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Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-17-2017, 08:37 AM
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Posted By float5
I do not know if they have changed that number or...

I do not know if they have changed that number or if it is only for the AWD. I know that I had looked up a Highlander at different times and found less than 10,000. Good to know that that 11,000 is...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-16-2017, 11:09 PM
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Posted By float5
Yes, the safety requirements that of course the...

Yes, the safety requirements that of course the companies don't want to pay for, came into it. Many vehicles designated "trucks" were becoming used more as passenger vehicles but were not as safe. ...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 10:21 PM
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Posted By float5
That's interesting that they asked you which you...

That's interesting that they asked you which you wanted. I was looking at our IA registration and there is no truck designation that I can find as in TX. Perhaps it is state by state then.

I...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 09:11 PM
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Posted By float5
I have heard something about a truck designation,...

I have heard something about a truck designation, or not, being related to requirements that the vehicle must meet. Then again, it could be related to taxes or something else. It would likely be...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 07:59 PM
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Posted By float5
Of course, the 4Runner is an SUV and that is what...

Of course, the 4Runner is an SUV and that is what I think of it as but it does have a truck chassis. It is, interestingly just for your info, classified as a truck by Texas.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 06:31 PM
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Posted By float5
Are you referring to a part of the vehicle that...

Are you referring to a part of the vehicle that came with it when he bought it?
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 06:10 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I am going to put this here even though not on...

I am going to put this here even though not on tongue weight because it has already been covered here and it is generally about weight.

Some people have a very light load and can use a Highlander...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 05:27 PM
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Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
Brian, so you do not consider there to be any...

Brian, so you do not consider there to be any difference towing with a truck chassis vs. unibody, that they are more or less equal? No advantage to having a truck chassis for the same small trailer?...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 10:43 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I never said any such thing nor did I say that...

I never said any such thing nor did I say that any expert ever said any such thing. Of course, vehicles such as RAVs are quite fine for towing.

There are lots of people who think you need a truck...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 10:38 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I looked at vehicles quite a few years ago for...

I looked at vehicles quite a few years ago for our 2011. Lots of information. Others will have to do their own research. Vehicles change. I can give numbers to look at though, especially GCWR.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 10:26 AM
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Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
Hey, sometimes I am as fast as you are.;D. I have...

Hey, sometimes I am as fast as you are.;D. I have read by some "experts" that a truck chassis is more suitable. Of course, everyone does not agree, I am sure.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 09:38 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
What I have seen has been specifically regarding...

What I have seen has been specifically regarding a light-weight trailer that would be towed under the 5.000 limit by a 4Runner. That was part of the information I used when choosing a vehicle, a...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 09:23 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I expected that that is the frame situation. ...

I expected that that is the frame situation. Nevertheless, I believe that many consider a truck chassis to be better for towing. That is my impression from some experts. Perhaps you do not agree.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 02:09 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I mean someone who corrects his or her own...

I mean someone who corrects his or her own mistakes when he or she has given wrong information. Some people here do that which is always nice.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 01:29 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
Oh, I guess you or no one else has gotten...

Oh, I guess you or no one else has gotten anything wrong? More than a few times. I have seen countless countless wrong statements on this forum and sometimes people correct them. I try to correct...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 01:25 AM
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Posted By float5
Did he say he damaged his vehicle?

Did he say he damaged his vehicle?
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 01:21 AM
Replies: 102
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Posted By float5
The reason some companies give for no WDH is that...

The reason some companies give for no WDH is that they need to be adjusted properly and often are not.

As far as unibodies, it is the frames that are not considered as strong --- is that not...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 01:13 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I am referring to someone who damaged his vehicle.

I am referring to someone who damaged his vehicle.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 01:07 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
A new generation came in about then so I am not...

A new generation came in about then so I am not sure the information you have is correct but then I suppose what you have may be for older vehicles. Our 2011 has a 6300 lb. GVWR --- allowing far...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 01:00 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I have seen that reason given a number of places,...

I have seen that reason given a number of places, however, isn't a unibody often less strong and that is a valid reason? Of course, the manufacturer usually does not give the reason for any such...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 12:43 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
Well, if you got them to install the hitch...

Well, if you got them to install the hitch receiver, which they might not do at other Toyota dealers for such towing, then they obvioulsy thought it was fine because they would be at least partly...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 12:20 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
But do they not have a unibody construction? ...

But do they not have a unibody construction? That has been a reason given for not using a WDH on a number of vehicles.

Someone here had used a WDH, I believe?, on another unibody vehicle and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-15-2017, 12:02 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
I believe a 4Runner has a truck chassis which the...

I believe a 4Runner has a truck chassis which the Highlander does not. In addition, I believe the 4Runner GCWR is more than a thousand lbs. over that for the Highlander. That is a key figure and...
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-14-2017, 08:26 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
The expected loaded weight of a new 19' is over...

The expected loaded weight of a new 19' is over 4000 lbs., not 3600. Even the old 19's usually exceeded 3600, some up to 4000. 3600 is not a weight that you should expect to have.
Forum: Problem Solving | Owners helping each other 07-14-2017, 05:14 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 12,941
Posted By float5
To follow what I just said in the last post,...

To follow what I just said in the last post, which Highlander do you have? AWD?
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