Towing With Toyota Tacoma 4 Liter 6 Cylinder

gmw photos wrote:
I tow with the "sister" truck to the Taco, a Frontier. 4.0L V6, towing a 4100 pound (loaded ) 19' Funfinder. It's a good match-up with a blue ox swaypro hitch.

The Taco would be a good match for the trailers you are considering, and yes, get one with the factory tow package.

I owned a Frontier as well, the Tacoma was a distant second when it came to towing, the horsepower, full size, fully boxed frame, and sturdiness were night and day.

Not bashing, I owned 2 Tacoma's (09&2010) and 1 frontier (2005). The frontier was a first year lemon, and otherwise very poorly constructed.

I've got a 3.5L V6 that's rated to tow #11,000.. What's the problem? ;)

Mitch

dhull wrote:
I had an 05 Tacoma 6cyl that weighed about 4300lbs I used to tow my 3500lb aluminum boat/trailer. I had to watch my breaking so I didn't rear end anyone (rear drums) but it did great even in the mountains of Tennessee. I did add a tranny cooler and hitch to truck with no package.

BTW I never put the vehicle in od while towing. It had 265000 miles on it when I sold it and never had problem 1. Best vehicle of my life. There are certainly better choices for a tow vehicle but it worked.

enahs wrote:
Any opinions on towing either an R-Pod (light weight) or a Starcraft Comet (light weight) with a Toyota 6 cylinder (4 liter), The R-Pod is about 20" wide at 96"r. Both are about 3000 lb, dry.

What year truck? Which R-Pod?

Must be a couple of typos there about the camper. The dimensions on the Forest River R-Pod web site say all of them are 96" wide and five of them are 20' long.
Hitch weight = 268 - 385

The 2015 4.0L V6
GVWR = 5250 - 5500
Curb Wt. = 3900 - 4285
Payload = 1215 - 1360
Standard Max Tongue Wt. = 350
Max Tongue Wt. with Tow Package = 640 - 650
Standard Tow Rating = 3500
Tow Rating with Tow Package = 6400 - 6500

Specs say good to go IF if has the tow package.
Specs say no go without the tow package.

My parents pull a 4,200 pound trailer everywhere with their 06 crew cab. By everywhere, I mean they bought it in Indiana and drove it home to the Northwest through New Mexico and up through Utah. Would I do it? No...I have a diesel for a reason. However it can be done and many people do it without any problems.

Having towed about 12000 miles with a 4000# tall / wide trailer, I hated the Tacoma. It was stable, but the powertrain disappointed, the inability to manually select or even lockout gears when using cruise control, and the gear spacing that left me in 3rd gear a lot of the time was annoying. And I went through 3 of the undersized locker rear differentials in 40K miles.
Sorry to be a party pooper, but the Tacoma is a marginal tow vehicle for a full sized trailer. Perhaps read the depressing section in the Toyota owners manual regarding towing.

I had an 05 Tacoma 6cyl that weighed about 4300lbs I used to tow my 3500lb aluminum boat/trailer. I had to watch my breaking so I didn't rear end anyone (rear drums) but it did great even in the mountains of Tennessee. I did add a tranny cooler and hitch to truck with no package.

Hey spoon059, Do you think that we have ever run into some of these attitude problems while camping and they didn't have the same attitude while face to face ?? Be Happy life is to short. God doesn't want you acting like that.

When I said don't push it on long climbs, I meant do not floor it or try to maintain 65 mph. I shift down and maintain 40-45 mph at 3500-4000 rpm. Adjust for even steeper climbs.

I tow with the "sister" truck to the Taco, a Frontier. 4.0L V6, towing a 4100 pound (loaded ) 19' Funfinder. It's a good match-up with a blue ox swaypro hitch.

The Taco would be a good match for the trailers you are considering, and yes, get one with the factory tow package.