afob3
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Tacoma or Frontier would be a good fit for the TT numbers you are looking at. Payload will still be the killer regardless of what you choose.
We towed the TT in my sig with a Tacoma. Pulled it fine but we realized we were over on payload. It was a great truck with our previous Hybrid.
User cpeters here has a similar rig pulled by a Frontier and may be able to shed real world experiences.
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goducks10
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I wouldn't go over 3500lbs loaded. From personal experience with an 06 frontier. Same HP/TQ and it struggled with 4050lbs loaded. Main problem is lack of power for hills/mtns and the large frontal area just kills the truck. On flats it's just ok, but even the slightest inclines it shifts to 3rd. MPG was 7-8. I moved to an F150 and it was a perfect match.
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Lowsuv
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I owned a new LUV Mikado and a Frontier. For towing no dice. I towed 16 foot boats with them. They were at max capacity with that. Both great run around pickups, fun to drive.
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Best buy for you is a V8 Titan , Ford Eco Boost, or GMC HEAVY DUTY half ton at minimum.
Or a tent trailer.
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U.P. BLDR
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I know the OP was looking for a new truck, but maybe consider a really nice used first generation Toyota Tundra. They are V8 powered, can tow 7000#, ride very nice, and are about the size of the current Tacoma.
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ChopperBill
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The term "trucks" is getting pretty vague. Vehicles with a 5 foot and shorter beds are hardly "trucks". Some one has to come up with a new name.
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rjstractor
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2BLAZERS wrote:Not to be weight police or anything but 6k or 7k of trailer will be much better handled by a fullsize truck.
In a later post the OP said he was looking at towing a 20' trailer with a GVWR of around 4600 lbs. I think he was asking about a towing capacity of 6-7K to give some reserve capacity. I think you'll agree that a Frontier is a good match for a trailer of that size.
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ChopperBill wrote:The term "trucks" is getting pretty vague. Vehicles with a 5 foot and shorter beds are hardly "trucks". Some one has to come up with a new name. Pansy Cruisers???
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goducks10
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Best thing to do is to get wo 4x8 sheets of plywood, stack them length ways on top of each other, put them behind the cab, throw a yard of gravel in the bed of the truck, head for the hwy and take tranny out of OD. If you like that you'll like towing 4000lbs of TT.
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rjstractor
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I think you lost me somewhere, unless I didn't get the joke. How is hauling 2800 lbs. in the bed like towing a 4000 lb. travel trailer? A 4K TT is pretty small, should be no problem at all for a truck with 261 hp. I used to tow a similar trailer with a 160 hp V6 Ford Aerostar and while it was no super speed demon it pulled it just fine and easily maintained 45 up the Cascade mountain passes.
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fickman
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If it doesn't have to be a truck, the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the diesel engine was rated to tow around 7100-7200# a few years ago, but watch the hitch weight and payload before you buy.
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