Do you guys think it wise to pull a 2000lb 8 ft trailer with my 82 toyota truck to help a guy move. I will get a grand out of it, but I don't want to thrash my truck. Any thoughts?

 

Don't know about your '82, but the later Toys with a 22re were rated for 3500 pounds.

Do it...Heck, its a grand$$.

 

If that's 2000# loaded - no worries. If that's a 2000 lb trailer and you're gonna put another 3000# of stuff in it- might not be a great idea. Goin' far?

 

shouldn't be a problem as long as your brakes are in good condition.

 

The 82 had bearing problems in the tranny to begin with.They tsb on them back then.If a 1000 bucks will buy a new trans go for it.If it were me I would pass.

 

my transmission was my only real main concern in the whole thing. my truck is almost at 200k and i am going cross country. the total weight of the trailer and load is 2000lbs.

 

I think that the 1 ton a cross country would spell trouble, that 1 grand might not cover. A few hunberd miles I would not see a problem.

 

That's a heck of a lot to go cross country with. I pulled about that much 100 miles from college to the 'rents house and every mile of it sucked.

 

Is renting a U-Haul and loading it (if you can do without the trailer) and towing your truck behind an option?
You can sleep in the U-Haul if you have a bed inside, and that should offset the motel costs if you plan on stopping.

 

Where are you starting from and where are you going to?

 

you will be fine. just take it slow and watch your speed at the top of big hills. i did a tow in an 84 2wd with a 3500# trailer with no brakes. it only got away from me once on the north side of Mt. Shasta CA. i drove it from lake havasu AZ to Friday Harbor WA 1500 + miles

 

i've towed a 2500lbs trailor with my truck only 500 mile quite a few times and everytime I get to my destination I kiss the ground. These highways are crazy these days.

Just yesterday I towed an empy 6-12 empty uhual about 30 miles and it weighed about 1800 lbs and there was hardly any power to spare.

So if you do it I think you'll get about 100 miles and be like "this was a bad idea".

The main thing is, load the trailor properly!!! Get about 10% of the weight in the front, maybe 150-200lbs on the hitch. It will be a nightmare if that trailor starts swaying on you. This happens quite often, these are what those people are doing when you pull into a rest area and they are unloading a uhual into the parking lot, there trying to get more weight in the front. I've been there and done that, actually it was a 2 weeks ago pulling about 2000lbs from MD to SC, luckily there was another guy there with the exact same problem and we helped each other load and reload our trailors. After that my trailor went from scarey at 60 to nice and smooth at 80 mph.

I find on a smaller engine if the manufactor tells you the max load you can tow is 6000 lbs if your going to be doing a really long highway pull its better off to do 1/2-3/4 of your max. Tow your max only across down, down the street etc etc.

HTH Good luck!

 

I have to agree. 2000lbs is quite a load for your 22r period. Towing across country is a different story all together. I have a dump trailer that is 2500lbs empty and it puts quite a strain on my 3vze. It's ok around town, but I'd never take it more than a couple hundred miles. As was said above, I don't think $1k is worth the wear and tear and possible damage.

 

You CAN do it, but you have to be incredibly patient and even still it will be a strain. I have pulled 3500lbs behind my 3.slow, 4runner, and let me tell you there is really no point in spooling the engine up. Just let the low end torque do its thing, and you'll have a lot less stress. Also quadruple your braking distances, this way you dont burn out your brakes right off the bat. Make turns at 1/3 the normal speed you would and remember to turn wide.