Towing 5751lbs 2609 miles Across America With a Tacoma - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 18 июл 2021
- Have you wanted to know how well will a tacoma fair in the event you need to move cross country. In this video we load up the 2018 Toyota Tacoma off road with 5751 lbs and drive 2609 miles across America towing an interstate cargo trailer 7' x 14' x 8.5' with a dry weight of 2,251 lbs and max combined capacity of 7000lbs. Join me and lets find out if this vehicle is capable of completing the journey as well as any issues or complains that may arise.
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I towed 8000lbs of wood over 200 mi over mountains in New Mexico USA. Tacoma is a beast and will outlive us all
I live for comments like this
i towed a 4500lb cruiser boat plus trailer definitely was pass capacity towing limits! I was s actually very surprise by the Tacoma
Crazy to max out
Bring it!
We moved from Washington state to Indiana and the drive through Montana was the exact same with the bugs.
Get your self a ram dually can sleep just fine.
You have the stability hooked up
Keep moving ?, God Bless brother!
Family moving. I’m helped with their relocation.
I have the same truck but 5ft bed when I tow close to 6k lbs or tow at all for that matter , I always leave the truck in S4th gear and ECT on , and it does just fine even in small hills 4-5% grades speeds around 60-65 no faster mpg I usually get towing around 6k lbs is around 13-15 mpg overall I’m very happy with mine ….
Are you running stock? Tires? Do you run this additional sway bar I keep hearing about? Automatic tranny? Thanks man!
My truck is stock motor wise but I’ve up graded the shocks front and rear with fox by pass , 1.5 inch lift in the front and 1 inch lift in the rear , I do have the 2021 Tacoma TRD PRO wheels on mine wrapped with Toyo AT3 265/75R16 super light wheel and tire combo I love it
I don’t use any sway bars and don’t have any additional trans cooler just stock , and my Tacoma is a automatic transmission . I would imagine using sway bars could help though , but I haven’t had any my loads sway on me unless I do 80mph towing which I have done .
Under normal circumstances a sway control may not be needed. With heavy crosswinds and passing semis I wouldn’t travel without it. I tow a Lance 1995 travel trailer with my Tacoma and use a combo weight distribution and sway control hitch. It works very well and backing up with this system is not an issue. I have Timbren springs installed on rear which I highly recommend if you’re towing anything with greater than 500 of tongue weight. I’ve towed cross country twice with this set up. My only days of concern were with high winds. Additional transmission cooling should have a thermostat. That Toyota 6sp transmission doesn’t really like running too cool. Toyota doesn’t really have a problem with it running close to 230 degrees according to another channel that consulted Toyota about it on towing heavy with a Tundra. By the way Toyota removed the trans cooler on later gen 2 Tundras. What was your GCVW, tongue weight and trailer weight not counting cargo in the bed?
No part 2? Hope it worked out well for him
Max towing is a suggestion I be towing like 7000 pounds in my taco. I just watch for very big hills.
Usually when that happens with hotels (and I’m basically alone) offer cash and ask nicely if it’s possible to crash on the floor of a conference room or something. “Be outta your hair by 6am” or whatever. They are usually very accommodating and understanding of the situation especially if traveling without kids.
I see lots of people skipping the sway bar. But when I look at my owners manual I see that it requires sway control if the gross trailer weight is over 2000lbs
Looking forward to part 2! And three, and four, and all the rest this winter
I think the car might have been totaled... so could be the reason why there is no sequel...?
@@dellam04 ah I was wondering what happened
@@dellam04 totaled? How?
I have a 2022 Tacoma, towed a nine foot trailer, with my Harley in it , Nothing but a Nightmare….
Question for you on the upgraded transmission cooler. I have a 2017 TRD Off Road and wanted to know if it will work with my 2017. I clicked on the link you provided on your posted but it's telling me that it will not work with it. Your truck is only one year newer than mine, it should work right? One more thing my truck has been modified in so many ways with 35" tires bumpers roof top tent and 5.29 gears. I'm going to be towing from NM to TX in about a week from now. I should be fine if I don't have that cooling fan, huh?? I'm worried that I may break down if I don't have something like this installed.
You didn’t show any specifics of you towing, I like the gauges and RPM and speed
Part 2?
Ok I have to resurrect this… part 2 please?
Sorry for the delay. I’ve been extremely with my two boys and the winter months were dark early so the motivation was a bit less.
