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WILL MY TRUCK PULL THIS
The grade and gravel make me not sure but if traction is not an issue and unless a very steep grade should be fine. You are talking about 2 tons or so unless you get a real heavy trailer or load other stuff on the trailer. Then you should read the owners manual for braking might be your trouble spot.
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Some how I wanted to think you had one of the new Tacoma and it would be four wheel drive. For that towing capacity is it one of the older smaller and then even 2 wheel drive pickups? I have a 2004 Tundra with the extended cab. The newer Tacoma is almost the same size as my Tundra. Now no gravel drives and not much grade here but this Saturday hooked up to a heavy trailer that has to weigh a ton am sure, loaded my 9,500 pound excavator and pulled it home. No problem. Now the fine print..it was a half mile move all on paved road or hard dirt and max speed was probably 25 miles an hour. Would never have pulled out on major road or a real run like that.
Which does get me to a thought, just how often will you need to do this? What kind of trips are you making, short local ones or frequent ones across town doing work with the machine. I seldom move mine and then have not over 4 miles. It is no problem for me to borry even pickup and trailer or to have a family member to move if need be. At same time if you don't need to move it often even if far more than likely you can find someone who will do for less than buying the trailer will cost for many a move.
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Skip, I agree on your thoughts about that hour plus drive, boring and yes the wear. I also agree with Murf think you will be fine if that is all you will be doing. Also think you will probably be fine with single axle for that IF rated capacity is sufficient and you pay attention to balancing the load. Have another thought but have some concerns there and that is use your tractor to pull the trailer. Don't know it is heavy enough to be as safe as the pickup is. Read the manual on it also but if you do use fixed draw bar, only safe way to pull a trailer.
BTW, how is your thumb working for you?
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