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We picked up our trailer in May and took 10 days to meander back to San Antonio. We towed with a 2012 Tacoma, TRD Sport, 4.0L V6, 2 wheel drive with the TRD Supercharger. HP is 306 and torque 320. We left Hohenwald and drove north to Land Between the Lakes on the KY side. We then drove west to Branson, MO and stayed at Table Rock Lake State Park. From there we went south into Arkansas to Crater of Diamonds State Park. Then, we headed west to Mother Neff State Park just south of Waco. Then we drove south to Boerne/Fair Oaks Ranch/home. There was a good mix of mountains (Ozarks) and flat land. We also had heavy rain and a very windy day. Mostly 2 lane highways, but a 35 mile interstate stretch and then Waco to home was US281 which is mostly 4 lane and 75mph speed limit. I kept my speed between 60 and 65. In all cases the Tacoma performed well. A couple of the climbs in the Ozarks resulted in speed drops from 60-65 down to 50-55. We pulled up most hills with no drop in speed (supercharger helped). As far as stability, the really windy day (north winds while we were driving west) required effort to stay in my lane. Semi's passing us on the interstate caused no issues. I know part of that is due to the stability of the Oliver. Braking was fine. My gas mileage while towing was 12-13 mpg. One tank was 11.3, but the others were in the 12's or 13's. Negatives: the gas tank is too small. After 125-150 miles I was at half a tank or below and looking for a place to fuel up. Also, knowing that we were at 80% of our weight limit I was always concerned with water tank levels and cargo. Not much room for increasing weight. Verdict: I would say the Tacoma is an adequate tow vehicle for the big Oliver. It should be a very good tow vehicle for the small Oliver. That being said, I did trade in my trusty Tacoma last week for a bigger truck. The Tacoma was 5 years old with 100K miles. Plus, I got bit by the new truck bug! We're going further up into Texas Hill country this weekend to Fredericksburg with the new truck. Will post impressions on the difference in towing between the Tacoma V6 and a big V8/bigger truck.

When I emailed Heather this morning she said that the site was in the process of being updated, specifically regarding the 2017 information. She also said that she would email me when those updates were in place on the site. I'll repost here when I receive her email.