Dude after driving 150,000 miles on 2 sets of those Michelin's I'll tell ya they are WAY better than they look. They're quiet smooth fuel efficient and VERY decent in the winter.
Furthermore....I'll have to say that even though I'm looking for a larger tire for my 2020 Tundra TRD PRO that the stock Michelin LTX at2's did very well in the snow storm in ohio last week. It almost felt like I was on dry ground so I didn't even need 4 wheel drive. I put my truck back in 2 wheel and had no problems at all. I hate to get new tires just for the look of it so may try to let these wear out some but I wish Toyota would have put at least a 33 inch tire on these PRO's from factory.
I have put many, MANY, miles on Michelin LTX AT's and they are terrific in every way! They may not have the looks you like, but I *never* got stuck with them in nearly 200,000 miles. That includes 18" snowstorms with 3' drifts.
@@waltergoggle5597 that's awesome and it makes me feel confident with mine. What type of vehicles did you have them on? People tell me they are not near as good as duratracs but man I was really surprised and happy at how well they gripped in this last snowstorm while driving in about 4 to 6inches of snow. What size were yours...maybe I'll just get them 1 inch taller and forget the duratracs. I have 4 more of them with only 6k on them but they are only 32inches tall also 275/65/18
Just don’t pull a snowmobile trailer with two sleds on it very much cause the transmission won’t take it. After having transmission replaced twice was told by dealer it’s to much weight for the pickup
Hilux are the Tacos in Latinamérica and Hilux and Land Cruiser pick ups and some Ocasional Russian UAZ Jeeps are the work Horse in the country side, Farms and Jungles.. ppl put them to the test on Harsh Terrain and road Conditions as well... Well I forgot they all come in Diesel and manual Transmission too...
That little Tacoma will do more than you think. It would put more power to the wheels if it had a manual transmissions. Next thing auto locker in the rear axel ! As for the F150, put the lowest axel gears in it you can then Lincoln lock it !!!!
I used to have the same Tacoma and load one and a half yards of stone in the back not recommended but it definitely did the job can’t say enough good things about Toyota trucks unbreakable
Actually around here the hardest working pickups I see are the smaller ones. F-150s and dodge rams etc.. all seem to be big fancy commuters. The s-10 and ranger and taco guys are usually hauling pool equipment or landscaping gear etc..
No surprise with Baby Yota. You haven't even touched it's capability yet. Curious to see where you take this project. I LOVE Yak ranch videos! Happy New Year, TFLclassics!
In saudi Arabia these baby trucks are to us like getting a nissan s13 or a miata but also offroad capable, its an instant recommendation for a kid who wants manual rwd with decent mpg and good fun both on and offroad. The hilux still comes in short bed configuration and 2.7 i4 engine here,and the nissan d22 was only discontinued here in 2016, that's how popular they are.
I love my 1996 Tacoma, that 2.7l engine holds its own. Never had any issues with mine and 4x4 will get you out of everything!!! Would love to have another little Tacoma
I love my 2000 Taco. I'm going to drive it until it dies. 137k on it now. It's small and nimble, and really pisses off the guys with jacked up F150's that can't go where I can. They may be slow, but VERY reliable.
These little Toyota's Nissan and isuzu pickups are the true workhorses around the world... Whilst an f450 with 1100 lbs of torque is carrying a gallon of milk and toilet paper in the back seat of the mega cab LMAO!
My aunt and uncle lived on a cattle ranch down in Oklahoma. Back in the day they did most of their daily chores with an early 80's Nissan 2WD pickup and another 80's Toyota flat bed 2WD dually. They used them for years.
Tacoma’s are so great. My favorite childhood memory of the our ‘98 Taco is when our neighbors suburban diesel broke down in front of our house and my dad towed him home. We lived on a dirt road and ours is the 2.4 2WD “low boy” model, but it didn’t even break a sweat, not even up a steep (albeit brief) grade. Wonderful trucks.
Here in South Africa those Toyota trucks were rated at 1 ton (2200lb). I don't understand why everything which is available in both market has such different ratings. 1500 lb is nothing. On the family farm they are often loaded to double that.
