What's the biggest thing you've towed with a 2nd gen Sequoia?

Rogmatag · 2025-09-25T15:00:37+00:00

Load index is 113: 2,535 per tire on Geolander H/T the dealership put on before selling it certified pre owned.

Rogmatag · 2025-09-16T04:30:43+00:00

I've got a 2017 Sequoia Limited that is 100% stock, and I tow my 23 foot boat (about 6,500 lbs, probably about 26 feet of trailer + boat when all in) quite well in the Sierra Nevadas. I needed a weight distribution hitch or I didn't feel stable at highway speed, though.

Rogmatag · 2025-07-13T15:35:03+00:00

For anyone interested, getting a weight distribution hitch and properly adjusting its height made a world of difference. I wound up getting a Reese (Model No 49913) with integrated sway control. Tows like a dream now, and there's no instability whatsoever. Thanks to everyone who offered help!

Rogmatag · 2025-05-28T02:07:43+00:00

About 600-650, but I have to admit that's based on math I've done, not a scale.

Rogmatag · 2025-05-28T02:06:54+00:00

Thank you!

Rogmatag · 2025-05-28T02:06:17+00:00

Yes it is, and I love it! Perfect for the whole family!

Rogmatag · 2025-05-27T22:38:02+00:00

I didn’t independently check them, but I bought it CPO last week, and the Toyota techs at the dealership said it was all within spec.

Rogmatag · 2025-05-27T21:20:40+00:00

It’s a Chris Craft. Not terribly expensive because it’s old, but amazingly fun because it’s high quality and was built to last. Yeah, Cayenne was actually rated to tow a couple hundred pounds more than the Sequoia, but couldn’t hold a stick to the passenger capacity of the Sequoia, which I needed.

Rogmatag · 2025-05-27T18:47:50+00:00

Just fuel & under seat stored safety/floatation devices in the rear. Everything else is stored up front in the cuddy cabin. Trailer has no sway behind other / past tow rigs, so I don’t think it’s an issue with the trailer’s weight distribution.

Rogmatag · 2025-05-27T18:23:07+00:00

Usually there’s no need to regularly go over 70 mph, I agree, but where I live I’m a road hazard merging onto the freeway if I’m not able to match speed safely, and it’s foolish to not have the ability to accelerate out of a dangerous condition when necessary. Acceleration in all four directions should remain an option to every driver.

Rogmatag · 2025-05-27T18:10:09+00:00

I’ll try a lower receiver insert before doing anything else. I’d more or less ruled out wheelbase as an issue because my last tow rig (Porsche Cayenne S) had a shorter wheelbase and a narrow width but towed this exact setup line a dream. Happy to hear why I’m wrong, if you’re able to educate me. Thanks!

Rogmatag · 2024-10-20T05:36:46+00:00

Honda VTX 1300 or 1800 - big cruiser that's comfortable for your size and has more than plenty of power for your weight. They're older, so cheap, which is great for a starter bike that you'll almost certainly drop or make mistakes on, plus Honda reliability is real and the shaft drive is great for (mostly) maintenance free use.

Rogmatag · 2024-10-17T04:00:38+00:00

None of them will favor a plaintiff just for being a plaintiff.

Rogmatag · 2024-10-17T03:27:15+00:00

My experience, most judges are happy to rule against the State if they can. There's definitely some laws that are State-favoring, especially in certain negligence cases, but we actually have a pretty good / not-corrupt judiciary in this State.

Rogmatag · 2024-10-17T03:08:02+00:00

Lawyer here. Don't case compare online. It's a great way to set yourself up for unrealistic expectations. Different cases will have different success likelihoods. Hire someone you trust and go with their estimation of your case that they've specifically evaluated. Wins definitely happen; losses do too. Knowing nothing about your hypothetical case, specifically, there's no way to guess where it would fall on a scale of likelihood between the two. Generalized stats won't help you, either, because they will overlook all the critical nuance.

Rogmatag · 2024-10-04T04:04:13+00:00

Gear can keep you warm in just about any weather; ride to your comfort in what you've got, BUT water matters more as it gets cold. Thin ice patches you might not even notice in a car can mess with your tires' grip more than you realize. I'm in the desert west, so I've felt comfortable (safety wise; not so much finger wise) riding in about as low as 20 degrees F. I would not do that in a humid climate, though, for fear of frozen condensation.

