Just the other day I was carting fire wood behind the Surf ('94 1KZ) and slid down a bank and jack-knifed the trailer hard against it. Every time I passed that bit I could feel the tyres slip a bit but eventually it happened. Basically only damage done was to the Surf's tail pipe and trailer's jockey wheel thanks to a solid mounting of the towbar and fluke geometery of where everything fits when the trailer/vehicle combo folds in that way. Jockey wheel is fixed and my tail pipe's been unfolded but its split and going to need replacing.
Does any one have a spare tail pipe? Just need from the flange above the diff. I figure that's going to be cheaper than getting an exhaust outfit to repair or rebuild.
Any other ideas appreciated (including materials to make a culvert and retaining wall to level the ground, to prevent downhill drifting - its all good fun with no trailer but have had to haul the truck back up with the tractor or waterblast the vehicle after failed attempts at self recovery).
Surf exhaust tail pipe
Surf exhaust tail pipe
Sold my 1985, BJ74 MWB Landcruiser, rear locker, 33" MTs, snorkel, PTO winch, solid bars all round, spotties, AM CB etc.
Now just a 1994, 1kz Surf, pretty standard.
Now just a 1994, 1kz Surf, pretty standard.
Re: Surf exhaust tail pipe
I understand not wanting to spend money unnecessarily, I'm that way too. But wouldn't it be better to spend a hundred bucks and get a new tail pipe bent up that is up and out of the way so it doesn't happen again?