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    Welp, this sucks…. 2016 dash wiring harness melted!

    FYI, you can bypass the plug completely. You may need to splice in wire to maintain length but you can splice out the existing connectors. I am guessing that if you were to find the appropriate connectors you will still need to replace all of the pins anyway so splicing around the connectors is...
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    2010 odd noise/ vibration / hum at 2000 rpm's LX570

    When I got into my brand new ‘08 it had 76 or 78 miles on it and it had the same resonance. I’m not saying that it isn’t the harmonic balancer but it probably isn’t shot bushings. FYI, when I sold it last year it had the same hum. 213,000 miles.
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Yeah, nothing makes that guy stuck behind you happier than having you speed up at the bottom of a hill so they can’t get past you. Just about my biggest aggravation on the road.
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    Stuck in L4

    Here’s a Hail Mary, did you start it with the transmission in neutral? This is the only way sometimes for me. Long shot, i know.
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    OK to tow 3,000 pound trailer without trailer brakes?

    That trailer has a low center of gravity and very little overhang behind the wheels. I had pictured a higher flatbed style of trailer. I would agree with the experienced people’s opinion and not worry about brakes. My main concern was the stability the brakes provide but the design, imo, removes...
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    OK to tow 3,000 pound trailer without trailer brakes?

    Boy, this going to garner some interesting comments. I will be close to the first to respond, do you have pictures of the trailer? I can't believe that the dealer would ever recommend any trailer without brakes. Did you get the impression that he was trying to get rid of a particular trailer by...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Don’t you usually have a ground through the trailer hitch? Oops, I see that skrypj’s doesn’t.
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Im not suggesting that there is anything wrong with the Redarc, or that it has anything to do with the fault, I am only saying that the message on the screen on the Tek is easy to read and understand. And that I’m happy with my Tek, smiley face.
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I think that the Tek just gives a clear message on the controller. The brakes cut out immediately, with an “short circuit detected” message, until the next application where it repeats. In my case at least. I don’t remember the exact message but it makes it clear that it is a fault in the...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Do you get a “short circuit no brakes” message? The reason that I ask is because of a random, aggravating bug that took me what seemed like forever to find. I won’t go into everything I went through but I ended up replacing the brake assemblies on the trailer finally to no avail. I was getting...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I don’t know where my head was at. I have what i think is a 1 7/8” ball on my utility trailer, a 2” on my “camping” trailer and boat trailer and a 2 5/16 0n the wdh for the travel trailer.
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I am only interested as an academic exercise. I am perfectly happy with my trunion bar hitch. It’s funny that you guys ride around on shocks on a hydraulic suspension but don’t trust a simple cylinder that gets actuated once a trip. I think that I, personally, would rather take a chance on a...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I hadn’t noticed that. I see that you can get a 2” ball switched out at the factory. I guess that’s another first gen thing for evolution? I’ve never seen a 2 5/16” ball. Are they common? I don’t see this hitch as viable right now but I am interested where it is going to go. The hydraulics are...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Yeah this guy reviewed it and said the same thing. He seems to have a pretty good handle on what's important and with a few caveats, like price and hanging low, likes this hitch. It is an interesting concept. And it certainly seems to be the easiest to hook up and set. As a first generation it...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    After watching a Youtube on the B&Q Continuum hitch I am curious about any real life use. Teckis what is your engineering take? It looks pretty sweet to me but I do have a concern about the hydraulics in the path of the wheel spray. I think that I would have to armour it somehow at a minimum. Of...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    That is the step that I have now for the outgoing trailer but, of course, if the legs from the new steps don't hit the ground ???? Just new trailer questions to be answered in the next couple of months. blocks, pipe extensions, other solutions to what may or may not be an issue.
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    Yeah, that type. I know that the steps are adjustable but the trailer will be going up 6” or 8” so I’m a little concerned. A person has to have something to personalize every new purchase and that will be one of mine. No biggy.
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I have always loved the term “flip the axles” and understand exactly what you mean. It’ll be done at a reputable axle shop and the springs will be mounted above instead of below the axle. One concern that i have is that the steps are the new fold up inside the trailer type and I’m not sure how...
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    The new trailer has conventional axles so it is a simple flip. Off to Edmonton next week to pick it up.
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    Towing with a 200-series Toyota Land Cruiser

    I wondered how they raised the Dexter axle and now I know. I was reluctant to look at trailers online that had them because of my ignorance.
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