Toyota Tacoma towing
Hi there, Looking at towing a 24 foot travel trailer with a Toyota Tacoma rated to tow 6500 pounds. Trailer should be under 6000 loaded. Considering a weight distribution hitch, and do not kn...
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As is always the case, the first question that a user has to ask himself is, what do the factory numbers ( GVWR, GAWR, etc. ) mean to that person ? If you see them as limits that should not be exceeded, then this truck will not work in the real world for a near 6K pound trailer. He will be over one or more limit.
On the other hand, if you are a user that considers those stated numbers as a "suggestion" that you get to ignore if you so choose, then any number of vehicles can be made to work.
And I am talking about real numbers....we get those by pulling the tow vehicle and the trailer onto a certified scale.
I pull a 4000 pound funfinder behind a Frontier, which is nearly a sister truck to a Tacoma. As loaded to pull out of the driveway, I am at 95% of the GVWR. I am well under the other limits, but as we can see, nearly maxed out on one rating.
We each have to decide how we look at these things.
On the other hand, if you are a user that considers those stated numbers as a "suggestion" that you get to ignore if you so choose, then any number of vehicles can be made to work.
And I am talking about real numbers....we get those by pulling the tow vehicle and the trailer onto a certified scale.
I pull a 4000 pound funfinder behind a Frontier, which is nearly a sister truck to a Tacoma. As loaded to pull out of the driveway, I am at 95% of the GVWR. I am well under the other limits, but as we can see, nearly maxed out on one rating.
We each have to decide how we look at these things.
