True North wrote:
On Sunday, 29 September 2013 14:33:19 UTC-3, Hank© wrote:
On 9/29/2013 12:33 PM, John H wrote:

On Sun, 29 Sep 2013 08:36:57 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:



Hankie, the Highlander with V6 is rated for 5000lbs...That's "monster" enough for me.



Actually, Don, I didn't read that the Highlander could not be used for
'serious off-roading'. Is

that really in the manual.



As the Highlander was my wife's car, I didn't read the manual much at all.



Also, the Cayenne is no slouch when it comes to towing ability:



Body Cayenne
Cayenne Tiptronic

Length 190.8 in
190.8 in.

Width (without mirrors) 76.3 in. 76.3 in.

Height 67.4 in.
67.4 in.

Wheelbase 114.0 in.
114.0 in.

Drag coefficient (Cd) 0.35 0.35

Curb weight 4,398 lbs 4,475 lbs

Towing capacity 5,952 lbs / 1,653 lbs 7,716 lbs / 1,653 lbs

(braked / unbraked)





Actually, the Cayenne is a lot more monster than the Highlander. The
Tiptronic is a whole lot more

monster.



Glad you posted that. If Donnie has any brains he'll get some electric

brakes or surge brakes for his boat trailer. Most vehicles in his class

have a 1000 lb tow rating without sup. brakes.

If you had any brains you'd realize how hard salt water can be on boat trailer brakes.

You just have to get disk brakes. And maintain them. Electric over
hydraulic is the best. My boat trailer is 6 years old, and the UFP brakes
still work great. Only problem in last year was a fluid leak. Was at a
brake line joint, and the connector had some crap in the threads.