is it possible to tow a motorcyle with the XB lookig at about 1000lbs

thanks

 

It is possible. But there is a difference in towing a few miles around town, and towing for long trips tthe Interstate or in the mountains. Tell us the weight of the bike, the weight of the trailer, and what the towing conditions are.
Putting a 1,000 lb Harley in a 1,000 lb U-Haul trailer, and going on a trip involving fast Interstates or 2-laners in hilly country? You and the car wil not be happy.
A dirt bike on a 250 lb Harbor Freight trailer kit? No problem no matter what.

 

I realize this may go without saying, but if you have an Auto, you'll prolly want to turn off overdrive while towing....

 

you do know it only has a 1.5l motor right???

max load on the box is about 850lbs.
not to mention a towing hitch on the box is not readily avail...
all custom and not a strong one...(uni body it connects to is very light/thin)

i would suggest not doing it.

if you needed one for holding mountain bikes or something light, it might not be too bad.

 

Towing is not recommended by Toyota. This is not to say that you can't still get a hitch and tow a trailer, or that you'd have a problem if the load was light enough.

But personally I'd want to limit the gross weight (trailer + contents) to something really light, like less than 500 pounds). This is a small engine that doesn't develop a lot of horsepower, and you could really shorten its life by asking too much of it.

I used to have a 1980 Datsun 210 wagon. Great little car, but we used to tow our 1000 pound camper up into the Poconos with it. We did this for years, and while the car certainly had to work to make the pull, we did it.

Until the poor thing needed a new engine after about 80,000 miles, which was seriously premature for that particular car.

I would never do that to my xB, which is one reason our other vehicle is a minivan with a tow package.

RichC

 

You know what'd be great, if this place had a "search" function. It's so odd to think that a big-ole place like this wouldn't have one, no?

 

There is a but it doesn't always work worth a crap..... wish it worked better than it does

 

you could pull anything you wanted on any size engine... BUT! you have to have the trany to do it .

Scion xB 14 gear manual... a mini Semi at that point, you could pull double the vehicles weight... at 5mph...

 

 

it's got to have a jake brake when it down shifts....thatd rock

 

Check these out:

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You can tow with anything. Weight & size does matter.

Ever use a wheel barrel? What happens when you exceed your own load? Whoop see, look out. Like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q7K1bBhjkY

Commonsense helps in this area.

 

thanks for the info guys. I was trying to get a Quick answer for a customer of mine. My instict was no because of what the suspension is capable of. the motor sure the tranny mmm not so sure. this would have been for long trips also. I told him that i would not reccommend this at all as it would void the warranty.

 

I've been towing my quad with the Curt hitch/HF trailer combo for a couple of years. It works great!

 

What can I say. my little trailer is awesome!


The Christmas tree hauler.

 

^^ damn, you have 3 xbs? like the tow

 

Yeah, his and her's. My RS 3.0 was totalled out. I bought it back, and I'm restoring it. Had enough left over to put towards an RS 4.0. I'm silly with Scion's.

Thanks.