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01-31-2010, 08:59 PM | #37 | |
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maybe the Draw Tite hitch is a more convoluted install requiring bumper removal.... the Curt 11050 hitch does not attach to bumper bolts nor require any bumper removal. just pop open 2 bumper clips, bend one unused metal tab, and it bolts onto the tow hook holes (also these are used as post-delivery tie-downs) on both sides. pretty sano install, and if you ever need to be towed or pulled out of a ditch, the hitch itself it what they will yank on. and I agree with the 500lb part. no matter what you stick back there the Yaris steering rack, rods, balls and also brakes can only do so much |
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01-31-2010, 09:46 PM | #38 |
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It's quite possible to install the DrawTite without taking the bumper off, I just like to make things as complicated as possible when doing something.
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02-16-2010, 10:26 PM | #39 |
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I'll be seeing how bad I can F-up the install myself when my hitch comes in. I plan on towing between 500 & 700lbs on 400 - 500 mile round trips a couple times a month once the weather warms. IMO, as long as you keep fresh oil in the engine, good brake pads and don't try to set any speed records, you will be able to tow up to 1000lbs easily and often. We shall see.
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02-17-2010, 04:30 PM | #40 |
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Good Luck.
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05-19-2010, 12:08 PM | #41 |
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Towing a travel trailer with a Yaris! Ouch!
Check out this e-Bay listing showing a Yaris towing a 2500 lb. camper. I have a similar camper and tow it with an X5.
The big problem is not only engine power, but braking ability. Even with trailer brakes, a rig like this could get away from you down a long grade. And talk about the tail wagging the dog! I towed a 3500 lb camper with a Toyota mini-pickup once. Talk about white knuckles driving... |
05-21-2010, 07:32 AM | #42 | |
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I once advertised a used class II hitch from our 2000 Windstar. A fellow called about it with questions. I advised that his Windstar was only rated to pull 1500# and not his large house trailer. He scoffed at that suggestion. Some folks just don't give a rat's ass about safety. Neither theirs, their families or the surrounding motorists/pedestrians. Too bad there's no inforcement until after the carnage occurs.
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I guess everyone has their opinion. I had a 2005 echo hatchback. Now I have a 2008 Yaris sedan and a 2006 Dodge Diesel 3/4 ton. 1st thing i bought for both toyota cars was a hitch. I have a 4 x 6 trailer with a wood deck (much like the one pictured above). I tow my dirt bike everywhere with the car. sometimes 2 dirt bikes. I'm at max capacity with 2 bikes and trailer. car drives fine. last weekend on the Hwy with 2 bikes, 2 guys, fuel and gear....120km/h (70m/h) no problems. I love my yaris and trailer set-up. easier to load than the truck and cheaper to drive. trailer was $300 at Canadian tire. hitch was $120 at ehitch.com. A perfect set-up for taking a load to the dump or picking up some wood if you have no truck... a must have in my opinion.
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05-22-2010, 09:11 AM | #44 |
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That is how my hitch is mounted:
Its detachable and mounted directly to the subframe. It fits into the mounting points which are already prepared by Toyota themself. (Toyota sells a tow hitch here with their original accessoires). Its very massive and also stabilizing the subframe, too. |
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That type of trailer hitch is common on all sizes of cars all over Europe. What is it about Americans that makes Toyota so paranoid? I have an American made one on mine which is no where near as well made as yours is. Go wonder.
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The most I would consider towing with my yaris is 500 lbs. Anything after that would be considered unsafe.
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04-13-2011, 06:27 PM | #48 |
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i just drove with 4 guys on the yaris.
me = 162 lbs 2nd guy= 165 lbs 3rd guy = 185 lbs 4rt guy = 205 lbs 5th guy = 170 lbs total 887 lbs being dragged by a stock yaris.. slight rub on dips with trd springs. |
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Here's my harbor freight trailer. Just made a quick scaffold last night to keep the patio door upright. I picked up a patio door in the morning. The trailer has a 1000 lbs capacity. The sliding glass door with frame is probably a couple hundred pounds.
Drove at or under the speed limit on the streets for about 20 miles. No problems. |
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I am from Germany so there is no hitch for a sedan. We don`t have the sedan here.
Have a look at this: http://www.toyota-tech.eu/legacy/Toy...8-B9552-00.pdf Thats the installation manual for the towing hitch which is sold by Toyota here. Its nearly the same as mine. |
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