Any part2?
How much did you pay for the tranny cooler upgrade??
I always go over capacity
I don’t always tow, but when I do, I go over capacity.
200 degrees is a normal temp though is it not? Around 230 is where you start getting to hot and damage the fluid.
Is the transmission cooler aftermarket? The tow package says it includes one but I'm not sure that I have it in my truck
Cute
If you had two people doing aTrip in the Tacoma could one of them sleep in the bed of the truck and the other person sleep in the back seats ? that seems like the most obvious solution to me
Sure if it’s warm out. But When it’s below freezing outside and the bed is full of stuff it makes it difficult in this situation. Now in all fairness, you can sleep in drivers and passenger seats. However, in order to have better rest you want to be flat. I could not sleep in those seats personally. Some people are easily confirming to any condition and surface.
You think a Tacoma can handle 2 dirt bikes in the bed with some camping gear. And pulling a 3,000 or so small trailer plus 3-4 people for a weekend?
Where’s part two
Where is part 2?
manual transmission needs a cooler too?
How do you know your total weight. Is it possible to install a special scale
Weighed out every single box before loading
You can also use weigh stations used by CDL drivers.
So you say you “loaded the truck with 5700 pounds” but the trailer was only2k something. Where did the other 3000 pounds come from?
Hi how you doing I just wonder which truck do you like better, Toyota Tacoma or the Honda Ridgeline. Or you just like both of them for whatever reason. So if you had to choose which one has a better engine.
Two separate questions, Which vehicle I like and which has the better engine.
I come from a sports car background. Turbocharged fast sedans and wagons. When I bought my first home I got a 2004 Tacoma off road and fell in love. I have been a Tacoma guy since then having three Tacoma’s. But over the years I realized I didn’t use the truck for the capabilities that it offered. So before I bought a new truck I decided to research the competition and test drive the vehicles. I thought the Honda was going to disappoint and so I left it for the last vehicle that I tested. Needless to say I fell immediately in love. Best seating position, best HP at the time in its class, best seating for people with families and need to put kids in the back and highest fuel economy. All things that I needed and were important to me. So I have since moved away to the Honda because the Toyota is the truck everyone buys but the Honda is the truck everyone needs.
As for best engine, they are different enough that you would have to determine what’s best for you. The Toyota I believe is a timing chain while the Honda is a timing belt. So less maintenance long term with Toyota. However Honda is quicker, more efficient and quieter.
@@YuriyMotso thank you for answering that me.
I have another question to ask you.
What's the best way from getting your Honda Ridgeline stolen. What would you recommend as far as devices to use.
Thank you so much.
@@markandrews5813 😂 At first glance I read, "Whats the best way getting your ridgeline stolen." 😆
But specifically I am concerned with the question. The vehicle is pretty difficult to steal. it requires having the key fob as its keyless. So part of my concern is, what would be the reason you need to worry about someone stealing your vehicle?
Honestly, best options are keeping it in a garage and don't leave it running. As it turns out, once its on anyone can take it and drive off without the keys as I found out in one of my other videos.
if you are really concerned about theft, buy one of those Apple air tags and place it on your vehicle in a place that is impossible to find. That way if its stolen, you can find it. Its like the apple version of tile except its much better because there are more apple products in the world that can communicate to your tag giving you a more accurate location. www.apple.com/us/shop/go/airtag/?&mnid=jXvaccHi-dc_mtid_1870765e38482_pcrid_78202924005763_pgrid_1251244780108072_&cid=aos-us-kwbi-btb--slid---product-&mtid=1870765e38482&aosid=p238
If that's not a good option, add additional alarm system.
Sorry if the response is not what you expect but these days I'm not so much concerned about theft. vehicles are more difficult to steal but if someone wants it bad enough they will make a way.
@@YuriyMotso thank you so much for answering that question for me.
Well I guess I'm old- fashion when it comes to these new cars now days.
Well I have a Chevy S10 year 2000 so it's time for me to get another car so pretty much it was a toss-up between the Tacoma and the Honda Ridgeline as far as the technology and everything that's out now that they have on all these cars now days I grew up where cars or easy to work on so many changes that's coming up just learning the process about these new cars. Thank you once again. So only way I'm going to learn is to ask the stupid question or maybe it's a smart question to ask that's the only way you going to learn. You have been a big help.
Still no chance to get part 2?
