1/2 ton Tundra pulling 8200 lbs

alkar wrote:

waynec1957 wrote:
For what it’s worth….

My camper is just a shade under 6,000 lbs. loaded and I used to pull it with a ½ ton Silverado, 5.3l motor, and a tow package using an Equalizer hitch. Over the weekend I got a chance to hook up with my ¾ ton Silverado, Duramax 6.6l I bought last fall. I pulled the camper about 60 miles Saturday and... <...

So in MY world and MY world only, pulling the same camper with a ½ ton and a ¾ ton…there was a HUGE difference.

That's just it, it's not your world only... There IS an enormous difference. I loved my wife's half-ton Ford -- preferred the softer suspension for driving in town too -- but there was no comparison between towing with that truck and towing with one of the shop Ford diesels or our 3500 Dodge cummins. It's a night and day difference. I have tremendous respect for the new Tundras too... But nobody really believes they tow like any of the diesel one-tons... Not even Toyota dealers. :-)

Yeah, that's kind of my point. I've read through a good portion of the threads discussing the weight limit issue and it's pretty much been discussed to death.

Can basically any 1/2 ton pull 10,000 lbs.? Sure. Can it be done safely and within the truck's limits? In a lot of cases...yes. Depends on a lot of factors. Will it be the same towing experience as doing it with a 3/4 ton gas or diesel? No, it won't.

Other than that, every individual has to decide what they can and can't do. For me, towing even 6,000 lbs. with a 1/2 ton any distance at all got to be more of a chore than I wanted to deal with. Plus we're moving up to a 35', 8,500 lb. dry TT and there's no way I'd pull it with my old truck... but, that's just me.