Small trailer and Tacoma
I am thinking about downsizing from my fifth wheel and looking at a small TT. For a tow vehicle I am looking at a 2017 Tacoma with a trailer towing package. The package has sway control but not an in...
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Bumpyroad wrote:beeser wrote:
I had to chuckle at the OP's question. We originally had a V6 Tacoma but later purchased an F250 for towing our travel trailer. The difference in towing comfort was almost night and day. The trailer at times felt as if it was pushing the little Tacoma around. Not so with the F250. It wasn't just the power difference between the two TVs. The brakes are beefier on the F250, which provides an extra margin of safety. In fact, everything is more heavy duty on the F250. I'm not knocking the Tacoma, it's a very nice and capable light duty truck but it can't be compared to a full size truck for towing.
so what was the size/weight/etc. of your TT?
bumpy
The Tacoma and later the F250 was used to tow a Bigfoot 17.5 weighing about 4000 lbs. We moved up to a Bigfoot 21.5 weighing a little over 5000 lbs and only towed it with an F250. The Tacoma was doable with the smaller trailer but it wasn't fun.
