Advice On Toyota Forerunner Towing ?
My son has a 2013 Toyota Forerunner with a 4.0L and 5,000 lb tow capacity. He has been looking at the Micro Minnie 1706fb trailer with a dry weight of 2980 lb. If he keeps the gross trailer weight a...
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We have a 2006 4 Runner, 6 cyl and towed a Lance1685 (3800 dry wt)over 10,000 miles with it last year. My husband said we could buy a travel trailer to see the National Parks, but we had to find one that our current vehicle could tow. I wrote a blog post about it here:
http://trailertraveler.net/towing-travel-trailer-with-a-6-cylinder-4-runner/
Is it optimal? Maybe not. Is it safe? If you're flexible about routes and weather.Would we rather have a different tow vehicle? Probably.
Given that the OP is referencing a trailer 1000 lbs dry weight lighter than ours, I'd think it should be fine, with the correct weight distribution hitch & vehicle towing configuration.
http://trailertraveler.net/towing-travel-trailer-with-a-6-cylinder-4-runner/
Is it optimal? Maybe not. Is it safe? If you're flexible about routes and weather.Would we rather have a different tow vehicle? Probably.
Given that the OP is referencing a trailer 1000 lbs dry weight lighter than ours, I'd think it should be fine, with the correct weight distribution hitch & vehicle towing configuration.