@@8__D I assumed that was the case, but in reality 1 ton was just fine. No braking problems and the suspension only bottomed out if you didn't slow down on bad dirt roads. Not that bottoming out was a problem - nothing ever broke, they weren't driven with any sympathy and did around 600 000m. They died of rust, not wear.
@@gregculverwell ya I agree, American truck ratings are defiantly way underrated for guaranteed safety. I’ve load my 2000 Silverado with 2700 lbs when it’s payload is 1700 lbs and towed 12,000 lbs when it’s rated for 7,000 lbs. The trucks can certainly handle this without catastrophic failures, but if you take an overloaded truck onto roads with a lot of traffic you’ll certainly notice how much your stopping distance increases and overall handling diminishes, so you must adjust your driving accordingly to stay somewhat safe.
Of course it will, my grandpa bought an 88 toyota pickup, only had a 4cyl and he used it on the farm until a few years ago, he still drives it. I never understood the jokes about toyota being toys, they are resilient little monsters
I think it’s time for Kase and Tommy to get there own dedicated camera guy so they can stay on cam rather then taking turns filming both these guys are really good on cam.
The way David welded that on the frame and thru the bumper that tow point is better than most you will run in to. The bumper would have held up to that little bit of pull, the ford is rolling the yota just needs to keep it moving it will not take as much as you think it does. Looked like fun though dumping the bale off to roll away. Always good videos at the Yak Ranch, stay safe and healthy all.
I have the same Michelin LTX2 tires on my 2000 Toyota TRD Tacoma. No issues on rocky roads, 2 foot deep snow, ice, water fording, not so deep mud, etc. In deep Mud, with the underpowered 3.4, it wouldn't matter what tire you had. You still get stuck. I've had swampers on it, and they were noisy on the road, and wobbled the truck like crazy. Two different shops couldn't get them balanced correctly even with a ton of weights. Traded to BFG Mud T/A, better, but still some balance / wobble issues. Switched to the LTX's, and all those problems went away. Considering they look like a street tire, they do amazingly well. Anything the truck itself is capable of, they're good for.
Ref that topic I'll paste my comment from above .I'll have to say that even though I'm looking for a larger tire for my 2020 Tundra TRD PRO that the stock Michelin LTX at2's did very well in the snow storm in ohio last week. It almost felt like I was on dry ground so I didn't even need 4 wheel drive. I put my truck back in 2 wheel and had no problems at all. I hate to get new tires just for the look of it so may try to let these wear out some but I wish Toyota would have put at least a 33 inch tire on these PRO's from factory.
Ive had 1500lbs in the bed of a 1st gen tacoma. It hauled that concrete, but i replaced the leaf springs shortly afterwards. First gen taco is obviously no superduty, but i love them.
Pasting comment from above on that topic .I'll have to say that even though I'm looking for a larger tire for my 2020 Tundra TRD PRO that the stock Michelin LTX at2's did very well in the snow storm in ohio last week. It almost felt like I was on dry ground so I didn't even need 4 wheel drive. I put my truck back in 2 wheel and had no problems at all. I hate to get new tires just for the look of it so may try to let these wear out some but I wish Toyota would have put at least a 33 inch tire on these PRO's from factory.
I worked on a cattle farm for years and all we used for farm work was a 1993 toyota pickup it hauled round bales,logs,fence posts,pulled trailers ect. And it always got the job done
guy across the road had a hay spike on the back of his little Toyota hauling 1000lb bales his front end would come up going up the drive way. that truck still running strong. I have welded the frame removed the rust remade shock mounts and replaced stuff on the motor and fixed the ball joint because it fell out going down in the field.
