12th Dec 2020, 13:54
Yeah, you could do all that... or you could just call a local U-Haul trailer rental store and they could tell you the towing capacity for your truck.
13th Dec 2020, 04:37
U-Haul will tell you whatever it takes to get you to rent a trailer. Their goal is to make money, not to know more about an 89 pick-up truck than the owners of said trucks.
13th Dec 2020, 15:07
You are so right. Much better to rely on an anonymous internet reply from someone who may know nothing on the topic.
Oh, and the answer to the 1989 Toyota pickup towing capacity question? It's 12,000 lbs. Go for it.
13th Dec 2020, 20:48
I read a thread that states that the towing capacity of the 3.0 is 3500 lbs. Take it with a grain of salt as it is the internet we are talking about. In my opinion it's not starting, it would be stopping that much weight with that little truck.
14th Dec 2020, 23:42
Wow 12,000 lbs. A fullsize V8 Tundra must be capable of a least double that. What do you think... 24,000 lbs give or take?
15th Dec 2020, 01:04
You just proved my point. You say 12000 lbs, the comment after yours says 3500lbs. You can try to haul, say, 7500lbs and blow the truck’s engine and let us know how that goes.
24th Dec 2020, 05:09
I used to haul a skiff with my Toyota. I’d estimate it was just over 7000lb, but don’t know the exact weight. I never had any issues, but that was also in Florida without any hills.
26th Dec 2020, 00:39
Never an issue considering the water on the ramp helps keep the boat buoyant. The truck barely has to do any work.
3rd Jan 2021, 22:35
A steep ramp and angle does not change over water properties. All load going up goes to the hitch. I always had class III hitches, never bumper only. I’ve seen horrors at boat ramps. Another factor is braking in highways with mass behind you.
11th Dec 2020, 19:55
These trucks last forever. The reviewer may well still have the truck.