Towing Question

[DON]

New to the list. I have a question about towing. I have an 05 Tundra Stepside with a V8, capable of towing 6900 lbs. Have never towed with it. Before I go investing with a trailer, that itself will probably weigh 2000 lbs.; is the Tundra capable of towing a Tacoma regular cab with sliders, bumper, winch and all the bells and whistles that can be put on it to make it off-road capable. I don't have much experience with Tacos so I am not sure what the weight would be with all the bells and whistles.
Thanks.
Don

[scroder]

New to the list. I have a question about towing. I have an 05 Tundra Stepside with a V8, capable of towing 6900 lbs. Have never towed with it. Before I go investing with a trailer, that itself will probably weigh 2000 lbs.; is the Tundra capable of towing a Tacoma regular cab with sliders, bumper, winch and all the bells and whistles that can be put on it to make it off-road capable. I don't have much experience with Tacos so I am not sure what the weight would be with all the bells and whistles.
Thanks.
Don

So what ya selling eh?

[AK98Taco]

Charga71 tows his SA Taco on 37s with a normally aspirated Tundra. The Taco has a winch, full armor, and other stuff. Jimmy says it tows pretty well, being that the Tundra isn't even a half-ton truck.

[tacd44]

New to the list. I have a question about towing. I have an 05 Tundra Stepside with a V8, capable of towing 6900 lbs. Have never towed with it. Before I go investing with a trailer, that itself will probably weigh 2000 lbs.; is the Tundra capable of towing a Tacoma regular cab with sliders, bumper, winch and all the bells and whistles that can be put on it to make it off-road capable. I don't have much experience with Tacos so I am not sure what the weight would the bells and whistles.
Thanks.
Don


You can take the Tacoma to a scale and weigh it to be sure. It's good to know for safety and for liability reasons. If your'e getting a flatbed trailer, get brakes for both axles and get the Tonkonsha (sp) Prodigy electric trailer brake controller. You may also consider a weight-equalizing hitch. I had an 18' by 8.5' flatbed trailer, but had to sell it for Condo down payment.

You can do a web search for auto towing, or find people in the RV crowd, they have knowledge about towing.

I flat-tow my lifted Tacoma with my Dodge BR2500 Ram.

[Bamataco1]

Charga71 tows his SA Taco on 37s with a normally aspirated Tundra. The Taco has a winch, full armor, and other stuff. Jimmy says it tows pretty well, being that the Tundra isn't even a half-ton truck.


Just a question? I was wondering why you say the Tundra isn't even a half-ton truck? Off the top of my head I think it's rated to carry something like 1800 pounds in the box and tow over 6000 pounds. Both of those numbers makes it more than a 3/4 ton truck.

[tacotoy]

dun dun dun........ a person from the RV crowd has arrived............ don how are you planning on towing the taco? with a tow dolly or what? i think base weight for a tacoma is something like 4k lbs...... plus maybe another 500 in your mods? im not 100% on that one. the tundra should pull it just fine. but if you pull it on a flatbed trailer then you are going to want to be careful of where you park the truck at in relation to the axles....... as was stated above weight distribution might come into play with a flatbed trailer depending on length...... axles.... yada yada yada. for the other stuff......... what type of trailer in general are you looking at getting for your stuff? i can make some decent recommendations as i work on them day in day out. let me know

[CyberDuck]

I'd almost hate to chip in on this one, but I absolutely couldn't help myself. I'm personally not familiar with the towing capicity of a Tundra, so I won't pretend to be an expert. However, I do have 17+ years experience in the RV industry, and do know what I'm talking about regarding towed vehicles. My first question is: Why (in the hell) would you even consider towing your Taco on a trailer, rather that four wheels on the ground with a towbar?

(I know...Toyotas can't be recreationally towed per the Owner's Maunual guys....BULLSHIT!!!)

I know I'll have to qualify myself or risk being flamed here, so this is what I have to offer:

The trailer will add extra unneccesary weight, a useless tow vehicle that you'll need to find a place to park, and a substantial cost that you could avoid....not to mention the extra aggravation!

