philsey
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A better rule of thumb is 10-15% of the total towed weight as tongue weight. Naturally, adjusting the load fore-aft is how you typically achieve this.
Too little tongue weight is far worse than too much.
4Runner pulling loaded jeep on trailer in alaska
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A better rule of thumb is 10-15% of the total towed weight as tongue weight. Naturally, adjusting the load fore-aft is how you typically achieve this.
Too little tongue weight is far worse than too much.
YodaPride
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I went and weighed my jeep YJ cause I was hoping to tow it with my 4R. It weighed in at exactly 4,000 lbs. EMPTY! If i were to tow it I would buy a $5,000 aluminum trailer...that is the only way to get a trailer at 1,000 lbs. and that ain't happening. Then I would strip the YJ bare. No bumpers...no spare...etc. Long story short...I drove the damn YJ!
This guy is crazy! that uhual trailer alone weighs 2,000 lbs. +!!! Loaded TJ..~4,800lbs...
Hum, a little math... ~6,800lbs How does that sound???
Would you guys dead tow a Heep??
This guy is crazy! that uhual trailer alone weighs 2,000 lbs. +!!! Loaded TJ..~4,800lbs...
Hum, a little math... ~6,800lbs How does that sound???
Would you guys dead tow a Heep??
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KeithMaine
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It is the natural order of things for a 4Runner to tow a Jeep, however, I often just use a tow strap.
I used to flat tow my YJ with my Durango. Worked well.
He would have been better off using a tow dolly than the trailer. Guess it depends on how far he was going with it. Could always unload and drive it on steep hills.
Jetboy
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People do some crazy stuff. Saw this wreck on the highway in Idaho. After I got this pic we passed it on the interstate trying like hell to keep the rolling train of shat on the road. Scary!
What's not obvious is the 5th wheel had a roughly 6x8 foot hitch box loaded with stuff and the boat was then hitched behind to the back of the hitch box. And there's another paddle boat on top of the truck. At some point it's time to quit adding.
What's not obvious is the 5th wheel had a roughly 6x8 foot hitch box loaded with stuff and the boat was then hitched behind to the back of the hitch box. And there's another paddle boat on top of the truck. At some point it's time to quit adding.
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I used mine to pull a steel two-horse trailer Friday night. It only had one horse on it (about 3,500 lbs total).
It pulled ok, but I wouldn't want to drag around much more weight than that.
Loving that wheel and tire setup on the nautical blue! My blue is still stock sadly
what's that wheel/tire combo you got? Prices?
Jernik
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A lot of people do, so I would definitely consider it. If I recall, the front mounts/bars are not too expensive. The concern is stopping 2 vehicles with one set of brakes. But I think there is some kind of kit that will allow the jeep brakes to work, similar to trailer brakes. I don't recall the details, but it was a bit pricey. Not $5K, maybe around $1k - $1.5k.
Perhaps I should wait until my kids aren't shitting their pants anymore :| lol
ProspectiveBuyer
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The Jeep is just in case they want to go off road?
