I dunno but from my limited experience there are some considerations ...
Background: I tow a 3000 lb boat/trailer (no brakes) with a 3100 lb '96
Cherokee spec to tow 5000 lbs, 4 sp auto, command-trac, 4.0 litre ... lets
say about 200 lbs
torque at about my normal 1800 rpm (100 km/hr), bolt on transmission cooler.
I have absolutely no problems pulling the boat out of the drink (4 L), no
problems at up to about 110 km/hr in 4th (overdrive) since I'm up basically
idling along at about 1800 rpm in the 200 lbs or so torque range. The only
potential problem I have is that the trailer does not have brakes ... so I
drive watchfully, looking a few cars ahead as it were.

So, a 4x4 (5000 lbs?), (5 spd auto?), (300 lbs torque at I dunno 3K rpm?),
pulling 6000 lbs ... daily? once in a while?. From my limited experience, I
would do it pulling a boat which is maybe 20 times/year but would: look into
the appropriateness of the rear axle ratio, would for sure add a
transmission cooler,
would for sure get trailer brakes, would for sure double up on the oil
change frequency ... that's about it ... my 2 cents worth.

Now ... I'm retiring in a year or 2 ... I'm gonna get a bigger boat at 7000
lbs plus and trailer it all over the frikken place (bonus: saves about
$2K/yr on marina fees) ... and I'm gonna be towing it with a 4x4 dodge 2500
cummins ... that's the plan.





"robert" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am thinking about buying a 4x4 2005 4Runner with the 270hp V-8
> engine. The specifications for this model say that I can tow upto
> 7000lbs with it. I am new to towing and I want to know how well this
> 4Runner will tow a 6000lb trailer?
> Any thoughts or experiences?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Robert.
>