Yaris Towing 1000 lbs?

[127.0.0.1]

curt 11050 hitch is the best design for slapping on a yaris HB so far

go one to hold a yakima double down rack for me bikes

[Connoisseur_of_fine_cars]

Originally Posted by 127.0.0.1

curt 11050 hitch is the best design for slapping on a yaris HB so far

go one to hold a yakima double down rack for me bikes

I've been researching the 11050 hitch. It does seem to be vastly superior than the DrawTite and Hidden. But I just took a peek at the but-t of my Yaris, and it seems to me the 11050 would be a pain to install. Has anyone experience with installing the 11050?

[eric81]

There is a Tundra here that can pull 10,000 lbs on it's hitch, and over 8 tons on the goose neck. Of course, they all pull at least 8,000 lbs off the hitch and do 8 tons on a goose neck, so it's not that big of a deal, right?

As for a Yaris, I can't say "Yes, do the towing!", but I personally would trust it for a short distance, at slower speeds, with less than 800 lbs. Just get the trailer height right and balance the load center on the trailer tires so as to not over stress the Yaris engine, tranny, suspension, and brakes. Heck, I bet it's tough enough to pull two or even three times that if the conditions are right and you went slow and steady enough, but just watch your car and be careful, and you should be fine.

[ctrj]

When I was little, my family of 4 would go camping for a week in a 1981 Toyota Starlet, towing a 4x8 Harbor Freight loaded to the top. That car has 50-something hp and yet it managed to tow the small trailer just fine. I'm sure a modern Yaris with double the HP could tow a light 4x8 trailer just fine.

[yaris2010RS]

wow, this is getting mean.... lol. check it out....i've done my fair share of stupidness.... that includes anything from pulling out tree's (my moms 01 Camry, thats was funny but it did better then the ford!!) to towing a fully loaded 21 footer camper trailer with an 89 corolla.... that was funny.... lol. the only thing i did with yaris so far was pull a car out of a ditch and towed it home (jsut around the corner.)

the chances of the frame twisting or the hitch getting ripped out is dependant of the install. installed correctly the yaris can tow 1200LB or rolling weight np. i dont recomend pulling out a tree (dead weight) with the yaris. i believe the reason for the weight eating is simply the breaking power.....get an extra 1200lb of weight behind u and good luck! lol, do it safely, stay away from hills and stay off the clutch u will be fine.

jsut dont end up like this guy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox_1nl6SBMg

and dont get wrong, towing the extra weight is added wear and tear on the tinny car.... be prepared for that before towing.

[Sodium Duck]

People talking about twisting... give me a break. Why would there be any twisting of the frame???

I'd be more concerned about twisting the frame when being towed by that stupid passenger side tow hook we have int he front (got towed this winter after getting stuck). How is pulling something from the dead center of the rear of the car any concern for twisting the unibody? Whoever came up with that... well whatever.

[fmicle]

^ +1, I mean, look at it this way, if the Toyota engineers didn't worry about frame twisting when they designed an off-center tow hook, maybe that means there is no frame twisting risk...

[Sodium Duck]

Makes more sense to me than, "because the manual says so..."

[Sodium Duck]

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.

[exit90a]

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.

[nemelek]

Good Luck.

[MUSKOKA800]

Originally Posted by Aquahiker

Hi,

I did some searches on the forum and there's been various discussions regarding the Yaris towing up to 700lbs (for Canada). I was wondering how a company like Curt can market something for the Yaris that can hitch 2,000 lbs trailer weight and 200 lbs tongue weight:

CLASS 1 & 2 HITCH
Product: 11050

I was thinking about getting this trailer which is about 1100 lbs:

http://www.aliner.com/design/Xterior...did=4&sectid=5

But it looks like I might have to get something much smaller like this one at 450 lbs:

http://www.aliner.com/design/Xterior...did=6&sectid=5

What do you guys think?

George

We see it all the time. Class II rated vehicles with Class IV or V hitches installed and hugely over-weight trailers in tow. Retailers will sell/install anything regardless of ratings.
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.

[fe550]

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.

[Kongo-Otto]

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.

[41magmag41]

Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto

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.

Part number and where can I get it? Do they make one for the sedan?

[Kongo-Otto]

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.

[41magmag41]

Originally Posted by Kongo-Otto

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.

thank you for the reply.

[birdman]

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.