[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 2098, Issue 1

Bob Keller r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com
Tue Jan 19 11:31:48 EST 2010 

I went from an old single axle with no brakes to a new single axle with brakes.  The brakes do make a big difference in stopping ability but they are a PITA from a maintenance perspective...

BK
 
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:07:51 -0500
> From: Richard at MacArthurLawFirm.com
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> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes22-list Digest, Vol 2098, Issue 1
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> I only towed our R22 one time with a borrowed Ford 350 heavy duty truck.
> It is a single axle trailer. It towed straight and true. Although the
> only trouble I could foresee was stopping. No brakes on the trailer and
> it felt like I couldn't have made a quick stop. Now I've bought a '10
> Ford Flex v6 with a trailer package which includes a separate oil cooler
> for the transmission and a larger radiator for the engine. It is rated
> for 4500 pounds towing capacity and I thought that was adequate but when
> I hear others using trucks with 6500 capacity I get nervous. Most of the
> travel would be in relatively flat country, Michigan, western Ohio. What
> is everyone's thought about the braking ability?
> 
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> 1. towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (Bill Pauer)
> 2. Re: towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (Alan Robertson)
> 3. Re: towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (Ellner)
> 4. Re: towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (cjlowe at sssnet.com)
> 5. Re: towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (James Barron)
> 6. Re: towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (Mary Lou Troy)
> 7. Re: towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (Bob Keller)
> 8. elle (stan)
> 9. Re: towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma? (Jim Connolly)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:41:12 -0500
> From: Bill Pauer <billpauer at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
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> I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting 
> too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced 
> towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma 
> 4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of 
> western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away. 
> Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and 
> a new truck.
> Thanks, Bill
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:04:55 -0500
> From: "Alan Robertson" <bigal_61 at msn.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> Drive in 3rd gear, watch radiator temp. closely, don't have less than
> 400 lb tongue wgt. and don't go over 50. You should be OK
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Bill Pauer<mailto:billpauer at gmail.com> 
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> 
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:41 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> 
> 
> I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting 
> too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced 
> towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma 
> 4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of 
> western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away. 
> Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and
> 
> a new truck.
> Thanks, Bill
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:21:50 -0600
> From: Ellner <ellner at pressenter.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
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> Bill Pauer wrote:
> > I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting 
> > too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced 
> > towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma 
> > 4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of 
> > western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away. 
> > Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and
> 
> > a new truck.
> > Thanks, Bill
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> > Bill, 
> I had my single axel trailer converted to a dual, with brakes, and it 
> tows beautifully. What is the towing rating for your truck?
> 
> Rod
> 
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 18:44:12 -0500 (EST)
> From: cjlowe at sssnet.com
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> Bill,
> I have a'03 4-runner with a V-8 and a 5000lb tow capacity. I bought the
> 2
> axle trailer for my Rhodes because of the short wheel base of the
> suv,and
> the extra braking power of the brakes on the extra axle. Most of us
> owners
> figure about 3000lbs for the boat,and about 1000-1400lbs for the
> trailer.
> Check the specs on your truck to see if it is rated for over 4000lbs.
> With the 2 axle trailer, the boat placement on the trailer isn't as
> critical to get proper tongue weight.(The single axle needs to have the
> boat as far forward as possible,so the tail dosen't wag the dog.)
> 
> Jerry Lowe
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting
> > too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced
> > towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma
> > 4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of
> > western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away.
> > Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and
> > a new truck.
> > Thanks, Bill
> > __________________________________________________
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> >
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> > to http://www.rhodes22.org/list
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> >
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> 
> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:33:46 -0500
> From: James Barron <jbarron1 at cinci.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> Bill,
> 
> We towed our Rhodes for two years with a V-6 4Runner, including home
> to Cincinnati from Stan's, through the NC mountains. We kept our
> speed down, Stan had the tongue weight just right, and we had no
> problems.
> 
> Kathy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Pauer 
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:41 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> 
> I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting 
> too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced 
> towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma 
> 4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of 
> western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away. 
> Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and 
> a new truck.
> Thanks, Bill
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:59:26 -0500
> From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> Bill,
> If your Tacoma is the one that has a 6500 tow rating, you will 
> probably be OK. We tow ours with a Nissan Frontier 2WD with a 6300 
> tow rating. It tows a heck of a lot better than our old Chev. Blazer 
> (5000 tow rating) but we did that for years without any problems. If 
> we had been towing in the mountains, we would have wanted something 
> with more oomph but on the flat and on I-95 it was fine. You'll want 
> a trailer with brakes and you'll want to be cognizant of how much 
> stuff you are loading in the truck and boat for towing.
> 
> Best,
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> 
> At 05:41 PM 1/17/2010, you wrote:
> >I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting
> >too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced
> >towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma
> >4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of
> >western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away.
> >Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and
> >a new truck.
> >Thanks, Bill
> >__________________________________________________
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> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:28:59 -0500
> From: Bob Keller <r22yankeeclipper at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
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> 
> Bill,
> 
> I have been towing mine for years with a V-6 Toyota 4 Runner rated at
> 5,000 lb capacity. Also have a single axle trailer and can actually
> pull it on the highway and drive 65 mph with no problem. Have towed it
> many miles but always on flat land. Your mountains and hills make it
> more challenging but check the tow rating and the GVWR for your vehicle.
> Dual axle trailer probable tows better and is more forgiving, but it
> weighs more so that is the trade-off.
> 
> Bob K
> 
> > From: billpauer at gmail.com
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:41:12 -0500
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> > 
> > I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting 
> > too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced 
> > towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma 
> > 4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of 
> > western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away. 
> > Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and 
> > a new truck.
> > Thanks, Bill
> > __________________________________________________
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> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:23:08 -0500
> From: "stan" <stan at rhodes22.com>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] elle
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> "Crazy" says to say hello.
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> stan/gbi
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> Message: 9
> Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 11:43:02 -0500
> From: "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
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> 
> I towed a single-axle trailer with a 98 4wd VV-6 Blazer for five seasons
> and
> last year with a 2008 Highlander V-6 AWD, both with 5,000 lb rated
> capacity.
> I typically tow twice a year for launch and recovery, 30 miles one-way
> relatively flat highway driving. I have taken the boat on vacation to
> the
> New Hampshire lakes region (~ 90 miles and more hills) with the Blazer.
> 
> 
> For the trip to NH, since I was carrying luggage and vacation stuff too,
> I
> bought a weight distributing hitch (Equal-I-Zer brand) that also helps
> with
> sway control. No problems. I re-adjusted it to use on the Highlander
> and
> towed this last season with it. It really smoothes things out with the
> boat
> on the trailer. I don't worry about tongue weight, and the spring bars
> tame
> any sway, since the boat and trailer are almost twice as long as the
> Highlander. 
> 
> If you go this route, I don't recommend using the spring bars with the
> trailer empty. It isn't required, and any bumps in the road are
> transmitted
> right from the unloaded trailer axle to your rear end for a jerky, noisy
> ride.
> 
> Jim Connolly 
> s/v Inisheer
> '85 recycled '03
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bill Pauer
> Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 5:41 PM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] towing a Rhodes 22 w/ a Toyota Tacoma?
> 
> I have just about talked myself into a Rhodes 22, but before getting 
> too far down this road I want to know if anyone else has experienced 
> towing a Rhodes 22 with a Toyota Tacoma. My truck is a 2008 Tacoma 
> 4x4 w/ a 6-cylinder and tow package. I live in the mountains of 
> western North Carolina and the closest "real" water is an hour away. 
> Does anyone have any advice? I am not sure I can swing a new boat and 
> a new truck.
> Thanks, Bill
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