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agesilaus
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Jul 13, 2020

Toyota fake 3/4 ton spotted, overheated

We were on our way out of the Jug Hollow camping site on Flaming gorge a couple of days ago when we ran into a traffic jam on the 5 mile dirt road into the area. A bit unusual.

Turns out some people with a new Toyota p/u one of those that claim to be 3/4 ton, was over heating on the hills (sic) pulling a very big TT. These 'hills' are the usual short ups and downs you find on many gravel roads. A hundred yards of up slope maybe. The driver insisted it was a 3/4 ton when someone suggested getting a real truck. It was a long, at least 35 ft TT tho, even with a real HD p/u he may have been overloaded but not overheated.

he finally managed to pull it forward far enough that p/u's could get by him. They were gone when we returned.

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  • No photo, didn't happen... ha, ha.. There is no "3/4" ton Toyota.. There isn't even a "3/4" ton Nissan XD in reality, but that's closer than any 'yota' I've ever seen...

    Hell, my little F150 is closer than any 'yota' truck out there... ha, ha...

    Mitch
  • agesilaus wrote:
    We were on our way out of the Jug Hollow camping site on Flaming gorge a couple of days ago when we ran into a traffic jam on the 5 mile dirt road into the area. A bit unusual.

    Turns out some people with a new Toyota p/u one of those that claim to be 3/4 ton, was over heating on the hills (sic) pulling a very big TT. These 'hills' are the usual short ups and downs you find on many gravel roads. A hundred yards of up slope maybe. The driver insisted it was a 3/4 ton when someone suggested getting a real truck. It was a long, at least 35 ft TT tho, even with a real HD p/u he may have been overloaded but not overheated.

    he finally managed to pull it forward far enough that p/u's could get by him. They were gone when we returned.


    :h You got all that info while passing them? Or is this someone you know?
  • My friends 1500 Dodge got really really hot climbing up a canyon HWY last week and he's not overloaded.

    I'm sure it can happen to anybody regardless of the truck they drive.

    Was it a new Tundra??
  • Why, son, your Toyota can pull anything on this lot...easy.