5th wheel for Tundra
I own a 2007 Tundra with a towing capacity of 10,300 lbs. Currently, I own a bumper pull travel trailer (2016 rockwood mini lite 2506s) that weighs in at 5,100lbs. The wife has us looking at fifth w...
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PhoneDude 8289 wrote:
Towed 2 different 5th wheels with my 08 Tundra Limited 5.7 purchased new. Both 5th wheels GVWR was 10K. Ready to camp with the Hensley BD3 hitch at the scales they weighed 9500+# with around a 1700+# pin weight. The rear axel of the Tundra is made by Hino and is rated at 5500# by Hino but derated by Toyota maybe for warranty. I had E rated tires @ 70PSI when towing and airbags for level. Yep over payload and a over Toyotas RAWR but under Hinos. Towing over 8 years with the Tundra close to 40K miles never an issue. Trans, Diffs and engine lubes were changed yearly. Tundra is a pulling beast but very hungry for fuel. Sold it 2 years ago with 187K on the clock still running great. I now have a Ram 2500 Cummins. The Tundra was way more comfortable in the seat. The Ram with the Cummins is more impressive in the mountains and the exhaust break is so awesome. 30% to 40% better fuel milage with the diesel doesn't hurt but I do miss the Tundra.
Thank you for the information, that makes me happy to own a Tundra. :)
