I wouldn't try towing a car with the ti. The european manual puts the limit at 1,366 lbs. for an unbraked trailer and 3,306 (!) for the M44 engine, a braked trailer and lower road grades.
The trailer I was using was no more than 400 lbs. It's just a little old boat trailer with a homemade deck. The cabinets were only a few hundred pounds, so maybe 700 lbs. max here. The tounge weight was definitely under the 165 lbs (150 lbs. for the hitch) limit. Under 100 lbs for sure.
Even with this load it I cold barely tell it was pulling anything. Except for the clatter of the old trailer, and the slight tugging feeling over big bumps, it was pretty normal. Climbing out of the river valley (steep enough for a truck lane) I did shift out of 5th and into fourth, feeling that it didn't quite have the normal "ooph". Once in fourth it was happy again. |