Halt Ton Towing

Hybridhunter wrote:

rhagfo wrote:

Toyota still uses a semi floating axle, so all you have is one small wheel bearing riding on the axle to support that over load, not my cup of tea.

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I have never owned a 1/2 ton semi floating rear axle pickup for a reason!

Get over it. Seriously. The VAST MAJORITY of truck owners never experience any issues other than perhaps premature wear from overloaded semi-floating axles. They have a capacity, just like a bigger full floater. One is not magical, just like the other is not garbage.

I never said the full floater was Magical, just that it is far stronger and safer! Break an axle on a semi floater and you are likely to loose a wheel, break an axle on a full floater and you may loose the ability to go, but you will still be on all four wheels.

Hybridhunter wrote:

rhagfo wrote:
.... The 5.7 will likely get you up the hills with a little effort, but it might be a double black diamond ride down.

The tundra has massive disks, the trailer has it's own brakes.
The tundra also has tow / haul grade braking, and a 5.7 V8 that provides plenty of engine braking.

Their sure is a lot of hyperbole bouncing around in this thread.

The Tundra only weighs about 5,400# empty or about half of the load it is towing, even with a 5er the tail can wag the dog. Might be a handful in strong winds and wet roads.

I tow over my GVWR, but under every other rating and well under rear axle and tire. I do it on stock suspension, haven't even engaged the stock overloads