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I wrestled with one on a 2jz engine recently. I bought the car cheap because the mechanic chip couldn’t get the crankshaft pulley bolt out. I went through 3 breaker bars before I figured it out. For anyone else that ever wrestles with this. Step 1: buy a new bolt from Toyota. Step 2...

to be fair, I wouldn’t think towing with a raptor would be much fun either. Geared more towards fun than work I feel like. Compromises with anything you choose, even when you go overkill.

I maybe paid 1k less for a well used Tundra trans. Not for a swap in a 200. I might would stick with a 200 trans just to avoid any unforeseen issues with compatibility. You just need to get the vehicle high enough to fit yourself and the transmissions in and out. I lift them a little higher...

you are most likely 100% correct. Though it was a brand new dump trailer. I probably didn’t have my controller set up correctly. 3/4 squarebody. With 1ton drivetrain and a turbo diesel. A lot of factors could have contributed to what happened. Weight and wheelbase seem to be equally...

Having had an overloaded trailer push me into an intersection, I just don’t like to knowingly put others in danger around me. I am finding I err on the side of caution as I march well into my 40s. A few years ago, I wouldn’t have cared at all.

The 60” of wheelbase difference had that f250 planted. I needed to tow almost 10k recently and even though my Tundra says it can do it on paper, I could not sleep comfortably until I rented a 2500 dodge. That dodge had no idea it was even towing 10,000 pounds of Unimog.

OP could have simply put that picture up of the monstrosity he’s trying to tow in the first post and everyone would have agreed with his experience and steered him toward a vehicle that can actually handle that thing. With its height, I can’t see that thing being settled behind anything but a...

As a caveat, I do have two other 5.7 powered vehicles in the stable with well over 230k. One has been flawless, the other needed engine replacement at 130k. It spent its life on a weed farm upstate. I’m sure the least of their concerns was vehicle maintenance. The 5.7 in the LX has always...

2008 LX 166,710 Regular fluid changes all around. Garaged. No issues since purchased 5 years ago @ 108k.

My only gripe is I am at the point I need at least a 3/4 ton truck. My wife’s 200 has been flawless. My Sequoia and Tundra both have been great. But I need to occasionally tow at the 10k mark and it makes me nervous enough to rely on the Tundra, that I haven’t even tested it around town yet.

2025 check in. I picked up this 1975 416 at the beginning of the year. I was after an 8274 on markeplace and when I went to pick it up, the guy had multiple Unimogs and I knew I had to figure out how to own one. A few months after. Done and done. Braking system took a few months and...

Check to make sure your rear body mounts aren’t rusted.

Had a bit of a squirrel moment with this build. Went to pick up an 8274 at the beginning of the year from a marketplace ad and walked into the opportunity of a lifetime. Did some saving and came home a few weeks later with a bucket list item. I plan to finish this 40 build this year. But I...

There are 3 200’s on Ohio State campus I see all the time. I often wonder if that’s the hand me down, what’s mom and dad driving. Hopefully newer 200’s. In my area, the 200s are pretty much all located at the houses along the Scioto. You’ll see the occasional in the wild. But clean 100s...

FWIW, there is said to be a difference in lc/lx motors vs tundra ones. Lc/lx motors are supposed to be built in Japan with blocks with less impurities. @94landcruiser your numbers are spot on. Did a similar repair in my Tundra recently and with the price of the engine, I opted to do the labor...