What kind of travel trailer????

[Magnum_Willys]

nope. it's the 4.7

Oh you are looking at 24 ft or less with that. 

[JDHasty]

nope. it's the 4.7

That is a game changer.  I just wouldn't know where to start, but I do know that the new ultra lightweight offerings are springing up like mushrooms.  I am going to suggest that you be very careful to find out exactly what you have for brakes and be very cautious on long descents not to overheat the brakes on the tow vehicle regardless of what the trailer may have, many times the trucks that don't have power plants and gearing designed for towing.... well you can do the math. 

[JJB11B]

nope. it's the 4.7

That is a game changer.  I just wouldn't know where to start, but I do know that the new ultra lightweight offerings are springing up like mushrooms.  I am going to suggest that you be very careful to find out exactly what you have for brakes and be very cautious on long descents not to overheat the brakes on the tow vehicle regardless of what the trailer may have, many times the trucks that don't have power plants and gearing designed for towing.... well you can do the math. 

Electric Brakes on trailer and a controller in the truck can be a God- Send....Ask Ol' Greg

[Bofire]

My Nash 22H is a 24 foot trailer bumper tow. It is a 1999 and does not leak, everything works. It is very nice and I love it. I have towed it all over and in rough stuff. as for layout that is very personal, mine is set up for 2 people (best)but can handle 5. I do not have and never would have any slide outs, they are just a built in leak.
Carl

[CoryTDF]

Looks like they are saying that my truck is only good to tow 5000 lbs. So, this just got a whole lot more challenging. I really don't want to have another truck payment and have no plans to buy a new truck. Any of you Toyota guys have any sweet mods that can be done to bump up the towing capacity of my truck. Air bags??

[Woodchuck]

Looks like they are saying that my truck is only good to tow 5000 lbs. So, this just got a whole lot more challenging. I really don't want to have another truck payment and have no plans to buy a new truck. Any of you Toyota guys have any sweet mods that can be done to bump up the towing capacity of my truck. Air bags??

I don't want to be the kill joy here but... Air bags may help the suspension some but so will a weight bar style hitch. It will not help the drivetrain. 

[JDHasty]

Looks like they are saying that my truck is only good to tow 5000 lbs. So, this just got a whole lot more challenging. I really don't want to have another truck payment and have no plans to buy a new truck. Any of you Toyota guys have any sweet mods that can be done to bump up the towing capacity of my truck. Air bags??

I don't want to be the kill joy here but... Air bags may help the suspension some but so will a weight bar style hitch. It will not help the drivetrain. 

Three things usually are the "controlling factors" when they determine factory tow ratings.
1) final drive gearing
2) engine and transmission cooling
3) brakes

I would go onto the Toyota forums and see if you can determine if the 4.6 like you have came w/less braking capacity.  Weight distribution system will go a long way toward overcoming suspension capacity issues - even w/tow package everyone should use this type of hitch. 

If the brakes are the same as the larger engine version of the pickup then you have the same braking capacity as they do and that is a good thing because you only get to die once and a runaway truck/trailer on a long descent is not the way you want to go.  If it has smaller brakes be extra conservative on long descents.

If it were me I would try to limit tow weight to 4,000 lbs or slightly more.  Unfortunately, on a lot of these trucks with smaller engines they also up the final drive ratio in order to maximize fuel mileage and that makes the engine work harder and that feeds engine temperature.  That is the reason they will use smaller brakes too, less rotating weight equals better fuel efficiency.         

[CoryTDF]

Well it's looking more and more like I'll be searching for a trailer by Jayco or Forest River. They seem to make some great stuff that meets the weight requirements. Any other ideas? 

[JDHasty]

Well it's looking more and more like I'll be searching for a trailer by Jayco or Forest River. They seem to make some great stuff that meets the weight requirements. Any other ideas?

We have a Forest River and like it just fine.  Some of the Jaycos are really nice looking, but I have no personal experience w/them.  We bought ours ~5 years ago in Junction City Oregon at Guarantee RV and the salesman's name is Vance Buford, I think he is still there.  He was good to deal with - really refreshing experience after some of the jerking around we experienced other places. 

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

There's a YouTube video on building a Jayco trailer in 7hrs. Check it out!

[DRobnsn]

Looks like they are saying that my truck is only good to tow 5000 lbs. So, this just got a whole lot more challenging. I really don't want to have another truck payment and have no plans to buy a new truck. Any of you Toyota guys have any sweet mods that can be done to bump up the towing capacity of my truck. Air bags??

I don't want to be the kill joy here but... Air bags may help the suspension some but so will a weight bar style hitch. It will not help the drivetrain. 

Yep, bags should be considered but the dist. hitch would be a must. Unfortunately the manufacturers capacity rating is essentially a done deal. You can add extras to better handle that rating but that's about it, to keep it legal.

I agree keeping the weight around 70-80% from the max GVWR will give you a much better towing experience.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned is water. Depending on where you camp you may never need to haul water but if your going remote dry camping, you'll need some good capacity and water weight adds up fast.

[bobcat]

Tent trailer.

[rosscrazyelk]

Enclosed utility trailer . Put up bunk beds/cots.

[ghosthunter]

Figure what you can get by with for your family alone.
If the girl friends come. Put up a tent outside for them. They will enjoy it a lot better.

[hiway_99]

I found the prices over at blue dog rv to be substantial less than I could find my trailer in western wa.  Yes it's a drive but I saved over 10k.  One thing to think about is service.  Most dealers don't want to work on a trailer they didn't sale.  Find what you like then Internet shop.  We did all our paper work through FedEx and drove over and picked it up the next week.

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