It's time to talk about the tow rig, I've loved my 100 series Land Cruiser for towing our van around the country but I am out of GVM and with welcoming another little boy to the family, somethings got to change
Great idea to do the gvm upgrade than looking at a new vehicle a little bit less in change over which you could have spent on the upgrade and I would put the bike on the caravan giving you more room for a smaller car fridge.great idea with the overhead rack in the back great for storage good luck with the rest of your trip
Thank you, this is working at the moment and doing ok without the fridge for now but bike will be getting replaced soon for s bigger one so may need to look at a bike rack or something. Will get weighed again and see what room ive got to play with on the van too. Thanks for watching and the ideas
Great Decision spending money on the car you have. They are a tough vehicle, and it suit your family needs. You don't have to spend $150k plus buying a flashy new car just because others have. Love the channel.
I dont think i could justify spending $150k+ on a vehicle, some prices people are paying is just ridiculous on something that depreciates so fast. Id rather invest that into something if i had it. Shes a tough old girl with lots of life still so she aint going anywhere
I love my 100 HDFTE as well and wont be downgrading to a ute anytime soon. It is like driving an armchair its so comfortable 😀 We are on the road doing our big lap and have decided to keep our hybrid/caravan light and compact so we travel with our Stockman Rover. Might bump into you one day on our travels. 👍
Good on ya. I reckon you've certainly done the right thing to keep your wagon. From what I've read written by others, over in Oz, Toyota parts & agents are more common than service centres & parts for the American trucks. I had a 1995 Toyota Hilux Surf wagon with the 3L diesel engine for towing for 9 years. It had done 320, 000 km when I sold it & never missed a beat. The key is getting it seviced regularly. Happy travels team. 😊
Cheers buddy! Toyota parts are really easy to come by even in rural areas ive never had an issue getting a part. Think i found the right car 12 years ago, about to click 300,000kms so its just about run in now 😅
You really had me going, We've just started our journey towing with our 1HDFTE manual. Tows far better than I ever expected. I purchased mine off my father who's had it nearly 10 years. Brilliant car.
Haha I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to have a bit of fun with the big F350 just sitting there. Yeh our 100 tows are van with ease, happily sits on 100km/h all day everyday but definitely save some fuel if i can slow down a little on those quieter roads. They are comfortable, capable, easy to work on and parts are easy to get hold of, for me they are an ultimate touring vehicle!
I absolutely love that you have kept your 100 series. We've got a 2009 200 series with 585,000km on the clock and she has served us well for the past 11 years that we've had her. Plus upgrades and mods are a bit easier to do on pre-DPF engines.
Yes yes they are! That 200 series has definitely served you well with those kms. Ive owned mine for 12 years and been travelling since 2020 and its still not quite hit 300,000kms
You did have me going there Mark for a bit, I was becoming very disappointed, but I should have known better. You guys are still the best and are traveling Australia as 95% us , with a normal standard car and van that we can all afford. Keep up the great work so glad your back and enjoy the refreshed beast Colin and Chris
Hahaha yes should have known better, would take something pretty drastic for me to part with my 100 😅 plus cara are so ridiculously expensive nowadays! I appreciate that you view us like that, definitely enjoying being back out exploring. Will head back west soon to see the family and figure iut whats next
Hahaha love the twist….glad you kept it, 100s are the best. I’ve got a 105 petrol and love it. I don’t tow but it’s got lpg so it’s economical when I travel to south Australia and far places.
I saw the latest episode and the headline and thought🤔, you’re in my backyard at the moment, I need to come and find you and talk some sense into you. Glad you came to your senses though. 😁😁
Peace of mind is priceless when you’re on the road and what a great decision. That rear axle load really is the skeleton in the closet? Even with our GVM upgrade I recon we are close at 2000kg? And I couldn’t believe it when I heard last week that Pedders have re classified the BT50 diff to now be 2120kg after their GVM upgrade!
Yeh it can be, being that i dont have drawers or fridge and only 250kg on the ball its only the steel rear bar that makes the rear end heavy so hopefully its all sweet. Will know soon enough. Yeh an upgraded rear axle would go a long way for most vehicles!
Hay, I saw and admired your nice 100series at Ellenborough Falls today. We were the other white 100series parked up next to you. I couldn't help not, parking next to another good-looking 100series. Lol I just looked you up on RU-vid now. Pity we didn't get to meet you guys. You were gone before we got back to our car.
