will a 95 toyota tacoma 4x4 pull my 1980 ford f100 on a trailor? thanks i need an asap answer to know if i need to borrow another truck

 

I would say it can, but also that I wouldn't. I watched a guy haul off a 82 Monte Carlo behind a 4 cylinder Dakota, had a heck of a time pulling the first hill, and could only imagine what braking would be like.

 

I'd find something else to pull it with. Your tacoma is too light if your speed gets carried away or have to stop in a hurry

 

Mid 90s Tacomas are pretty light duty. At best they would have a tow rating similar to a mid 90s Ranger or maybe on a good day a six banger F150. 5000# would be the limit for an 8 banger F150 of that era. A wild guess on the F100 is that it weighs between 4 and 5K. The trailer may add another 1K plus of minus. So almost surely the Tacoma would be past ratings and a risky ride.

Your biggest problem is that the brakes on the Tacoma may not be up to hills or hard stops. You will probably also have the tail wagging the dog trick to deal with. You would also be illegal and a cop on a slow day might like to point that out to you, lord help you if you have an accident.

I would not risk this unless I had no choice and only with no traffic, small or no hills and a short tow, say 50 miles. It can be done but it may not be fun.

Toyota doesn't have toy as the first part of the name for nothing ;^) You will be safer, and more relaxed with a bigger tow vehicle. It's no fun to tow over rating with a small truck. Been there done that, a white knuckle express.

Good Luck, and warn us what time and roads you plan to use if you use the toy.

Jim Henderson

 

ditto...

 

> will a 95 toyota tacoma 4x4 pull my 1980 ford f100 on a trailor?

Not safely. Your Taco weighes about 3200 pounds, has a short wheelbase (104?), is about 18 inches narrower then the F-100, has a much smaller track then the F-100, and unless you have a HD frame hitch it is totally out of the question.

It would be like pulling it with a Ranger or Bronco II, any police officer would see you and pull you off the road because it would be an obvious violation and dangerous to you and anyone around you.

If you need to rent a vehicle from U-Haul, get a DRW Ford box van, they usually come with a hitch installed, are very stable, and come with the axle and brakes to handle the load downhill.

Just do a safety check (light horns tire pressure) before you leave the lot, I have had a few that would not even past a 1/2 hearted DOT inspection with multiple bad things including expired registrations.

 

and flat tires... we had TWO in the last truck I rented...

 

Ditto the safety checks, when I worked for them you would not believe some of the crap that used to come in and was not supposed to even be in use. Look at tires especially. Miss matched treads on the same rear hub or on the front axle, differn't size tires on the same rear hub any of these and DOT will pull you over and stop you to get it fixed. You will be responsible for the ticket. And if you are hitting the freeway and traveling across state lines check with the state DOT as they are now requiring in some places you to do the scales (seen them chase the trucks and ticket the driver) and if you are in the scales they can divert and inspect. Don't ask the clown you rent from if it's a requirement to scale as they do not know. I had to do a brake job in California at the scales for a customer because of DOT. Check the record book and see when the last service was done also the big silver sticker behind the drivers head. Also check to make sure the annual DOT sticker is current (on the box right by the drivers door). Either the 14 or 17 footers will pull nicely as the are the same ratings but the E-350 is on the ambulance chassis and has a little better ride. The f-350 is a little stiffer but doesn"t sway as much

 

(incomplete ) List of things I wish I had never tried:

#364 Towing a 95 Windstar on a trailer with my 97 Explorer (once the thing started to sway a little I had no control over which lane I was in.)

#272 Towing a 1950s jeep willis with a '76 f100 (same as reason why above)