New owner in the next couple of days

[New owner]

I am looking to purchase a 91-97 Land Cruiser for daily use and also ocassional trailer pulling...my questions is:How much can this SUV pull safely,I will have to tow sometimes a car and I dont know if it will be able to tow a trailer&car on it(not a truck,just a regular midsize car),or only a dolly and a car?
What to look for when I buy it,there are many out there,most of them "high" miles,what are the weak points?

 

[reffug]

www.Sleeoffroad.com section for newbies

Also there is an FAQ section here in the 80's tech forum at the top...........

 

[T Y L E R]

Welcome ...


See , and I was just going to suggest he PM a guy named Junk a couple dozen times ... I bet he has an 'articulate' response .... ;p

TY

 

[reffug]

... I bet he has an 'articulate' response .... ;p

TY

I thought I was articulate.............

Had any good starbucks lately?

 

[Romer]

A big part of whether you can tow has to do with where and how much. Should be no problem in Kansas, Mountain passes on a regular basis would not be a good thing.

Welcome!

 

[cruiserdan]

Welcome,


Towing would best be done with a 93+ vehicle as you will have more engine and more brakes. The towing capacity, with a properly fitted platform hitch, is 5,000 lbs maximum trailer weight, 500 lbs maximun tongue weight. Dead-weight only, no load-distributing hitches. Of course the trailer needs to have proper brakes as well.

D-

 

[New owner]

Land cruiser for sale

Thank you guys for your inout,I found this one very close to my house,seems cheap:

EBAY,item # 4509703245,
also this one cheeper,kinda far,looks nice ,EBAY ITEM# 4507266173

 

[T Y L E R]

I thought I was articulate.............

Had any good starbucks lately?

You were Reffugly , I was joking . Junk would have dropped the FAQ bomb .. KABOOOOMMMM !

Tried a Ginger Bread Latte the other day , and it SUCKED ! Fawk Starbucks .. bloody sugar rush ... *PUKE* . I can't count how many times I've ended up with a headache after a Starbucks coffee . SPecialty coffee's though .. the regular fare might be fine ...

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New-to-be-owner , good luck !

TY

 

[New owner]

I bought the truck...

I won the auction on ebay for the 95 Land Cruiser,now I am part of the group...will see how it looks when it gets to my house,what you guys think about it: EBAY #4507266173

 

[Romer]

Congrats! Based on the switch next to the steering wheel, it looks like it has front and rear lockers. I would recommend you have it looked at (If you haven't already) before you pay in full. Better to know now what you have. I almost bought one that had a lot of issues you couldn't see in the pics and was not in the description. But on the other hand, you got it for a real great price. I would expect it to need some work, but thats normal. I would just make sure the engine and drive train are in at least good shape.

With that said, welcome. Awesome deal and lockers to boot.

 

[Beowulf]

New Owner,

Diff locks and cloth is a very rare combination. It looks like you got a great truck at a good price.

Welcome to Cruiser ownership and welcome to IH8MUD.

-B-

 

[medtro]

Wonder why the description mentions "differential lock switch on dash" but no mention of the lockers.

 

[Romer]

Oh, PM Woody (this is his site) send him $20 for a silver star (you will get it back in droves) and have him change your user name, you don't want to be known as newonwer for ever.

 

[reffug]

what you guys think about it: EBAY #4507266173

No linkey, No likey..................................

Nice truck though....................................