I am looking for a 96-97 T100 and wonder if it will safely tow 5-6k on a trailer with brakes or 4k on a dolly? Will the truck survive doing this occaisonally? 3.4, 4x4, xcab.

Also, what will a 93-97 land cruiser tow?

Thanks for any help.
DMG

5 spd or auto ? I think the major concern is brakes. If you tow with the dolly you would have to worry about stoping all the weight with the truck. If you use the trailer you will have more weight but you will also have the trailer to help stop ya.

If you have a truck to test drive for a day or so come up and you can hook up my trailer with the buggy on and take a test drive. I also have a friend with a dolly you can try.

Yer pushin it very hard....but it CAN be done....I've done dumber...

Towed for a few years with a 3.0 V6 1995 minitruck with a 5-speed, 4.56 gears, and 33x10.5 tires....6000# trailer with brakes. Never one problem. Original clutch replaced at 145k and frankly, it was fine...won't get out of it's own way, but handles, rides, and stops great. Never use OD/5th. Weight dist hitch required if you like steering and not skidding the front tires.

Happier now tho, and use my 2000 GMC 2500HD 6.0 for occasional use and the 1985 Ford 27' Class C 460/C6 motorhome for anything overnight...have put over 6500 miles on that thing this summer, all wheelin trips!

I remember an article awhile back on the T100 & basically, the 5-speed was mandatory for towing. If you're not afraid to let the engine rev, it apparently can get the job done, though possibly at the expense of even MORE fuel consumption than a comparable V8 rig (while towing that is, should be easier on fuel empty).


TEX

For a 5k-6k trailer, get a real truck. You will just torture that toy. IMO 5k-6k is about the max I would want to haul on a fullsize half ton.

A couple months ago i was driving my powerstroke up one of our steeper highways, and I saw this guy flying up behind me on a flat section of the road. He was in a T-100 with the V8. You could tell he just thought he was the shizzle and wanted to race me with his "hot rod".

As we approach "the snowshed" the steepest longest climb on the highway, I let this dude pass me he's flying up for about a 1/3 of the way and all of a sudden...signals go on and he limps to the side of the road...done in and blew something. He was towing about a 10' enclosed trailer, maybe 3-4000 pounds.

If its flat where you live, I wouldn't worry about it, mountainous, buy a 3/4 or 1 ton.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by PoopHead
[B]A couple months ago i was driving my powerstroke up one of our steeper highways, and I saw this guy flying up behind me on a flat section of the road. He was in a T-100 with the V8. QUOTE]

When did the T-100 ever have a V8?:confused:

We towed my buggy and trailer, probably 4500# one time with a 97 t-100. Flat ground it does fine, slight uphill (3%) it will barely maintain 65 with that load. 6% grade and you'd be in second gear doing 45 or less. 3.4V6 with automatic, no lift 31 BFG AT's.

Another friend towed my broken 4runner before I buggied it at close to 5500# with trailer with his 95 Cruiser. Pulled it fine, but it's running 35's, 5.29's, full protection package etc.. It seems to have a much torquier engine and was heavy enough to stop it well.

If you're doing most flat, with a few small hills, either will work. The 93 up cruisers will do it much better.

You know what...it was a Tundra, not a T-100, my mistake, so the T-100 would suck even more.