tow rig questions and opinions needed - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

xjdoug · 12-08-2009, 07:34 AM

hey i know ive asked this before but im looking at dd/towrigs. i tow around a 6k setup of jeep and trailer and whatever junk ends up in the bed.
Looking at a clean as a pin one owner 4wd 2000 toyota tundra. Of all the trucks ive looked at im really happy with the fit and finish on these trucks and they seem to be reliable for the long run. also looking at a 2000 chevy but for some reason the chevys in my price range are junk. so i guess my qustion is from personal experience will a toyota get it done, and is it a good purchase for dd and making the jeep haul maybe once or twice a month?

drnut · 12-08-2009, 07:36 AM

Sounds like a good run too me. I towed with a 1/2 ton Dodge 4x4 for a few years and although i would'nt win any land speed records it did fine. Just make sure you have a good set of brakes on the trailer and a good controler, you should be fine.

g-off · 12-08-2009, 08:02 AM

well if you are going to be towing enough, i would go with a 3/4 ton

DURAtotheMAX · 12-08-2009, 08:14 AM

Check the frame over with a fine tooth comb (or ball peen hammber)!!!!

The early tundra's had a horrible problem of the frame rusting out/falling apart.

ben

hadfield4wd · 12-08-2009, 10:36 AM

Doug,

Buy Marks F350

xjdoug · 12-08-2009, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hadfield4wd

Doug,

Buy Marks F350

i bought a chevy

i wouldve bought marks but i dont really want to dd a 1 ton ford

MoonDog · 12-08-2009, 10:26 PM

My rommate has a '01 Tundra 4x4 xcab with the V8 and I've hauled my 4Runner (4K) on my trailer (2K) as well as other various project cars. My only complaint about the Tundra is it rides and handles more like a car. I'm used to my F350 riding and handling like a leaf sprung solid axlw truck (ass) when towing.

The truck you're looking at will pull 6k just fine, it'll even handle and stop it pretty well. I'd reccomend a brake controller just for piece of mind.

FWIW the recall for the frame rusting issue only applied to trucks in states where they salt the roads all winter long.

*edit* I see you bought the chevy, having owned and towed with several chevy and ford tow rigs, I'm sorry to hear you passed up the Tundra

...unless of course you got a Durmamx

xjdoug · 12-08-2009, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoonDog

*edit* I see you bought the chevy, having owned and towed with several chevy and ford tow rigs, I'm sorry to hear you passed up the Tundra

...unless of course you got a Durmamx

nope no duramax.... but its newer and in better condition with less miles than the tundra and i got it for significantly less $$ it should do the job

12-08-2009, 07:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
xjdoug Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Member # 65983 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 666	tow rig questions and opinions needed hey i know ive asked this before but im looking at dd/towrigs. i tow around a 6k setup of jeep and trailer and whatever junk ends up in the bed. Looking at a clean as a pin one owner 4wd 2000 toyota tundra. Of all the trucks ive looked at im really happy with the fit and finish on these trucks and they seem to be reliable for the long run. also looking at a 2000 chevy but for some reason the chevys in my price range are junk. so i guess my qustion is from personal experience will a toyota get it done, and is it a good purchase for dd and making the jeep haul maybe once or twice a month? __________________ just driving a camry.....

12-08-2009, 07:36 AM	#2 (permalink)
drnut Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 855 Location: Fontana,Ca Posts: 1,971	Sounds like a good run too me. I towed with a 1/2 ton Dodge 4x4 for a few years and although i would'nt win any land speed records it did fine. Just make sure you have a good set of brakes on the trailer and a good controler, you should be fine. __________________ The worst day of rockcrawling is better than the best day at work!

12-08-2009, 08:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
DURAtotheMAX Granite Guru Join Date: Jun 2006 Member # 74118 Location: CT Posts: 841	Check the frame over with a fine tooth comb (or ball peen hammber)!!!! The early tundra's had a horrible problem of the frame rusting out/falling apart. ben __________________ -1968 vw beetle 4x4, 5.3 LSx vortec, th400/bw1339, amc20, d30, hydroboost brakes, 34" swampers, lotsa custom crap, engine is still in the back where its supposed to be... -2005 Dmax/Ally, makes smoke, goes fast, tows a lot

12-08-2009, 10:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
hadfield4wd Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Member # 82644 Location: Roanoke, VA Posts: 2,130	Doug, Buy Marks F350 __________________ [QUOTE=xjdoug;9487015]this is like watching a kid stick his finger in a light socket.... sooner or later he's gonna figure out why the rest of us arent doin it...[/QUOTE]

12-08-2009, 10:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
MoonDog Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Member # 3455 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 921	My rommate has a '01 Tundra 4x4 xcab with the V8 and I've hauled my 4Runner (4K) on my trailer (2K) as well as other various project cars. My only complaint about the Tundra is it rides and handles more like a car. I'm used to my F350 riding and handling like a leaf sprung solid axlw truck (ass) when towing. The truck you're looking at will pull 6k just fine, it'll even handle and stop it pretty well. I'd reccomend a brake controller just for piece of mind. FWIW the recall for the frame rusting issue only applied to trucks in states where they salt the roads all winter long. edit I see you bought the chevy, having owned and towed with several chevy and ford tow rigs, I'm sorry to hear you passed up the Tundra ...unless of course you got a Durmamx __________________ '84 Toyota HooptieRunner Last edited by MoonDog; 12-08-2009 at 10:28 PM.

12-08-2009, 08:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
g-off Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Member # 138816 Posts: 17	well if you are going to be towing enough, i would go with a 3/4 ton

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