Downhill with NO driver in a 2016 Toyota Tacoma 

While this is pretty funny, we have installed our Toyota-based Dual Case setups into a few Jeeps. The biggest issue as we all know is the wheelbase, but we have some customers with stretched wheelbase Jeeps in the 300 to 400:1 range thanks to Toyota and Marlin Crawler components! (Note: These are highly custom applications and we do not offer any standard kits for this.)

16driver16 lol!!

🤣 and i thaught my nissan was only of its kind 🤣🤣

:) hahahah

Creeshee I thought the same thing...

Toyotas have been able to do that for a long time. My 91 was able to do that

Andrew Prina my ‘95 4Runner has a clutch start cancel button but, if its in gear my starter motor will have to turn the entire drive train... leaching the entire truck forward.

lazydragonslayer that's what he does in this video. Yours wouldn't jump as much if you regear the pig

It's the Marlin gearing he has a video starting one one a steep incline in gear.

Hell yeah!! Comment of the week! :-D

Hahahahahah!! Mike better go check his owner's manual 😂

Thank you for the comment and also love that you have an Ultimate! We'd like to add, however, that Triple cases are purely only for bragging rights, showing off, and amazing product demonstrations. Less than 1% of our customers run Triple Cases. Both Marlin and BigMike run Triples in all their rigs because it allows them to showcase all of our available gearing options so potential customers can see first-hand speed differences between each setup (for example: precisely what BigMike was able to do in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WrRBbh6-eGU.html). But, if you do go Triples, then yes we know you're gonna love it and impress the hell out of everyone around ya! On our Marlin Crawler Forum we have an unofficial Triple Case club. You just might spot it in the signature and avatar text of some of our members! Happy Crawl'n!

10-4! Please see "580:1 Triple Case Demonstration in a 3rd gen 2016 Toyota Tacoma": ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kYWyJoV2o6U.html

.......damn kids driving around so fast!

Thank you for your great comment Randy!! Do you currently have a Toyota truck? If so what year/model? Thanks!

Haha I really doubt it

It would probably be easier

@@m.youtube.com-r Have you driven a car recently? Reverse is always higher than 1st

Reuben Horner - right, but your talking 560:1 ratio, you wouldn’t tell the difference .

From what we understand, this is the self-cleaning of the D-4S direct injection system when it's not in use (at low RPM and controlled on interval by the ECU).

Hello Mr. Norton, thank you for your question. We are working hard at getting our new RCLT IFS setup available! For updates, please see www.marlincrawler.com/rclt Thanks!

We have thought about TM it before... We've been using the name ever since we created the first Dual T/Case Tacoma back in 2001. Perhaps it's time to revisit this!

MarlinCrawlerMedia lol. I love the name, and the gear shaped taco shell.

Yea, But the Taco box in the truck wont give you the Hershey Squirts!

Yes. You are adding about 8.5" to the drivetrain, so the rear shaft has to be shortened and the front lengthened.

@@MarlinCrawlerMedia WOW, okay!! Wished you had a Marlin Crawler place here in Virginia!! you should look into it... check out the place called , " The Cove Campgrounds" and check out their events calendar. they Host all kinds of ATV's 4x4's of every caliber. I have a rust free 1985 Toyota 4runner SR5 5 speed sitting on 35's with 5:29's. need to do more.... and Happy New Year to Y'all!!

Thanks for the comment Mike! Oil pressure 5 PSI or lower is not damaging to an engine at an unloaded idle. Even though oil pressure is low, there is still oil volume moving. Believe us, we have been in extreme angles with zero oil pressure for many a prolonged period of time in both 4cyl and 6cyl Toyota applications running our Dual and Triple Transfer Case products. Because our gearing vastly multiplies torque, we can do very difficult maneuvers all from the safety of a smooth, quiet, low-load idle with very low oil pressures. Happy Crawl'n!

Thank you for the question Kyle. Most production car engines use an oil pan with a sump located beneath the engine. An oil pick-up tube extends to the bottom of the sump where oil is pumped from (in Toyota's case by way of a crescent gear pump). Because a sump is the lowest point of the engine oil reserve, it relies on gravity for oil to accumulate. As the engine is rotated on any axis away from level, the oil shifts away from the sump. If the engine undergoes sufficient tilt, then the oil pick-up tube will no longer be fully submerged in oil resulting in loss of oil pressure. Historically speaking, Toyota low pressure sensors turn on at pressure levels of 5 PSI or lower. Having the warning on is not a concern in this case because the engine is only idling and idling at a greatly reduced load -- in this case a load reduction of 580 times. Generally speaking, engines are designed to operate at 10 PSI oil pressure per 1,000 RPM engine speed, and when an engine is idling at 600 RPM as in the case here, oil pressure of around 5 PSI is perfectly normal. Even when undergoing low pressure, oil is still flowing so there is no concern for damage. Now, if BigMike decided to rev the engine over say 2K RPM for a prolonged period of time with low pressure then there would be a concern. But luckily the who point of Rock Crawling is to Crawl a greatly reduced need for throttle input is a major advantage of the Marlin Crawler (we use torque not speed). The point the video makes is that the slope angle is so severe that it even has caused the oil to run out of the oil pan sump.....and yet the increased acceleration effect do the gravity still makes zero difference on the engine idle speed and traction at this angle when the TacoBox is engaged. 😎

light comes on when the oil pickup that sits in the oil pan no longer is sucking in enough oil. At a steep grade like that all the oil moved to the front of the pan leaving the pickup in a dry spot.

