# Towing a 4 x 8 open trailer with a Taurus

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 25, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122 "2010-08-25T03:23:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rusty)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122/1 "2010-08-25T03:23:22Z")

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I just traded in my 2 vehicles for a '05 Ford Taurus with only 29,000 miles. And I was wondering if the Taurus could pull the trailer? I usually bring a poker table or 2 tables on the trailer…I now have to use the trailer since I traded in my truck. I plan to install a hitch and transmission cooler. Would that be OK? I know not to tow anything heavy. Please advise. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 3:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122/2 "2010-08-25T03:29:30Z")

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Your Taurus will have a maximum towing WEIGHT. Look that figure up. Also, aerodynamic drag can make trailer towing difficult and this varies with the design and height of the trailer…

Mounting a hitch on unibody cars like the Taurus can be a challenge, but I guess it can be done…

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**Author:** ![Bladecutter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@Bladecutter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Bladecutter)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122/3 "2010-08-25T20:48:38Z")

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It will be fine.

BC.

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**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122/4 "2010-08-25T22:31:16Z")

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It won’t be a problem at all. After my 87 Sable (3.0, automatic) got retired as a family car I used it as an errand runner, parts carrier at times, going fishing car, and did a lot of trailer pulling with it. One of the trailers was a 14 footer but to be fair I never pulled the trailer with anything more than a light to moderate load of 1000 pounds or so, not including the trailer weight of course.

Never a hiccup, and that was with a 300-400k miles Sable to boot.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122/5 "2010-08-25T23:26:46Z")

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Your owner’s manual will give you the only truely correct advice.

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**Author:** ![Rusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f17d59/32.png) [@Rusty](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rusty)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/towing-a-4-x-8-open-trailer-with-a-taurus/54122/6 "2010-08-26T01:22:18Z")

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Thanks everyone for their response! Its greatly appreciated.