1/2 ton Tundra pulling 8200 lbs

fourwinns6 wrote:
I inherited my father's Beautiful 30' Blackstone TT,I have pulled it maybe a dozen times with my paid for 2007 Tundra which seem's to pull and brake it just fine.But I get grilled all the time at Rv park's that I should get something bigger like a 3/4 ton truck to be safer on the roads.Which I cannot afford, I have WD bars, Anti-friction control sway bars and my trip's are usually under a 100 miles one way.So far so good but I am always wondering do they really know the difference or is it that's just the way they always have done it???My payload is over 2000,the TT is 7500 lbs dry with a tongue weight of 750.I rarely fill the 76 gallon water tank but when I do the Tundra climbs well and doesn't seem to hinder it at all.It is rated to be capable of pulling 10300 lbs,Heck it can pull a space shuttle LOL but seriously am I just foolish or is it a hazard waiting to happen ;)

That is a lot of trailer for your TV and you are quoting 8200 lbs with a dry wt. of 7500 and I assume a dry tongue wt. of 750 and it appears the GVWR of the TT is in excess of 9500lbs. Most folks grossly underestimate what their trailer actually weighs when trying to guess at it using the published dry weights. 1/2T pickups are notorious with a few exceptions of being lacking on their wt. carrying capacity and I bet you are over some important ratings, especially when you say you rarely carry a full 76 gal of water. That is a HUGE AMT of water for even the larger 5ers out there. I would strongly recommend you load up and hit the scales to really see where you are at.

Until we and more importantly YOU get some actual numbers and not guesses then all we or you can do is GUESS and do what ifs.

Larry

Larry