someday
Adventurer
Last weekend, I filled my M101 army trailer with some firewood. Guessing about 1500-2000 pounds of wood, plus 1200-1500lb trailer. The truck towed it fine UNTIL I got to the place where I store my firewood. The drive way is about a 50ft long, steep and newly graveled. Even without a load I have to engage 4H because I just spin in the gravel. Well, when I tried to drive up it towing 3000 lb's 1) I bogged down and stalled in 2wd 2) I just spun and sank in 4H 3) I spun and sank in 4L crawling, BUT when I got a little running start in 4L in SECOND gear is was a rough semi-violent fun run. I did make it up, but tires where spinning, rocks/gravel were getting tossed around, there all kinds of noises (I dont know if it was seat belt chime or not), beeping, spinning, gravel hitting the truck, gravel hitting the trailer etc. It happened pretty quick.
The question is, at what point do you damage your drivetrain in 4L? Top speed, RPM's? Etc?
Though I haven't researched it much, but, I remember reading something about a yellow wire mod (I have a '09 Tacoma TRD Sport)?
Any other suggestions? Will the gravel settle in so I won't sink?
The question is, at what point do you damage your drivetrain in 4L? Top speed, RPM's? Etc?
Though I haven't researched it much, but, I remember reading something about a yellow wire mod (I have a '09 Tacoma TRD Sport)?
Any other suggestions? Will the gravel settle in so I won't sink?