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    Posted: 01 May 2017 at 11:30pm
Is just purchased my R-pod180 and towed it home with my 2002 V6 4runner. I'm concerned about its performance on mountain terrain and am thinking about getting a Toyota Sequoia V8. Anybody towing their pod with the Sequoia. How does it do on steep grades? Thanks for any input!
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Sounds like a good move. Big is better 
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The more recent 4Runners wouldn't have a problem with it, but I don't know about a 2002. We tow our 179 with a 2012 Highlander V6 and it does great, even in mountains.
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We recently upgraded our Rav4 to a rav4 v6. Hauled our 179 40 miles down flat highway. I am literally just walking out the door to trade 3 week old 2010 rav4 for a 2013 chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3 v8 4x4 vortec engine
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Originally posted by esprrssoguy

We recently upgraded our Rav4 to a rav4 v6. Hauled our 179 40 miles down flat highway. I am literally just walking out the door to trade 3 week old 2010 rav4 for a 2013 chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3 v8 4x4 vortec engine
Common refrain. Some people will be happy "enough" with a smaller TV. I have yet to hear from someone that thought they went too big.
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I tow with the K1500 Silverado 4X4, 5.3L, very happy.
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My TV is a F150 4X4 Supercrew 5.4 V8 with the heavy duty tow package.  I like the headroom it gives me towing our Pod.
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I would not tow a lawn mower with a rav4
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I would not tow a lawn mower with a rav4
Good thing they are not road legal. LOL
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Look for an engine with close too (or more) than 300 ft/pds of torque, a 6 speed (or more) transmission. Tow happy. This is why diesels perform so well as tow vehicles, lots of torque at lower RPM's.

If the tow vehicle can tow 3500 pounds, then towing anything near that weight will be slow going, and feel very under powered at 55+ mph or hills, mountains.

At a tow vehicle rating of 5000 pounds, it's just barely better, but likely tolerable unless you spend a lot of towing miles in mountainous terrain. It will still be slow. No races won.

At a tow vehicle rating of 7500 pounds or more, the vehicle will perform extremely well when pulling anything under 4000 pounds. Once you start piling on the weight, then like all other scenarios, you will be slowing down on hill pulls anyway. 
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