What hunting rig are you running/how do you use it

[JMundy84]

Man I need to hunt where you hunt lol do you shoot them and then they roll down the hill to a road so you can load them whole? I love the rig, I’m on my first Toyota and can definitely see why people love them. I’m already full on the bandwagon

Actually got super lucky this year I got my bull during archery season, I called him basically to the road, arrowed him and he went down quick was able to get him with a 300' rope. The other 2 died in a recent burn that relatively flat and I was able to take an atv right to them and drag them to a road.

 

[SilentPursuit]

Yeah I originally got it just for being able to do easy single tracks and road cruising. With the gas mileage it was an easy decision over using my truck and having to go 55 miles into the nearest gas station every few days. Lots of USFS and logging roads here North of Highway 12 and South of I-90!

The guy I bought the 4 runner from used it to take his 450 up to the mountains so I could definitely fit a bike off the hitch.

 

[JMundy84]

I just sold a 2nd gen 4runner pretty similar to yours and bought a 3rd gen as my daily driver there's a pretty good chance it will see a fair amount of time in the woods too

 

[SilentPursuit]

Actually got super lucky this year I got my bull during archery season, I called him basically to the road, arrowed him and he went down quick was able to get him with a 300' rope. The other 2 died in a recent burn that relatively flat and I was able to take an atv right to them and drag them to a road.

Love it man, I would love to get one out whole so I could hang and take my time processing it. I’m imagining quite a haul out of the non motorized wilderness area I’ll be in.

 

[SilentPursuit]

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My Cummins eats cars like that for breakfast
Might be the best vehicle to keep that secret spot secret. Hunters rolling up might roll eyes and keep moving on.

 

[JMundy84]

Love it man, I would love to get one out whole so I could hang and take my time processing it. I’m imagining quite a haul out of the non motorized wilderness area I’ll be in.

My wife is quite possibly the luckiest person that's ever lived shes killed 8 elk in the last ten years and only 1 hasn't come out whole they've all been in clear cuts fields or burns that were either flat or they were above roads

 

[Steve300xcw]

The guy I bought the 4 runner from used it to take his 450 up to the mountains so I could definitely fit a bike off the hitch.

On bikes like that. Let em cool down first. Know of a few 4runner paint jobs that were cooked by a hot header pipe

 

[SilentPursuit]

I just sold a 2nd gen 4runner pretty similar to yours and bought a 3rd gen as my daily driver there's a pretty good chance it will see a fair amount of time in the woods too

Do you miss the tailgate yet??? I can’t lie I absolutely love having one. Although the 3rd gen’s took everything wrong with the 2nd gen’s and fixed them so it’s almost better all the way around except the tailgate lol.

 

[JMundy84]

Do you miss the tailgate yet??? I can’t lie I absolutely love having one. Although the 3rd gen’s took everything wrong with the 2nd gen’s and fixed them so it’s almost better all the way around except the tailgate lol.

No I carry stuff in the back quite a bit and being able to open the hatch without having to roll the window down first is better imo

 

[SilentPursuit]

My wife is quite possibly the luckiest person that's ever lived shes killed 8 elk in the last ten years and only 1 hasn't come out whole they've all been in clear cuts fields or burns that were either flat or they were above roads

Wow that is wild and super lucky. Sounds like you found a good one there. I would give anything to get my girl out with me.

 

[SilentPursuit]

No I carry stuff in the back quite a bit and being able to open the hatch without having to roll the window down first is better imo

Yeah I can definitely see that being a bonus especially with all the problems that come with the rear window on the 2nd gen’s. That’s probably my biggest worry is rear window failure while I’m in the cold trying to sleep in it. I’ll definitely be doing a full maintenance on the tailgate before season starts. September wouldn’t be all bad November would suck.

 

[JMundy84]

If I had kept the second gen I was gonna remove the key switch on the outside and hard wire a switch I could use any time with the key

 

[JMundy84]

If you carry adult passengers the back seat leg room between a 2nd and 3rd gen is huge too

 

[SilentPursuit]

If you carry adult passengers the back seat leg room between a 2nd and 3rd gen is huge too

The hardwired key switch is a great idea, I might steal it. 100% on the leg room, they quite literally took all the complaints of the 2nd gen and fix them. Being a hunting/camping rig I’m not super worried as I solo hunt and my son goes out camping with me but that’s about it. I read on a forum a guy saying how excited he was for not having to slide his seat forward for passengers anymore

 

[JMundy84]

I've been looking for a small lightweight bed camper for my tacoma id really like to find one of the pop up ones from the 90s

 

[Poser]

Bet you could find a motor out of a rear ended 4 runner of the same gen. It’s too bad there’s only like 4 manual swapped 4th gen’s in the world as none of them came with manuals not even in different countries. A regear might be a good idea.

I found one out of an FJ with only 60k + a 5 year warranty for it for $5600. Of course, its 40 hours of labor for an engine swap so its around $10,500 with labor.

 

[Glendon Mullins]

Man all the toyotas posted in this thread, someone please check on thinkingman he may not be ok now!

 

[Steve300xcw]

its 40 hours of labor for an engine swap

how?

 

[Split toe]

Another 3rd gen 4Runner guy here…

 

[ewade07]

Now that’s a very capable setup for sure, definitely hold onto those. Any pics?