Tacomas doing work

Not sure if this counts, but I did some splitting and firewood acquisition.

 

Replaced my 25 year old washer and dryer....hauled to scrap yard and got a whole $10. *no pic of that. Here is my new washer and dryer and I also replaced my front door due to it being warped...new one fits much better.

 

American Kestrel, male. My favorite! Thanks for sharing.

 

Ha - snickered at some clowns trying to load a set into the back of a mini-van the other day at home depot.... sheeeeesh.

 

Tree transporter

 

Roof nest seems a mite prickly

 

Home Depot run.

 

Helped my dad build a retaining wall at his place. Towed at pretty much my max 5 different times to accomplish it. 3 times had 4400 pounds of retaining wall bricks (plus 2k pound trailer) and two times to the gravel yard. Truck towed it pretty good but for sure felt the weight getting going but wasn't bad after that.

Gravel yard scale:

 

That's a picture of a shipping container, not a Taco...

 

Thanksgiving week track day dash - Chicago > Barber Motorsports Park > Bowling Green Assembly Plant > Chicago - 1400 miles of towing, completed the whole trip with track time and Corvette factory tour in 80 hours.

 

Silly question: Why tow it backwards? is there a reason?

 

Guessing because it is mid engine

 

Clearance? Would the approach angle in the rear be better than in the front so you don’t scrape the nose?

 

Good question, actually! Pulling forward, I can't line the center of balance of the C8 to midline axle of Uhaul AT trailer, so I had to go with backing the car up the trailer to get the tongue weight right. If it's a long enough aluminum trailer, I could pull far forward. Also, the front does have a bit of aero pieces (air deflector by the front wheels) in the bottom that would go over the ratchet strap spools.

 

Just some light landscaping at my house with my 4 banger

 

nice ferns

 

Hauling the U-box

 

Last picture is 1000lbs of scrap steel going to the yard. I was only a couple inches from the bump stops lol

 

We move our share of weight around. After overloading the truck hundreds of times I finally bought a trailer.

We estimated 3600-3800lbs of oak in the trailer. Weigh Safe said 600lbs tongue weight after some settling. A little squat but never felt bumpstops even over railroad tracks. Airbags on my list (for the last 5 years). Not really sure why so many people complain about Tacomas towing. Didn't feel much different than my 5.7 Tundra with 10k behind it. Pulled similar rpm, too.

 

Nice 1up