Oil starvation not good for the engine

Excellent question Evan! The TacoBox is a two speed reduction box with neutral that has a High Range of 1.00:1 and a Low Range of either 2.28:1 or 4.70:1 depending on what kit you order. Both are Dual Case setups but the later is what we call the Ultimate or TacoBox Supreme. When the TacoBox is in its 1.00:1 High Range, torque enters and leaves at the same rate of. In this gear you could say it is disabled and the truck drives 100% like factory both on and off-road. The truck has no clue that it exists. This is how we can daily drive our Rock Crawlers. In short, the TacoBox is a separate unit from the transmission and transfer case and can be engaged or disengaged at any time. With the TacoBox, you t/case transforms into a four speed transfer case as follows: (1) TacoBox High + T/Case High = 1.00:1 -- daily driver mode (2) TacoBox High + T/Case Low = Factory off-road capability (3) TacoBox Low + T/Case High = 1.8-times improved off-road capability (4) TacoBox Low + T/Case Low = 4.7-times improved off-road capability (The last two examples using our Dual Ultimate setup) The choice to go as slow and in control as you like is the new choice you have with the TacoBox mode you select!

The following video shows the Dual Ultimate / TacoBox Supreme gearing differences and what they mean in real trail use: How the TacoBox improves your truck's off-road capability ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WrRBbh6-eGU.html

Btw This is the first time Darth Vadar has visited our channel so thank you very much!!! 😎

Thank you for the comment Will! The specs of BigMike's suspension setup that was used at the time of this filming may be found in his build thread at www.marlincrawler.com/bm2. Thanks!

MarlinCrawlerMedia thanks for the reply! I’ll look into his build. I’m starting mine in the next month or so. Maybe I’ll go wild and give you guys a call!

I dont have one but i would be willing to use yours to try it. ;)

Thank you for the comment! We are working on fulfilling existing TacoBox (crawl box) orders and will be changing the website listing as In Stock later this fall!

Thank you for the comment Evan! BigMike designed it and a close friend built it, and we are looking to produce them for 3rd gen Tacos hopefully sometime mid to late next year! more details are found in his build thread here: www.marlincrawler.com/bm2

Sweet id love to pick one up next year!

Hello Bryce, thanks for the comment. What do you normally hear from people regarding low gearing in an Automatic?

MarlinCrawlerMedia just regarding overpowering braking. I think I'm definitely going to get a dual case now since I figure you can just shift into neutral prior to braking.

Thank you for the response Bryce. While this is true, you're correct in that once you've geared down so much you'll be moving slow enough that yes it can always be shifted into Neutral! 😁

Thank you for the comment Jesse! Toyota electronically limits the top speed for the Tacoma at 110 MPH and BigMike is 100% certain it has plenty of power to get there today. As for our TacoBox, we have speed rated its large, oversized and heavy duty double-row mainshaft bearing in high range to be 127 MPH with 37" tires and 5.29:1 Ring & Pinions. Thanks!

That's cool 80 is the top speed for me. Lol. What's the website so I can check it out

Hello cjeam. Herein lies the true power of the Marlin Crawler, and is precisely how Marlin changed the way the world goes off-roading when he created Rock Crawling a quarter of a century ago. The massive difference that a tremendous reduction in gearing makes is unbelievable. If you ever see a Marlin Crawler Turtle sticker on a rig the next time you're on a trail, definitely ask for a demonstration. It is sometimes difficult to understand just how much of an improvement the Marlin Crawler makes until you've truly experienced it for yourself! Side note: Your very last sentence has given us a new solid video demonstration idea that we will do on our next video marketing trip! Thanks!

Yup, the torque is reduced 580:1

Justin Martin correction, the gearing is REDUCED by a factor of.... therefore, the torque ratio has been amplified by a factor of... in this case by 580:1.

You're both correct depending on which direction the torque flow is being observed. cjeam appeared to be viewing the torque load moving "back into the engine" 👍🏼

MarlinCrawlerMedia Yup that’s just how I was thinking of it. Thanks. Very very cool effect. Excellent idea.

Thank you for your comment Simon! Please visit here and follow the links for your engine type, thanks! www.marlincrawler.com/transfer-case/built-units

MarlinCrawlerMedia sold out? Oh no 🤦🏻‍♂️

BigMike here and YES I've thought about doing this!! Would be such a fun (and useless) project!

MarlinCrawlerMedia haha sure would

MarlinCrawlerMedia useless projects are the best projects, sometimes

Rudy Smith haha sure are. I don’t think I’ve seen anyone pedal a bicycle and move a truck. That would be epic especially if it could crawl a hill too haha.

Thanks for the question David. This was an out-and-back trail so we did go both up and down all sections shown, but we specifically took video going down to showcase the unmatched control of the TacoBox. BigMike does have a Walking The Crawler video up a granite slab taller than his Tacoma which is pretty cop and can be found here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kYWyJoV2o6U.html Happy Crawl'n!