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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Fireballsocal wrote:
I have to think the bigfoot was loaded incorrectly or the hitch not adjusted correctly. The 17' fiberglass trailers seem to be a perfect match for a V6 extended cab Tacoma. My Casita, the same size and weight as your bigfoot, was perfectly happy behind the taco without even a weight distribution hitch. It was my first RV and I didn't know about WD hitches. Didn't matter as the Casita towed well in wind, rain, etc.
The 17' Casita basic weight is just shy of 2200 lbs. as opposed to the Bigfoot 17.5 dry weight of a little more than 3200 lbs. The Bigfoot is also wider and taller than a Casita. I never towed a Casita but as stated before the Bigfoot 17.5 was not fun towing with our Tacoma Extended Cab V6. We never experienced any sway or handling problems but it just felt like the Tacoma was not up to the task. Any significant grade was a struggle to climb. I will admit the F250 was an overkill for this small of a trailer but we bought the larger tow vehicle in anticipation of purchasing a larger trailer. Our present setup, a newer F250 and a 21.5' Bigfoot, hits the sweet spot in my opinion. Again, I'm not knocking Tacomas or any light duty truck towing a small trailer. I just wanted to pass along my experience for what it's worth.
