Yaris Towing 1000 lbs?

[padre1964]

Been towing this trailer for several years. First with my 09 yaris and now with my 2012.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by padre1964

Been towing this trailer for several years. First with my 09 yaris and now with my 2012.

I like how your wheels and stripes match the trailer.

[CKaelin]

Originally Posted by padre1964

Been towing this trailer for several years. First with my 09 yaris and now with my 2012.

Is that the Norther Tools 4x8 trailer? http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...6493_200356493

I'm thinking of getting it to use with the Curt hitch.

http://www.hitchanything.com/2008-To...and-56175.html

[agent00ry]

haha, I took the southern route (no Rockies, i'm not that crazy :P). but I was driving through the Shenandoah park in Virginia (we're talking steep grades and tight bends) and I was able to keep up with traffic with no issues. as a followup still no issues on my car and I still keep the trailer for towing my motorcycle and when friend's need a tow (towed up to the size of a harley so I'm pulling heavier 600lbs stuff) zero issues and I'm still on the second set of brakes after 150,000 mi . Yaris FTW :)

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I am just about spellbound by what they are doing. I have one friend who has traveled 'off the beaten path' as much as they have, but by the time they are finished they will surpass him. Plus my friend did very little driving during his trips. The driving the Herbie couple did appeals more to me. I (at some point) want to look at parts of their path (in a map scale that shows far more re specifics) and emulate some of it. I think a rare combination of the girl, the car, the languages they speak (I would imagine both speak English and German and she might speak Arabic (and one of them might speak one romance language, which would help with the others. I would also guess that he is probably pretty handy re fixing air cooled and probably other VWs all contributed to their safety and ability to continue. I wonder if they got permission fron Disney? Somehow I doubt it, but I think Disney would garner negative publicity if they went after the couple.

Last night I read the text on the 'Herbie's World Tour' site (rather than skimming it ). The marked routes on the maps the couple highlighted show Herbie's entire journey, but not the couple's entire journey during that period. For example, they sent Herbie on a boat from Chennai, India to Melbourne, Australia and they backpacked through Southeast Asia while Herbie was on the boat.

[Idahotom]

Herbies trip should put an end to the naysayers re: small cars towing trailers. Damn, that is pretty impressive!

[Bluevitz-rs]

Pulling is usually never the issue. It's stopping.

[BIGTAZ351]

Exactly what I'm planning on putting behind mine w/600lb Quad on the trailer...Prolly still get mid 30's (at 37-40 now)
So what brand hitch?
I like the Curt's mounting better than the Drawtite's, what do ya think?

I'm gonna Paint My trailer Blazin' Blue (or as close as I can)

Looks nice,
I'd Paint the white wheels on the trailer black w/red accent stripe and some chrome or stainless lug nutz...Hell Yeah!

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by BIGTAZ351

So what brand hitch?
I like the Curt's mounting better than the Drawtite's, what do ya think?

The Draw-tite style is MUCH harder to install unless you have tiny hands and a ratcheting 13mm wrench. I'm not sure what structural difference it makes, since they're both attached to the same basic points on the car. The Curt style indicates that you have to use additional straps for a bike or cargo rack, so there could be some torsional issues with the Curt style.

[BIGTAZ351]

I was curious, as the Curt attaches to the transport tie downs (vertical tabs running parallel with the car), and the Draw-tite looks like it attaches to the rear bumper shocks...Its the shearing of a bolt vs. stretching a bolt theory? (The DT looks like it would be a PITA to install too) Probably the steel of the car that would fail before a bolt, LOL

[6273909]

Here is my 2007 Yaris towing our 1989 Skamper Pop Up camper. I also added a bike rack to the camper. You can see from the photo, if you look close, I had to add some extra weight to the tongue of the trailer to reduce sway. The bikes take too much weight off the tongue. The car is packed for the camping trip too. It tows great but on big hills I drop it down into "3" for some added power. The car likes to go 70 but the trailer likes 60 better. I tow this trailer in the middle of summer, 99 degrees, up to 150 miles without any problems. Their are not a lot of hills in South Alabama and North Florida, I wouldn't want to take it into the mountains. I have a Draw-Tite Hitch and it was easy to install. I plan to add two kayak racks for two kayaks to the top of the camper this summer. I have no idea how much the camper weighs but I tested it hard locally before making a long trip. When the wind is blowing or it is raining I keep it at 55mph or less. On our last trip we averaged exactly 25 mpg. Oh, and it tows so easy I sometimes forget it is back there.

[jayeh]

Originally Posted by 6273909

Here is my 2007 Yaris towing our 1989 Skamper Pop Up camper. I also added a bike rack to the camper. You can see from the photo, if you look close, I had to add some extra weight to the tongue of the trailer to reduce sway. The bikes take too much weight off the tongue. The car is packed for the camping trip too. It tows great but on big hills I drop it down into "3" for some added power. The car likes to go 70 but the trailer likes 60 better. I tow this trailer in the middle of summer, 99 degrees, up to 150 miles without any problems. Their are not a lot of hills in South Alabama and North Florida, I wouldn't want to take it into the mountains. I have a Draw-Tite Hitch and it was easy to install. I plan to add two kayak racks for two kayaks to the top of the camper this summer. I have no idea how much the camper weighs but I tested it hard locally before making a long trip. When the wind is blowing or it is raining I keep it at 55mph or less. On our last trip we averaged exactly 25 mpg. Oh, and it tows so easy I sometimes forget it is back there.

Do you have brakes on that trailer?

[6273909]

No trailer brakes. It stops fine but I don't tailgate.

[screenprintr]

Wow that's amazing. Little cars can go.

[CrankyOldMan]

Ooh! You could put your Yaris in the race trailer with its own tire trailer!

Sounds like you've got the trailer well in hand. Most of the threads I've read about them are full of "oops" and "aw crap".

[racerb]

Yea here are 2 of my trailers......
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/race...ml?sort=2&o=18

And here is the big mother (8.5x20)....
http://smg.photobucket.com/user/race...ml?sort=2&o=12

racerb

[racerb]

Ordered the Draw-Tite hitch for the Yaris tonight along with the wiring harness. Now to work on getting a trailer and prepping it for storage box and tire rack.

And the fun begins.....

racerb

[JayPrimo]

Accoridng to my "tire sticker" my yaris says not to exceed 835 lbs. in passengers.....

Which makes me say, why the hell are you towing ANYTHING with a Yaris?!?!?!?!

lmao, all in jest bud, don't take offense