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On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. |
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On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote:
On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr |
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On 6/9/2013 1:07 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote: On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr Strike that, not seeing a front one for the Highlander there, but look around. Call U-Haul, they would know. |
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On Sunday, 9 June 2013 16:17:39 UTC-3, iBoaterer wrote:
In article , says... On 6/9/2013 1:07 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote: On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr Strike that, not seeing a front one for the Highlander there, but look around. Call U-Haul, they would know. Oh, good lord, give it up. They make very reliable, easy to use dollies. He's already shown interest in them. They are the tool for the job. This is the unit I was interested in. Might have had it in my shed right now, except for the one low reviewer who only assigned stars... not reasons for the low rating. I sent a message off to Princess Auto asking why the low rating but their answer was just fluff. http://www.princessauto.com/pal/en/T...olly/8002896.p |
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On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:34:35 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote: On 6/9/2013 1:07 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote: On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr Strike that, not seeing a front one for the Highlander there, but look around. Call U-Haul, they would know. === Any place that installs tow bars for pulling behind an RV should be able to handle it. The key is to locate the right attachment points. |
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On 6/9/13 7:14 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:34:35 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 1:07 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote: On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr Strike that, not seeing a front one for the Highlander there, but look around. Call U-Haul, they would know. === Any place that installs tow bars for pulling behind an RV should be able to handle it. The key is to locate the right attachment points. I wonder if such a tow bar would be available for the Highlanders, which are front wheel drive auto transmission vehicles. If you had the Highlander with only front wheel drive, you could tow in on an auto trailer dolly, of course, but attaching a tow bar to the front of that car...isn't it monocoupe construction? Attachment points would be a big problem. I'm just speculating here. |
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The bottom line model Highlander is a 2.7 liter front wheel drive, but they sell few of them around here.
I have the 4WD model with the 3.5 liter V6. On the rear, they remove the two towing hooks and use those holes to attach the hitch. There are also 2 tow hooks in front, but I don't know if a front hitch could use those connection points. |
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On 6/9/13 8:35 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. What sort of "real boat" do you have? |
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On 6/9/2013 7:35 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 6/9/13 7:14 PM, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:34:35 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 1:07 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote: On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr Strike that, not seeing a front one for the Highlander there, but look around. Call U-Haul, they would know. === Any place that installs tow bars for pulling behind an RV should be able to handle it. The key is to locate the right attachment points. I wonder if such a tow bar would be available for the Highlanders, which are front wheel drive auto transmission vehicles. If you had the Highlander with only front wheel drive, you could tow in on an auto trailer dolly, of course, but attaching a tow bar to the front of that car...isn't it monocoupe construction? Attachment points would be a big problem. I'm just speculating here. Roadmaster makes a baseplate for that particular crossover SUV. Then a custom receiver would have to be fabricated to fit the baseplate. |
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On 6/9/2013 7:58 PM, True North wrote:
The bottom line model Highlander is a 2.7 liter front wheel drive, but they sell few of them around here. I have the 4WD model with the 3.5 liter V6. On the rear, they remove the two towing hooks and use those holes to attach the hitch. There are also 2 tow hooks in front, but I don't know if a front hitch could use those connection points. One call to a local U-Haul should answer your question... |
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On 6/9/2013 8:35 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. He didn't say he couldn't back it. Seeing seems to be the problem with foot and auto traffic... Some folks actually enjoy small boats... They are still boats after all. |
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On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:45:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 6/9/13 8:35 PM, wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. What sort of "real boat" do you have? === And what sort of real boat(s) do *you* have? |
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Wayne B wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 21:45:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: On 6/9/13 8:35 PM, wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. What sort of "real boat" do you have? === And what sort of real boat(s) do *you* have? Doesn't matter. I'm not knocking someone else's choice of boat here, as "bayboat" did. And you were among the first to knock that 21' Parker we had. I see no reason to give you that opportunity again. Or the others who do the same. |