Tacoma are so versatile. I've seen many farmers in Texas using them on their farms. Most don't even bother lifting them they just swap out shocks and suspension and work them like a farm mule
It’s always funny that people are surprised that these 20+ year old Toyota’s drive as smoothly and as well as they do. I’m not surprised. I own one, and the damn thing will be driving in another ten years, better than any jeep Ford Chevy or dodge
My Mom has a Toyota Tacoma same tan from 2015 the one with the back seat for passengers and that thing is a nice compromise in the way its gas milage is for a pickup, the amount it can haul and the fact it can get passengers in the back. Its flaws are if you are over 5 foot 5 inch the person has to look odd out the windshield, the fact it can't haul what most eras of F--150 or Chevy Silverado/GMC 1500 can, the odd need for the step on and duck to get in due to how tall the suspension is on the newer Tacoma's are after the first few years of production.
Just proof that most of us don't actually need 350+ horsepower V8 pickups to get stuff done. A 4 banger or torquier 6 with low range gearing is enough for 99% of us.
4 low on a 4 banger Toyota is the best. The 4 cylinder doesn't have a bunch of oomph to easily spin the tires so it just grips with that gearing. Experienced it alot.
Seeing that old Tacoma pulling that heavy load up that steep hill , I kept thinking about the little train engine story. Loved seeing how that roll of hay rolled off the bed . Very good camera work and went well with the music. Very entertaining video.
I love my 4 cylinder Tocoma it's a 2007 with a manual with a cheap set of mud tires and it's perfect. I already plan on by a new frame so in this one rots out
These little Toyota trucks are awesome! If I needed a smaller truck, I'm buying one. You can always tear it down and rebuild a Toyota without having to really change the way it looks
You could easily put a round bale on any European truck. Although they're small their towing and payload capacities are on another level. However that little Toyota/ reasonably sized truck in Europe did pretty well.
I used to haul water in desert with a 2000 Nissan Frontier “desert runner”. I would put a 275 Gal. Water tote in the bed and fill it up! The poor little thing would squat like a lowrider but it still flew across the desert trip after trip.
My Toyota Pickup spent a few years of duty taking haybales out to the cow pasture. When I bought it all four of the leafs were bent flat or almost backwards from the weight.
You can load way more then rated. I had 3800lbs in a 5.5ft box F150. Full Pallet of 25 - 24x30 patio blocks and 20 - 50lbs bags of gravel. I really didn't think of the weight until they dropped the pallet on the truck and I was kind of committed at this point. Other then the blocks shifting a bit on the pallet it drove perfectly fine (on e-rated tires)
Pasting my comment from above on that topic .I'll have to say that even though I'm looking for a larger tire for my 2020 Tundra TRD PRO that the stock Michelin LTX at2's did very well in the snow storm in ohio last week. It almost felt like I was on dry ground so I didn't even need 4 wheel drive. I put my truck back in 2 wheel and had no problems at all. I hate to get new tires just for the look of it so may try to let these wear out some but I wish Toyota would have put at least a 33 inch tire on these PRO's from factory.
Yep see my comment above on that....well here I'll paste it. .I'll have to say that even though I'm looking for a larger tire for my 2020 Tundra TRD PRO that the stock Michelin LTX at2's did very well in the snow storm in ohio last week. It almost felt like I was on dry ground so I didn't even need 4 wheel drive. I put my truck back in 2 wheel and had no problems at all. I hate to get new tires just for the look of it so may try to let these wear out some but I wish Toyota would have put at least a 33 inch tire on these PRO's from factory.
Umm... I haul round bales in my 08/2.7l all the time, and 1,500lbs for a hay bale is about a 600-1000lbs over exaggeration. I love y’all’s content, but I know from experience that truck could handle that no problem.
A little Tacoma will outwork any truck made in its lifetime for half the price and half the fuel and definitely less then half the maintenance of anything else.
Grandpa bought a T100 when it came out. He was mostly boss at this point, so didn't do much heavy lifting no-one gave him any nonsense about his decisions.
Enjoying the series. 1500# may not be far off what that 1st gens rated payload how it's equipped. It would be rated for a lot more than my 3rd gen. May have tried the bale in the bed if it fits but no rolling off then.
I don’t know whatever Toyota did when it comes to the Tacoma’s they did it right because like you said they are a beast of a little truck even the 2WD models they can do it much before I drive but some of those 2WD models came with the rear locker i’m not mistaking and they were bad to the bone for 2 wheel drive
