Is a Tundra out of the Question

westend wrote:
OK, let me rephrase since you didn't understand me: Will someone please explain to me how a 1/2 ton truck connected to a trailer weighing 8000 lbs.......

BTW, I know all about tongue weight and WDH and this has to do with the "awareness" of 3-4 tons being pulled. I'd just like to know if some folks can pull that much weight and 30' in length and drive like "there is nothing back there". I don't get it.

Come on... its an expression. Obviously they know they are towing, they have to stop for gas twice as often. I believe when people say that, they mean that they aren't getting dragged all over the road by some out of control swaying trailer or being out of control and pushed down the hill by an overweight trailer.

My Tundra pulls my camper just fine. No sway at all. Not in high wind, not when passed by a semi, nothing. Its rock solid behind me. Went to Florida last February and got hit with some nasty wind on the ride home. 30+ mph wind head on and from the drivers side. Didn't get pushed around at all.

I've never been pushed down a hill either. I don't have a diesel with engine braking, but I do have a tow mode and can manually downshift. A combination of minimal braking, proper speed at the beginning of descent and downshifting has never had me going too fast through the mountains.

I've never felt like I am dragging an anchor either. My 5.7 has PLENTY of power to get me going and keep me going. I've been on 6 or 7% grades and was able to easily keep my speed up the hill. I will admit that I rarely encounter those grades for longer than a couple miles, and never in brutally hot conditions, but the truck has handled superbly.

I assume that is what other posters mean when they say they towed it like there was nothing there...