Pulling a trailer with a Camry

Has anybody used a Camry (4 cylinder) to pull a U Haul, small boat, or
any other kind of small trailer? If so, does the car have enough power
to do these things?

thanks,
Mark inAusTX

<MarkPhil@flash.net> wrote in message
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> Has anybody used a Camry (4 cylinder) to pull a U Haul, small boat, or
> any other kind of small trailer? If so, does the car have enough power
> to do these things?
>
> thanks,
> Mark inAusTX
>[/color]

It's not the power it's the weight - if the trailer is heavier than
the Camry, the trailer's going to be yanking the car all over the
road.

Ted

[email]MarkPhil@flash.net[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> Has anybody used a Camry (4 cylinder) to pull a U Haul, small boat, or
> any other kind of small trailer?[/color]

No. I use a Corolla.
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> If so, does the car have enough power to do these things?[/color]

Its not about power. Its about brakes and steering. Check your owners
manual for details.

On 2 Apr 2006 07:14:38 -0700, [email]MarkPhil@flash.net[/email] wrote:
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>Has anybody used a Camry (4 cylinder) to pull a U Haul, small boat, or
>any other kind of small trailer? If so, does the car have enough power
>to do these things?[/color]

Yes, for certain values of the term 'small trailer'. ;-)

(Because one person's "small" is another's "You've got to be
kidding, behind that little car that trailer is HUGE!")

Read the Owner's Manual for the official trailer towing ratings, but
1000 to 1500 pounds would be my realistic limits on a compact like a
Camry. A Four will get it moving if you let it work through the
gears, but you also have to get stopped and that's the big limiting
factor - you sometimes have to do it in a hurry.

Standard trailering admonitions apply: Take it slow and easy at all
times. If it's an automatic add a transmission fluid cooler. If you
can, get a trailer with it's own brakes, that eases the load on the
car brakes. Get a good sturdy hitch mounted by a reputable shop - the
Highway Patrol gets quite annoyed when the connection comes apart.
Carry a spare tire and matching lug wrench for the trailer, they have
flats too - and if the car's jack won't work on the trailer get one
that will.

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