hehehe...thats funny! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]

 

Being from Minnesota, you are probably familiar with snowmoble trailers. I have an enclosed aluminum snowmobile trailer that holds 4 quads easily. I think it is 8' wide by 16 feet long. It weighs 1,200 lbs including the cap. Dual axle with electric brakes. I used to pull it up and down the mountains in WV with a Nissan Pathfinder with no problems. Went with a Chevy 2500HD crewcab diesel a few years for better mileage and the extra space in the bed of the truck. Now, I don't even know the trailer is there until I look in the mirror and can't see a damn thing.

/Jon

 

Thanks! Oh yeah, could a 1995 inline 6 Toyota Land Cruiser pull a trailer with 4 quads? I was just wondering because for family trips, we would like to have more people come and at the same time, pull the quads. The F150 just doesn't have the same amount of room as the Toyota, 8 people!

 

Check the hp on that. The 2001 Pathfinder had 240hp. I think the older Toyota was much lower than this.

 

its 212 hp. So, would it be alright?

http://www.internetautoguide.com/car.../land-cruiser/

 

I am sure it would as long you took it easy on any long, steep hill.

 

I have a question that I have been wondering all my life. You know how the pickup trucks have those numbers on the side such as 1500 ram, 2500 ram, and 3500 ram, does that mean the max tow weight capacity? Because i think thats a little small cuz a Grizzly 660 could take on about 1200lbs. Thanks.

 

No, it is just a classification. 150 or 1500 is a half ton truck, meaning they have about a 1000 pound payload capacity. 250/2500 is a 3/4 ton truck, 350/3500 is a 1 ton truck. Many current 1500 can actually handle about 1500 pounds payload, etc. Each truck is different though, depending on how it is equipped. Tire/wheel combo, gearing, engine, braking capacity, 4x4, truck weight all are figured into payload capacity.

 

Another thing to consider as far as brakes go is that your trailer may have hydraulic brakes instead of electric brakes. If it has hydraulic brakes, there will be a box on top of the tongue of the trailer and they work by pushing in a plunger when you slow down. In this case there will not be a need for a brake controller on the truck and the brakes should work when towed behind any vehicle. If your trailer has a brake actuator box mounted on the tongue and you suspect that the brakes are not working than you need to remove the cap and see if there is any brake fluid. You also may need to bleed the brakes if there is fluid but the brakes do not seem to be working.

Like others stated above, proper load distribution is key to the trailer pulling smooth. If there is too much tongue weight...the front of the truck will want to sway at higher speeds and if there is no tongue weight, the trailer will sway at higher speeds.

Hope this helps. Good luck!

 

with the 212 hp toyota SUV, could i still pull it at a 6 percent grade, whatever that means. All i know is that it is very steep for that much load. I can't believe how fast semi trucks go on these dangerous mountain roads. they fly bye us, shaking the whole vehicle, and even at the turns!