Recent content by SueP

Thank you thank you I do understand the difference between the receiver, and the hitch /WD system (I always called this the sway control but it was actually equalizer bars I think..slotted in to the hitch and adjusted by choosing the right link in the chains). I'm happy to have people lead me...

Thank you so much guys. So.. Bottom line.. The 4.7 v8 engine on the 2005 sport 4Runner is rated to tow 7000lb I'm 90% sure the hitch receiver on the truck israted to 5000 lbs and not weight distributing The trailer weighs 4000 lb dry so I'm right on the hitch limit towing So should I go for it...

Is the 5000lb hitch straight across and the 7000 lb weight distributing hitch curved and tubular?

Thanks for the thoughts. I have driven the coast mountains many times over the years but haven't towed a trailer for a while. Had a scary experience yeRs ago coming Dow the kokahala (sp) with no trailer brakes. Drove a 24 ft motor home for yrs, now moving back to a trailer. If the 2004 and...

So...I think maybe my problem is that Canadian ratings are different, but I cannot figure out the towing thing. Here's my issue: I have a travel trailer (about 4000lb dry) and am trying to buy a 2003 -2006ish v8 4Runner to drag it around 5-6 times a year (through coastal mountains). Seems to me...