car hauler towing

I have several questions. I have a 2011 Tacoma V-6 with auto trans and tow package. I have 2 cars that I want to trailer to car shows ( only one at a time ) due to distance from home and gas mileage. I bought a Big Tex CH 70 18 ft car hauler weight 1975 lbs. the rat rod or the street rod 2600 lbs. at the most total weight 4700 lbs. this should not be a problem to tow from what I have read dose have electric brakes both axles and brake control wired in to factory wiring. In town drive in 4th gear ? and 5th on the highway

 

You should be ok as you are about 2000lbs under max tow capacity. You may want to do some things to make towing easier and smoother such as install air bags, a weight distributing hitch etc. Would not put it in D/5 while towing in the city or highway. While towing keep it in 4 and possibly down to 3 if you are climbing long grades, hills or mountains and the tranny is hunting gears.
Watch your Gross vehicle weight max. Remember everything you add to the truck is included in that weight including trailer tongue weight, passengers, stuff in the bed of the truck and so on.
You should be just fine.

 

Welcome aboard. Tow in 4th and you should be fine with a WDH. Might want to monitor tranny temps too

 

Agree with others that a weight distribution hitch will make towing much more enjoyable and safe for everyone.

Here's some great info on WDH: https://www.etrailer.com/faq-weightdistribution.aspx