Hahaha i was caught by my mrs having a good perve of yours too! I like the emu wing window things youve got at the rear, are they easy enough to do, would you rate them? Feel free to hit us up on socials if you want to chat 100s
@Ourwhittleadventure Yeah, mate, the Emu wings are worth it for us. It really makes the back far more accessible, especially when you have the rear wheel carrier on there. 👍
Hi Mark! I haven't met you but my wife Olga used to work with you at the KGP she used to do the photocopiers when you worked at COMS. She is saying hi. We also have the same 100 series model 2005 as yours but it's an auto. I agree with you and all other comments below regarding how great this 100 series is with such a great engine! We're still living in Karratha! Happy travels mate!
Small world but i have met you a long time ago. I worked with your kids at Jamaica Blue before i went out to Woodside. Tell Olga is say hi, yes the 100series is such a great vehicle, comfortable and capable. Hope your still enjoying Karratha
WOW!!!!! Small world indeed! As we’re looking to upgrade from our 2005 Sunland caravan not sure what to buy. Olga is asking if you’re happy with your current caravan? Not sure if you could suggest a few brands?Probably something less than 20’ or not much bigger.
@HI2LIFE we are really happy with our van, its done everything we have asked of it and more. Brands like Leader/supreme Network RV Design RV Have good reputations without being over the top. Brands like Titanium and Zone are very nice but pricey!
Hi Mark, I was really hoping you were going to tell us who plated your 100 series with the modification that you have. We have a similar rig and when weighed we were about 80 Kg over so we removed the rear bench seat, mats and a few other things ( only 2 adults ) to stay legal. We have the items that you have in your upgrade plus airbabs, sorry we never court up when you were next door the last few weeks in Yeppoon but we had heavy head colds and we didn't want to give that to baby Heath. CHEERS
Oh thats fine! Hope your all better now, we were pretty busy those last couple of weeks anyway. I just jumped on the goverment website and searched approved persons with the LS11 accreditation around yeppoon. I found David based in Kawana and he was able to help. www.qld.gov.au/transport/vehicle-safety/find-approved-person
Wow you had me worried that you were going to waste $$$ and go to a vehicle that would not be anywhere near as reliable, cost effective and easy to maintain, PLUS hold its value. Also there are GVM upgrades available for the 100 Series up to around 4100kg (expensive but worth it as the 100 series and 105 series are probably THE best (even better than a new 300 series) Toyota Landcruiser ever made. And don't even go near the throw away after 10 years Fords, Mazda's etc.
I did see a company that offered that large of a GVM (not cheap) it replaced rear differential but from everything i read QLD state regs wouldn’t recognise it anyway. I got the 3500kg now to match the axles so im pretty chuffed, just need a little wiggle room. You are spot on, i think this is thr best car i could be in to be doing what im doing!
Good stuff guys, can you please tell me the breakdown of your weight capacities now? So GVM is 3500, does that reduce the towing capacity of 3500? As a GCM is not stated on a 100 as far as I’m aware. Cheers.
I think that one is going to be dependent on who you talk to. Its pretty common to accept that the GCM was 3260+3500=6760 (have also seen 6680 written down) So the safe bet would be that the GCM stays the same, but given that there is no published GCM it was always just 3500kg towing capacity it coupd be argued that it is still you GVM+3500kg so could see a GCM of 7000kg now. Im going to say it remained the same but for me i was 6300kg as a combination before this so even at the smallest GCM i ever saw written down i still had 380kg of GCM available to me. This is why just the small GVM upgrade was more then enough for me.
Hi mate did it make any difference to the fuel economy doing the intake clean and valve adjustment? I have a manual fte 100 series aswell just on the thirsty side trying to get a bit better economy and thinking of doing the clean and valve adjustment. Cheers
I think a little but its probably too early for me to really compare. Nothing drastic from what i can tell but it doesn’t struggle as much on hills etc. now so i think it helped in other ways. I get about 21L/100kms as a manual calculation between fuel stops
@@Ourwhittleadventure yea ok that’s good you might of gained a bit more power out of it . I’m keen to follow your adventures in the 100 series cheers for the reply
Hi mate l have 105 with the same weight problem if it is not to much to ask what was the it cost for the upgrade. the same as the rest of the comments l love the 100 series cruiiser but you did have me worried
Haha sorry, definitely not parting with her! It was $1800 for the paperwork, mod plate and his fee. Which is money for jam for him but for me I expected to pay excess of $5k redoing everything so i was happy
@4x4isfun24 geez thats a bit rough on the pocket! I havent calculated mine when not towing in ages. Next time im stop in a town for a while il calculate it