If you really want to do it right, contact Remco and get a driveshaft disconnnect coupler for your Taco. I have one on mine, and it works terrificly. By the way, I didn't install the bracket that comes with it for reasons we can discuss later, if you wish. Then simply install a towbar on your Taco and "Flat-tow" it. I use a Blue Ox Aventa II towbar for mine (and I'd be happy to set you up with the towbar AND the driveshaft disconnect if you want).

If you're concerned about braking devices (and you probably should be), I would agree with Tacd44 if you had a trailer about the Prodigy. It's a good unit. However...YOU DON'T NEED A TRAILER!!! U.S. Gear makes an awesome supplemental braking device for towed vehicles which is called the Unified Tow Brake. Look it up online or I'd be more than happy to share my knowledge, expertise, and experience with you.

[swflt100]

new to the national forum but a regular on the florida forum .. If a taco is your trail rig and you don't want to register it or insure it or tag it buy a trailer and tag & insure the trailer If you have the vehicle on your trailer You can't get fined for having an un titled vehicle on your property.. Now if you have unused barn or garage space just buy a tow bar Or Dolly and go about it that way as far as being able to tow with the tundra ... I towed approx 9500LBS with my t-100 every weekend for 2yrs when i had my swamp buggy.... So you should have no problems ....

Remember It's a truck Its gonna get dirty,Scratched and used if it doesn't U own a mall cruiser.....

[Murderman]

I'd almost hate to chip in on this one, but I absolutely couldn't help myself. I'm personally not familiar with the towing capicity of a Tundra, so I won't pretend to be an expert. However, I do have 17+ years experience in the RV industry, and do know what I'm talking about regarding towed vehicles. My first question is: Why (in the hell) would you even consider towing your Taco on a trailer, rather that four wheels on the ground with a towbar?

(I know...Toyotas can't be recreationally towed per the Owner's Maunual guys....BULLSHIT!!!)

I know I'll have to qualify myself or risk being flamed here, so this is what I have to offer:

The trailer will add extra unneccesary weight, a useless tow vehicle that you'll need to find a place to park, and a substantial cost that you could avoid....not to mention the extra aggravation!

If you really want to do it right, contact Remco and get a driveshaft disconnnect coupler for your Taco. I have one on mine, and it works terrificly. By the way, I didn't install the bracket that comes with it for reasons we can discuss later, if you wish. Then simply install a towbar on your Taco and "Flat-tow" it. I use a Blue Ox Aventa II towbar for mine (and I'd be happy to set you up with the towbar AND the driveshaft disconnect if you want).

If you're concerned about braking devices (and you probably should be), I would agree with Tacd44 if you had a trailer about the Prodigy. It's a good unit. However...YOU DON'T NEED A TRAILER!!! U.S. Gear makes an awesome supplemental braking device for towed vehicles which is called the Unified Tow Brake. Look it up online or I'd be more than happy to share my knowledge, expertise, and experience with you.

Why trailered vs. flat towed....some folks wheel their shit pretty hard, and it might be a MoFu just to get back to the trailer in one piece for the 200-300 mile ride home.

[Murderman]

New to the list. I have a question about towing. I have an 05 Tundra Stepside with a V8, capable of towing 6900 lbs. Have never towed with it. Before I go investing with a trailer, that itself will probably weigh 2000 lbs.; is the Tundra capable of towing a Tacoma regular cab with sliders, bumper, winch and all the bells and whistles that can be put on it to make it off-road capable. I don't have much experience with Tacos so I am not sure what the weight would be with all the bells and whistles.
Thanks.
Don

Don, here is some real world data talking; I pull the Heep with the Tundra. The gross weight of the load is approaching 7k, and the truck works pretty hard, just like any 1/2 ton gas engined vehicle should.

I am in the midst of putting 4.30's in an attempt to be able to use OD while towing. The rear suspension has AAL's, swaybar, and RS9000's, and they were all beneficial to handling while towing. YMMV