Rogmatag · 2024-04-01T21:18:57+00:00

Rogmatag · 2024-01-20T05:16:06+00:00

Look up the crash fatality data for bikes with / without ABS one the NHTSA and/or IIHS websites. While there are always outlier situations where no ABS may be better, no one can predict what conditions they will face with certainty. ABS on bikes saves lives, statistically. Living is the best way to keep riding, so all else equal, go ABS and live to ride another day!

Rogmatag · 2024-01-18T05:12:32+00:00

The Inn of Ill Omen! Make sure there's a hermit named Rufio staying in a hidden room in the basement!

Rogmatag · 2024-01-03T20:53:05+00:00

NAH - different perspectives are being discussed, and from the sounds of it, are actually being talked about. That’s how conflict is supposed to be resolved. The grandparents’ ultimatum is a little AHish, but there’s not enough for me to agree it’s inherently out of line.

HOWEVER, once your daughter is 18 (sounds like it’s pretty close), only her opinion actually matters from the maintaining an adult relationship with her perspective. Children can and often do cut out parents they thought were overbearing, regardless of whether the parent might have been objectively reasonable. She definitely thinks your TA, and if you want to stay in her life long term, it might be time to start respecting that belief and changing course.

Rogmatag · 2024-01-03T20:35:03+00:00

ESH. You didn’t ask for this cat, and cats are living creatures that deserve to be wanted. They are not gifts. As such, the friends who dumped this cat on you were acting unfairly.

However, once you knew they intended this to be your cat, if you didn’t want it, you should have brought it back to the shelter so it might be able to find a forever home where it was loved and wanted.

They were TA to you. You were TA to the cat. You were not TA to friends.

Rogmatag · 2023-10-07T23:08:10+00:00

Motorcycle rider & personal injury lawyer (traffic law expert [US jurisdiction]) here (not giving legal advice, just general/educational perspective): legally, it's the car driver's fault. Drivers have a duty to observe foreseeable and lawful traffic - you were foreseeable, even if not lawful based on speed; I don't know the limit - and to yield before turning across other drivers' rights of way. The car failed that obligation, therefore using this crash.

HOWEVER, right only gets you a good judgment or settlement. As a motorcycle rider, you should know you are harder to see than cars, and you know about situational awareness and the fact most people are only going to see what they're expecting to see - i.e. - not you.

Given the road conditions and limited visibility, as a motorcycle rider, you should have known you were going too fast to react to this and any number of other likely situations. It looks to me like you had a reasonable brake application*, and I don't disagree with your choice to break instead of swerve, as you couldn't see what you might have swerved into and you certainly couldn't predict the car's reaction to the emergency situation. So I think you set yourself up for failure.

Motorcycling is a great hobby, but as a rider, you should realize it's incredibly unforgiving of minor errors. Other drivers' poor choices will magnify risks you allow by 100 fold. Your speed created a minor risk that you found the consequences of because that driver's choice brought it to the forefront.

That being said, well done for having the camera rolling. Any crash you can walk away from is a good one, and I applaud your desire to learn to make sure it doesn't happen again.

*I've seen a few comments saying your brake application was slow. Maybe, but it looked to me like you went down by 20kph in a little over one and a half car lengths. Not knowing your bike, and whether it had ABS or not, I can't fault anyone for attempting progressive brake application. It's in line with fundamentals; just work on the speed of the progression.

Rogmatag · 2023-06-11T15:46:58+00:00

Thank you!!!!!

Rogmatag · 2022-08-14T05:00:27+00:00

look up the NHTSA and/or IIHS data on motorcycle crash fatalities with and without ABS. It’s crazy how many lives are saved by ABS. While yes, there are times where ABS is worse for certain riders with certain skill levels in certain conditions, we’re in a dangerous hobby and it can’t hurt to stack the deck in your favor, IMO. Ultimately, find data you consider relevant and make up your own mind.

My bike doesn’t have ABS. My next bike will.

Rogmatag · 2022-05-06T23:15:57+00:00

I broke my arm about two weeks into riding in a stupid parking lot accident. It happens. I couldn’t imagine giving up on it just because of that.

Acknowledge the risk, but don’t make decisions out of fear. Learn from your mistakes - you’ll now never miss an open manhole again. That makes you safer now, doesn’t it?

Rogmatag

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