Thinking of changing to 5th wheel.

TxGearhead wrote:
No

X2

We pull a Cougar 25RKS with our Chevy 2500HD.

A full 1/2 ton truck would be working hard to do this. A Tacoma? That would be a very bad Idea as other have posted.

laknox wrote:

IS there even a FW hitch for a Taco? Short of homebuilt...

They do make mid-size hitch rails, the hitches are universal.

No, the bed of a Tacoma built after 2007 is a composite material. This means NO universal hitch will fit. It’s nice people are trying to help and advise, just sometimes not with a clue on what they’re advising.

laknox wrote:
IS there even a FW hitch for a Taco? Short of homebuilt...

Lyle

They do make mid-size hitch rails, the hitches are universal.

Dealers will sell you anything towed by anything. The answer is a flat no. The most I towed with a Tundra was 7800 lb Arctic fox low profile 5th wheel. I was at the top of the trucks capability, 'though it proved it could handle the load. The Tacoma is even less able to handle that weight. Look into Travel trailers instead.

IS there even a FW hitch for a Taco? Short of homebuilt...

Lyle

I see miss matches quite often, a Tacoma with a fifth wheel would also be one.

If you read your Tacoma’s owner’s manual you will see that Toyota does not recommend towing a fifth wheel or goose neck trailer with a Tacoma. Besides, nobody makes a 5th wheel hitch for your Tacoma. It’s obvious that many on here are unfamiliar with the Tacoma. And that’s all I have to say about that.
Page 231 of a 2014 Tacoma owners manual:

Fifth wheel and gooseneck towing TWR*
Toyota does not recommend fifth wheel and gooseneck towing.

At one time, we pulled a fifth wheel with our 1/2 ton Ford, but I had it built and spec'd it out with max tow and the HD package. It upped the payload to over 2300 lbs. It was GREAT and I miss that truck.

I would NEVER suggest someone attempt to tow with a smaller 1/2 ton and I'm not sure that a Tundra could be bumped up enough to get enough payload to pull a fifth wheel.l

Thank you all for the responses. I just got settled in for the night and checked here. My feeling was the Tacoma is too light, but needed to check with you folks first. Much more research to do, yet you have given me a great start!