, not a damn bumper mounted one, a large transmission cooler, ideally a trailer or dolly with brakes, some airbags and/or air shocks for further stiffening the back if necessary.
This isn't like an every day sort of thing, I just want the ability to move my car (or other project cars) between properties a few times a year.
Now, what I want to do, is use the truck to tow my car (~3500lbs), either on a dolly, or possibly a small trailer between my house, and my mother's property outside of town (about a 30 mile drive from my place). Can I do this safely? The owner's manual states that these trucks can be used for towing up to 3500lbs, but the car and a trailer would be pushing 4000.
Things I feel would be absolutely necessary would be a PROPER frame mounted hitch, not a damn bumper mounted one, a large transmission cooler, ideally a trailer or dolly with brakes, some airbags and/or air shocks for further stiffening the back if necessary.
This isn't like an every day sort of thing, I just want the ability to move my car (or other project cars) between properties a few times a year.
#3
Tow more than your vehicle is rated for and get in an accident and you will be sorry.
Tow what your vehicle is rated for or borrow a friend's tow vehicle a few times a year.
Law enforcement has really been cracking down on people towing too much around here lately.
Tow what your vehicle is rated for or borrow a friend's tow vehicle a few times a year.
Law enforcement has really been cracking down on people towing too much around here lately.
#4
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u should be fine just be careful. ive towed a motorhome for 20 miles with mine, so if my 22re with 200,000 miles (at the time) could tow a 1978 dodge motorhome, then u can tow a little car.
#7
you would be pushing it--get the class 3 hitch. a bumper mounted hitch on the Toyotas were a joke at least the one on my '86 4Runner ...
as far as the wiring: test it, with a 7 pin the truck probably had an electric brake controller at some point unless the PO mickey moused the crap out of it:
(center pin is for a battery charging circuit for camp trailers etc)
as far as the wiring: test it, with a 7 pin the truck probably had an electric brake controller at some point unless the PO mickey moused the crap out of it:
(center pin is for a battery charging circuit for camp trailers etc)
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#8
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It did have a brake controller at one point. It's been removed, but the wiring is still there. If I decide to tow something this heavy, I would like to have one.
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