Towing Travel Trailer

[boater1217]

I am looking at purchasing a Winnebago Micro Minnie which has a dry weight of 3000K. Should I up grade my hitch, I have the standard one that came with the Trail? The trailer has dual axles and electric brakes.

 

[brian0128]

Hitch from the factory is fine. Get a brake controller and a 7pin extension for the wire harness. Think about getting air bags, weight distribution hitch and extension mirrors depending on how wide the trailer is. After you have the truck loaded with all of your people and gear and the trailer loaded with all of your trip stuff including water and ice get it weighed at a truck stop with the whole combo and then just the trailer. Make sure you don't go over the GVW of the 4Runner which is easy to do with 4 people and gear in the trunk plus weight on the hitch.

Read this very helpful thread that has a link to everything you will ever need.

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/169656-my-cross-country-towing-experience.html