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On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:35:48 -0400, wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. Our Highlander pulled the Key West 186CC with a Yamaha 150 just fine. Of course, that probably wasn't a *real* boat!! John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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On Jun 9, 9:45*pm, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 6/9/13 8:35 PM, wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. What sort of "real boat" do you have? What sort of " real boat " do YOU have? NONE. |
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"Wayne B" wrote in message
... On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:34:35 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 1:07 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote: On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr Strike that, not seeing a front one for the Highlander there, but look around. Call U-Haul, they would know. === Any place that installs tow bars for pulling behind an RV should be able to handle it. The key is to locate the right attachment points. --------------- I have thought of putting a front hitch on my truck. Where I store my boat, there is not a lot of clearance to turn the boat and trailer into the storage structure. |
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"Hank©" wrote in message
eb.com... On 6/9/2013 7:35 PM, F.O.A.D. wrote: On 6/9/13 7:14 PM, Wayne B wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:34:35 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 1:07 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: On 6/9/2013 11:37 AM, True North wrote: On Sunday, 9 June 2013 12:29:31 UTC-3, JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... Way back in the late '70s my BVI buddy had a front tow hitch on his Jeep CJ??.. the short rough riding version with the stiff suspension. He always claimed it was great for launching boats. Not sure if I can get one for the Highlander. http://www.etrailer.com/vm/Toyota/Highlander/fmr Strike that, not seeing a front one for the Highlander there, but look around. Call U-Haul, they would know. === Any place that installs tow bars for pulling behind an RV should be able to handle it. The key is to locate the right attachment points. I wonder if such a tow bar would be available for the Highlanders, which are front wheel drive auto transmission vehicles. If you had the Highlander with only front wheel drive, you could tow in on an auto trailer dolly, of course, but attaching a tow bar to the front of that car...isn't it monocoupe construction? Attachment points would be a big problem. I'm just speculating here. Roadmaster makes a baseplate for that particular crossover SUV. Then a custom receiver would have to be fabricated to fit the baseplate. ---------------- I do not think the Highlander is a crossover. My wife's Venza is. The Venza does not have a separate frame, where the highlander has a separate frame like a truck. |
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On 6/16/2013 9:16 PM, Califbill wrote:
---------------- I do not think the Highlander is a crossover. My wife's Venza is. The Venza does not have a separate frame, where the highlander has a separate frame like a truck. Nope, it's a uni-body on the Camry platform. |
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On 6/17/13 11:44 AM, thumper wrote:
On 6/16/2013 9:16 PM, Califbill wrote: ---------------- I do not think the Highlander is a crossover. My wife's Venza is. The Venza does not have a separate frame, where the highlander has a separate frame like a truck. Nope, it's a uni-body on the Camry platform. If memory serves, the 4Runner and the FJ are built on a Toyota truck frame. |
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On Monday, 17 June 2013 12:44:40 UTC-3, thumper wrote:
On 6/16/2013 9:16 PM, Califbill wrote: ---------------- I do not think the Highlander is a crossover. My wife's Venza is. The Venza does not have a separate frame, where the highlander has a separate frame like a truck. Nope, it's a uni-body on the Camry platform. Yup... 1st batch based on the Camry and the 2nd version 2007-2013 on an extended Camry platform. Not sure about the new re-designed 2014 models coming out at the end of the year. |
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On Monday, 10 June 2013 14:15:25 UTC-3, John H wrote:
On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:35:48 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. Our Highlander pulled the Key West 186CC with a Yamaha 150 just fine. Of course, that probably wasn't a *real* boat!! John H. What did that rig weigh...somewhere between 2500 and 3000 lbs? |
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:19:35 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:
On Monday, 10 June 2013 14:15:25 UTC-3, John H wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 20:35:48 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 09 Jun 2013 11:29:31 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbG3WtqNdE4 Easiest, best in my opinion... If you can't back a boat, you aren't going to "back" it from the front, either. A "Highlander," won't haul a *real* boat. Get a real boat, a real truck, and learn to use them. Our Highlander pulled the Key West 186CC with a Yamaha 150 just fine. Of course, that probably wasn't a *real* boat!! John H. What did that rig weigh...somewhere between 2500 and 3000 lbs? Yeah. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 6/17/13 11:44 AM, thumper wrote: On 6/16/2013 9:16 PM, Califbill wrote: ---------------- I do not think the Highlander is a crossover. My wife's Venza is. The Venza does not have a separate frame, where the highlander has a separate frame like a truck. Nope, it's a uni-body on the Camry platform. If memory serves, the 4Runner and the FJ are built on a Toyota truck frame. Are you having a lot of memory problems these day? This is in so many of your posts and I read less than half of them. |
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