Go for it, Roger. Nah, you'll be OK without all that stuff. Just take it
easy. You'll probably notice the lack of sway bars more than anything. The
trans should be OK. We-all get pretty obsessive about stuff like coolers and
guages, and they do pay off for long-haul towing, but you should be fine on
one trip without. Suggestion--It's been noted by group members that the
highest trans temps they've recorded have been when doing dead-slow
maneuvering on hills and grass. So when you do that, use 4WD low range, and
let the gears, not the converter, do the work.
Dan Weeks
> From: Berger Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:27:59 -0700 (PDT)
> To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [VAC] Towing w/ Toyoto 4x4
>
> Don't laugh, but what do you think of towing a 22 ' FC
> about 300 miles of mostly flat freeway driving. There
> are some hills. For this one run, would I "need" sway
> bars, trans coolers, trans temp gauges, etc. For
> those that know the route, it is up through the desert
> from the Salton Sea, west on 10 to I-15 then south to
> San Diego
>
> My Toy is a V-6 and tow rated at 5000 lbs, but my
> guess that is downhill with a tail wind. It is a TDO
> model and has heavy duty springs. The only thing I
> would worry (other than running off the road) is the
> trans. It is an automatic. I can downshift and go
> slow up the hills and monitor the engine but I don't
> know how to monitor the trans, other than buy a temp
> gauge. But if the trans did heat up, I would be at
> the top of the hill by the time I knew it. These are
> rolling hills not mountain hills.
>
> This would be a one time deal, so I don't want to put
> a lot of money into this.
>
> thanks for the input
>
>
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