On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:52:39 -0400, HK wrote:

Jeeez...ever towed a boat with a V8 4 Runner, Wayne? No? I didn't think
so. I have. I've towed a boat and trailer *over* the 4 Runner's capacity
without having the rig sway and bounce. The V8 4 Runner is a very, very
capable tow vehicle for reasonably sized boats. Even the V6 4 Runner
will handle a 3500 pound boat and trailer with aplomb. The V8 also has
part-time four-wheel drive you can turn on at a slippery ramp.

Take it out on the interstate and run a couple of hundred miles at the
speed limit and then come back and talk to us with your new found
expertise.

PS, towing at over a vehicles capacity is not a good thing, some would
say illegal and irresponsible.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:52:39 -0400, HK wrote:

Jeeez...ever towed a boat with a V8 4 Runner, Wayne? No? I didn't think
so. I have. I've towed a boat and trailer *over* the 4 Runner's capacity
without having the rig sway and bounce. The V8 4 Runner is a very, very
capable tow vehicle for reasonably sized boats. Even the V6 4 Runner
will handle a 3500 pound boat and trailer with aplomb. The V8 also has
part-time four-wheel drive you can turn on at a slippery ramp.

Take it out on the interstate and run a couple of hundred miles at the
speed limit and then come back and talk to us with your new found
expertise.

PS, towing at over a vehicles capacity is not a good thing, some would
say illegal and irresponsible.


My new found expertise? I've been towing boats for more than 40 years.
Today, I towed my boat for three hours total on the interstates and
secondary roads, including some steep inclines, at the maximum
recommended speed for doing so. Gosh, Wayne, nothing bad happened, to
me, the car, or the boat, despite outside temperatures in the high 80s.
The temp gauge on the 4 Runner was just where it always was. The towing
capacity of my 4 Runner is 7000 pounds: my boat and trailer weigh far
less than that.

What's your area of expertise, Wayne? It ain't trailering.