Recent content by mechmike10

Thanks for the compliment. As you can see, we enjoy traveling and photography.

I wasn't sure if your request for pictures was directed to me or to mailman69. Since I haven't been on the Trans-Labrador Highway yet, I don't have pictures from there, but I do have pictures online from our Newfoundland trip and others. Here is the website: Travel Pics by Mike & Pam The...

I haven't checked in here in awhile, but I'm glad I did. I was looking at that hotel in Red Bay. We plan on trying to visit Battle Harbor for a night or 2, and that looked like a good place to stay before going to get the 11 am boat from Mary's Harbor to Battle Harbor. The return boat is at 9...

Thanks for the return. We have a reason for going to Argentia instead of Port aux Basques. A few years ago, we traveled to Newfoundland with a minivan and a small folding trailer. We took the ship to Argentia, toured a lot of the island and returned via Port aux Basques. We saw a lot of the...

Thanks for your reply. We are not planning on taking the trailer for a couple of reasons. Our plan is to drive to Sydney Mines in Nova Scotia and take the ferry to Argentia, Newfoundland. Then we will tour Newfoundland a little before taking the ferry from St. Barbe to Blanc Sablon, where we...

Thanks. I was aware of those, but we tow a trailer that weighs about 4,000 lbs with a 400 lbs hitch weight. We need (and use) a weight distributing hitch with sway control. That eliminates doubling things up on the rear. That is why I went to the front option.

I have a 2011 SR5 with no suspension mods. I needed to be able to carry bikes while also towing a travel trailer. Putting the bikes on the roof was not an option, so I opted for a Curt front mounted hitch and a hitch mounted bike rack. I purchased the hitch from etrailer. The installation...

I recently installed Michelin LTX M/S2 265/70R17 Load range E tires on my 2011 SR-5, and I thought I would contribute my experience. I went with the Load range E because we tow a trailer, and because we are planning a trip along the Trans-Labrador Highway next year, for which 10 ply tires are...

Review of JR and Tow-N-See mirrors Since this thread ended without an answer about JR towing mirrors, and because I decided to try a pair, I thought I'd respond to it. Before getting to the JR mirrors, I'll describe our experience with another towing mirror, the Tow-N-See. We have a 2011 SR-5...