I started working on it but but have been quite busy and my current work schedule really affecting my video production as it’s always dark out when I’m home. I’ll probably just have to make it a wrap up video highlighting the points that people want to know.
What was the gas mileage on that?
Do you have MT or AT?
I have a move across the country coming up and want to use a trailer like this one. My taco has automatic transmission
Part two still coming?
I have been post poning this video because we got rid of the taco. So trying to decide how to make the video. I have figured it out now but it’s just making the time to do it. I am quite upset it is taking me this long. Sorry.
Never heard anyone pronounce it “two-yoad-ih”
Love your vids, what were your RPMs at on the highways? and How fast were ya going?
Thanks.
All will be made known in part 2.
@@YuriyMotso Part 2?
@@YuriyMotso still waiting for part 2
Do ya think it matters if your tacoma has the towing package or not?
The towing package includes either a class two or three tow hitch. If there is no tow package you would just have class 1 which is your bumper and that is not sufficient for this sort of work. That’s what I believe the difference is.
@@YuriyMotso if you add a curt hitch, then it should be rated for 6500ibs right? Ive got a 2016 trd off road which i plan to tow a rv trailer. Ive also heard a tow package includes a transmission cooler?
@@rjvizaka..dprrob1972 towing package basically makes the truck be able to safely tow 6400lb without it overheating and such for the engine. If I remember correctly it’s basically a OEM transmission cooler and stronger radiator.
I have the exact same interstate 14' trailer. I towed the trailer 2800 miles with my '17 tacoma. The trailer was lightly loaded. I will never do it again. The poor little engine was revving consistently at 5000 RPM's. The Rocky mountains was a nightmare. Cruise control would not bring the RPM's down. I had to constantly work the throttle to get it to shift up. Basically the whole trip was in third gear. I can't stress enough how painful the trip was. This truck is not designed for long distance towing. Took me way longer because I was going 40MPH in a 75MPH zone.
How much do you estimate your trailer weighed full?
Thanks
Don’t matter how much weight. The trailer could be empty and the Tacoma will be struggling because of the wind resistance on that high trailer. And if you have head winds coming at you, your poor Tacoma will suffer along with the 10 mpg fuel $$$.
How many times did you stop to refuel?
Second video in the works. I been delayed on this project.
I tow a 2,000lb boat with my 19 Tacoma, its miserable. My truck is kdmax tuned. I cant imagine pulling 5k plus with a tacoma. That 3.5 is going to be working overtime. She ain't made for that fellas
You have the 4 cyl
@@Therealphantomzero no it's a 3.5 , and its weak
@@chrisquintana3877 U must not know what u are doing. ECT on and leave the shifter in S to lock out 5th and 6th gears, both are over drives. Downshift to 3rd going up grades, leave it in 3rd going down steep grades. Use the shifter to keep it in lower gear and cancel cruise control if trans is gear hunting. 65mph is standard max speed for towing heavy. These are high rpm motors, they live at +3k rpm all day long. They run Atkins cycle below 3600rpm for fuel economy, Otto after that and u can feel/hear the valve timing switch then too. I even towed 3k lbs cross country with my previous 2.7 I4 Tacoma, it handled 65mph fine.
@@tieoneon1614why? All this problems. Ford Ranger, will do it without all the B.S.
@@tieoneon1614 lol , ya sounds like you have never towed with a real truck. Towing across country in 4th gear at 3700 rpms at 65mph is not at all ideal conditions. Sounds like you need a tundra.
what was your average speed?
60mph
Mpg specs ?
What did u have in the trailer tho??
Furniture
@@YuriyMotso did it feel alot to pull for the truck? I want to get the same trailer but idk if its to much for the tacoma
So its been a few months…part2????
Yes, part 2 is coming. I started a new job and it consumed a lot of time during my training so I have only been able to get smaller easier projects done. I’m now getting back into more editing. I hope to get this done soon. Sorry about the delay.
How much was the upgraded trans cooler?
roughly $500
hey how was the mpg?
Sorry, that video is coming. I. The time since I made that video I found a new job and so been a bit busy.
Fake news....no way a trans cooler drops temp 70 drgress....b.s. lets go bramdon🤡🤡😴
Believe me, this thing can’t tow
It can’t. Worse than my Ridgeline.
Most guys dont have any experience towing and dont know what they are doing. These trucks tow fine, 5th and 6th gears are both over drives and shouldnt be used towing anything