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Thorpydo · 09-06-2009, 23:15

My truck is a 4x2 Toyota Prerunner 4.0L V6, 6 speed manual transmission with rear locking diff. Toyota listed specs are 3500 lb. standard towing capacity and 6500 lb. maximum towing capacity. I'm not sure if any extra hardware is required for the maximum towing capacity but the 3600 lb balboa is right on the edge of the "standard" - whatever that means. The trailer has got to weigh something too though. . . I don't have a trailer assisted breaking system setup but the wiring is installed. I believe I would need the little box system inside the cab and a trailer equipped with breaks. I don't know how much either of those things would run or if boat trailers of this size normally come setup with breaks. If the trailer is the original, then I would guess not. . . but I really do not know. I bought the truck about a year ago knowing that I would but wanting to tow at some point, so I hope this doesn't work as a limit in my decisions.

Little side story while the talk is cars - my first, and previous car was a mazda 626. I hated that thing. It was in and out of the shop and I spent more money fixing it then it was probably worth. At one point, I had it at the auto shop for some work being done. I called one afternoon to check on the status and got a worried "Let me call you back response". Found out about a half hour later that some crooks had stolen it out of the gated auto shop over the weekend and went joyriding. The car was recovered several days later from a casino with Cadillac rims off another car. The trunk and backseat were full of other peoples things, including the registration from another (stolen) car. Needless to say, the car was in there with transmission problems for a reason and the half hour drive just about to ruined the car. The car was totaled and I ended up getting about three grande through the auto shop's insurance company. Depending on the quote that I would have recieved from the auto shop, I was thinking about selling it anyway. So while I initially pissed off (this only added to the long of things that had been stolen from me in the last 6 months), it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as I got far more money for it through the insurance company then I would if I had sold it.

Apparently this sort of thing is a normal occurrence. They have police drive the casino parking lots and run license plates - that was how mine was recovered. Now, you would think that when they find one, the police would wait it out and catch the thieves. I'm not sure the real reason why they don't, but when I inquired, I was told that even if they caught the guys, it would be hard to get a conviction. The rule being that the police have to prove that the suspect knew they were stealing the car. Sounds like a load of crock to me.

Man. . . was that off topic.

09-06-2009, 23:15	#17
Thorpydo Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 8	My truck is a 4x2 Toyota Prerunner 4.0L V6, 6 speed manual transmission with rear locking diff. Toyota listed specs are 3500 lb. standard towing capacity and 6500 lb. maximum towing capacity. I'm not sure if any extra hardware is required for the maximum towing capacity but the 3600 lb balboa is right on the edge of the "standard" - whatever that means. The trailer has got to weigh something too though. . . I don't have a trailer assisted breaking system setup but the wiring is installed. I believe I would need the little box system inside the cab and a trailer equipped with breaks. I don't know how much either of those things would run or if boat trailers of this size normally come setup with breaks. If the trailer is the original, then I would guess not. . . but I really do not know. I bought the truck about a year ago knowing that I would but wanting to tow at some point, so I hope this doesn't work as a limit in my decisions. Little side story while the talk is cars - my first, and previous car was a mazda 626. I hated that thing. It was in and out of the shop and I spent more money fixing it then it was probably worth. At one point, I had it at the auto shop for some work being done. I called one afternoon to check on the status and got a worried "Let me call you back response". Found out about a half hour later that some crooks had stolen it out of the gated auto shop over the weekend and went joyriding. The car was recovered several days later from a casino with Cadillac rims off another car. The trunk and backseat were full of other peoples things, including the registration from another (stolen) car. Needless to say, the car was in there with transmission problems for a reason and the half hour drive just about to ruined the car. The car was totaled and I ended up getting about three grande through the auto shop's insurance company. Depending on the quote that I would have recieved from the auto shop, I was thinking about selling it anyway. So while I initially pissed off (this only added to the long of things that had been stolen from me in the last 6 months), it turned out to be a blessing in disguise as I got far more money for it through the insurance company then I would if I had sold it. Apparently this sort of thing is a normal occurrence. They have police drive the casino parking lots and run license plates - that was how mine was recovered. Now, you would think that when they find one, the police would wait it out and catch the thieves. I'm not sure the real reason why they don't, but when I inquired, I was told that even if they caught the guys, it would be hard to get a conviction. The rule being that the police have to prove that the suspect knew they were stealing the car. Sounds like a load of crock to me. Man. . . was that off topic.