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 01-30-2002, 21:28 Post: 35110
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I have a 96 Tacoma with the 6 cyl and have pulled trailers up to 5000 lb in hilly country. Once even towed a buddy's busted Trooper from Silverton to Durango on a tow dolly (even farther than that really, but that's another story). It does ok with smaller loads, say about 2500 lb, but its pretty short on power for the rated maximum load, especially going uphill. Also, the max tongue weight squats the rear suspension pretty badly. My clutch is acting up too, and I suspect its not really up to the task for heavy towing. Its a great truck, but I'm thinking its really not the right tool for pulling a 5000 lb trailer.






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All true. I live at 7500 ft and if I'm pulling trailers its normally at 5000-7500 ft - the Silverton-Durango episode was a bit of an outlier. If a person was pulling 5000 lb trailers infrequently at sea level on flat ground, a Tacoma would probably do ok. But if a person was pulling a 5000 lb trailer frequently, or in hilly country, or at much elevation at all, its just not the right tool for the job in my opinion. Don't get me wrong - I'm really happy with the vehicle. It carries a decent load and is a great off-roader. But pulling 5000 lb trailers isn't its strong point - its short on power and its clutch and suspension aren't really optimized for it.






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