Towing 4 down

[sehunter]

2013 Toyota Tacoma 2wd, manual trans. Anyone out there tow this 4 down and if so any precautions? Obviously successfully?

[WILDEBILL308]

Lots of differences between a 28 year old Toyota truck and a new one. You use to be able to tow many things years ago not so much now. I had a 2012 Civic that could not be towed 4 down even in an emergency so I used a tow dolly. You know that person that talked to you on the phone has great deniability if something goes wrong. His name isn't on anything saying you can tow 4 down. Now I tow a 2014 CR-V 4 down much better,
Bill

[sjholt]

I have a manual trans Subaru Forester that I have towed 35,000 miles so far.
No problems with a 2 wheel drive manual- Just check to see that the transmission lube is filled to where it should be and you will be good to go.

[lanerd]

My "been there, done that" comment was directed towards the effort of looking for a Toyota to use as a toad. We pulled our 86 Toyota PU for a couple of years (4WD with man transfer case), and even pulled my Tundra one year by disconnecting the driveshaft at the rear end. We contemplated putting our Avalon on a dolly, but decided against it.

No disrespect to Remco, but I would never make a decision based upon the word of a salesman or person from the company. You need real world experienced people to guide you.

Good luck

Ron

[sehunter]

I was thinking been there done that was actually doing and making it happen. I did talk to someone a REMCO which gave me some great info and made a hell of a lot sense. So I'm going to go with that.
Thanks guys.

[Dutch_12078]

Bumpyroad wrote:

Triker33 wrote:
f Remco Industries no longer sells the Drive Shaft Coupling (Disconnect). .

gee, if they are as wonderful as folks here would claim, I wonder why remco dropped them? I believe they also dropped the one for front wheel drive vehicles.
bumpy

Remco sold that division due to lagging sales as I recall.

[lanerd]

Ok, ok, maybe a manual trans Yaris (that's just a toy, isn't it? :>).... I can't even find it on the Remco site and I can't find my motor home dinghy towing guide.

Anyway, in 2010 we were looking for a new toad, preferably a Toyota (had three of them at the time) and one that held more than two people. Our first choice was a Rav4 but found out it was not 4-down towable. So we set our sights on the Highlander...nope, not that either. Then the 4-Runner...nope, once again not that too.

Got to checking all available sources, and at that time, we couldn't find anything Toyota made that was towable. Didn't check the Yaris....way too small for us.

Checked on this and other forums and the consensus was that Toyota was not interested in the "toad" world.

We narrowed down all other choices to the CRV and the Terrain (lots of others in this category) and decided upon the Terrain. So far, after 55K miles, it was a good choice.

Hope this helps

Ron

[J-Rooster]

lanerd wrote:
No Toyota can be towed 4-down without modifications. Been there, done that.

There is a person here on rv.net who does tow his Tacoma 4-down but has a driveshaft disconnect that has been pretty much error free. However, have read several post of people who also have drive shaft disconnects but have had a LOT of problems. So be aware.

Good luck

Ron

I towed my Toyota Yaris manual transmission all 4 down for years with no problems (Washington State to Arizona)

[Bumpyroad]

Triker33 wrote:
f Remco Industries no longer sells the Drive Shaft Coupling (Disconnect). .

gee, if they are as wonderful as folks here would claim, I wonder why remco dropped them? I believe they also dropped the one for front wheel drive vehicles.
bumpy

[Bumpyroad]

J-Rooster wrote:
I owned a 2010 Toyota Yaris manual transmission and I towed it all 4 down for years. All I did was turn the ignition onto accessary to unlock the steering. I can't see any difference in towing any Toyota that has a manual transmission all 4 down!

sure go for it. I mean what could go wrong?
bumpy

[J-Rooster]

I owned a 2010 Toyota Yaris manual transmission and I towed it all 4 down for years. All I did was turn the ignition onto accessary to unlock the steering. I can't see any difference in towing any Toyota that has a manual transmission all 4 down!

[sehunter]

Ron, could you give a little more details on been there done that?
Thanks,

[lanerd]

No Toyota can be towed 4-down without modifications. Been there, done that.

There is a person here on rv.net who does tow his Tacoma 4-down but has a driveshaft disconnect that has been pretty much error free. However, have read several post of people who also have drive shaft disconnects but have had a LOT of problems. So be aware.

Good luck

Ron

[Triker33]

2013 Toyota Tacoma, Regular Cab Base RWD L4 2.7L cyl 5-Speed Manual Manual
Notes

This vehicle may need a drive shaft coupling (disconnect) to be towed with all four wheels on the ground. Remco Industries no longer sells the Drive Shaft Coupling (Disconnect). If interested in a Drive Shaft Coupling, please contact Southwest Drivelines (http://www.swdriveline.com) or David at Drive Shaft King (800-442-6329).