Has anyone ever used an old (1981) FJ60 as a tow vehicle for a 4000 trailer.
Since my 99 Trooper is not a good choice maybe another one in the family collection can be used.

The 81 has 60K on the engine and clutch, 181 on the rest with 1 ton springs from canada (from one with full floaters years ago).

It may be slow on hills but would it work.

Did that once.

Basically it is horrible.

It will do it ... but not fast ... and well if your in a hurry thats not fun... it didnt bother me but I never take mine over 60 anyway:p also we dont have those big tall things to drive up and down here ;)

i towed my jet skis behind my 60 and it did ok, but it was already down on power and i bet that stuff weighed 1500 all inclusive.

I used to tow a 2500lb boat behind my 60. it towed fine but had one hell of a time stopping it. I towed a 6000lb trailer for about 10 miles & it took FOREVER to stop. This is on my 350'd SOA fj60 on 35's. Pick up a Cummins pickup & you will never tow with anything else again!

if your going to pull it alot get trailer brakes:grinpimp:

I pull a pop-up camp trailer, but I did put on a trailer brake. And my gas milage went up to 16 MPG.

I bucked & hauled hay for a living in highschool and I used my 84 FJ60 to do just that:shaking: . It hated every min of it, slow, gutless, burned up a clutch but it did it. I was only 16 did not know any better.:D