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 ;)

Dude, if your cool with it than dont worry about what thers say, what the numbers add up to or how much water you carry. We scaled at 14,391 pounds this weekend, we hauled at 65 miles per hour with no complaints, all anyone could say at the lake was how much I must hav wished I had a dmax and all I could answer with was, why ?

Does it sway???. And of course you say it brakes well. IF it does NOT sway, and it brakes well. Seems to me to be OK. With a towing capacity of 10,300. The ONLY weight you would be over, would be the GVWR of the truck. Truth is. IF it tows well, and the truck handles it well. Don't tell the truck it can't. YOU are the only one you have to please.

As long as you have the anti-friction control sway bars you should be fine.

We chucked our F350 PSD and went to a Silverado 1500 and have NOT looked back. I am super satisfied with the ride and the way it pulls 10K out here in the west. I tell those that think you have to have an MDT to go buy one and keep their comments to themselves. My truck is within specs and that is what counts.

Your probably safer than other rigs on the road as long as you are set up correctly.

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hmknightnc
Explorer
Jul 24, 2013
If it pulls fine, brakes fine and your comfortable with it sounds good to me. I don't know the specs on your Tundra but just to be sure I would go get the setup wieghed at a CAT scale to make sure Axle/tire wieghts are in spec on the truck. If they are go have a blast, who cares what others say.
jerem0621
Explorer II
Jul 24, 2013
Your probably safer than other rigs on the road as long as you are set up correctly.
The_Texan
Explorer
Jul 24, 2013
We chucked our F350 PSD and went to a Silverado 1500 and have NOT looked back. I am super satisfied with the ride and the way it pulls 10K out here in the west. I tell those that think you have to have an MDT to go buy one and keep their comments to themselves. My truck is within specs and that is what counts.
BurbMan
Explorer II
Jul 24, 2013
As long as you have the anti-friction control sway bars you should be fine.
Terryallan
Explorer II
Jul 24, 2013
Does it sway???. And of course you say it brakes well. IF it does NOT sway, and it brakes well. Seems to me to be OK. With a towing capacity of 10,300. The ONLY weight you would be over, would be the GVWR of the truck.

Truth is. IF it tows well, and the truck handles it well. Don't tell the truck it can't. YOU are the only one you have to please.
MudChucker
Explorer
Jul 24, 2013
Dude, if your cool with it than dont worry about what thers say, what the numbers add up to or how much water you carry. We scaled at 14,391 pounds this weekend, we hauled at 65 miles per hour with no complaints, all anyone could say at the lake was how much I must hav wished I had a dmax and all I could answer with was, why ?

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