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Explorer

Mar 01, 2014

Is there a towing rule of thumb?

A friend has a Tundra that she uses to tow her horse trailer. She's been sleeping in the cab of the truck but has been talking about a TC. Is there a rule of thumb about how much you can tow while loaded with a camper? Logic tells me that the two would be inversely impacted but I have no idea how much.

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deltabravo
Nomad
Mar 01, 2014
sch911 wrote:
There are two rules: The GVWR, and the GCWR. Going to be hard for her to meet both of those...

Yes, it will be hard to meet (stay under the weight limits) with a horse trailer loaded with horse(s), and a camper, on a Toyota.
2oldman
Explorer II
Mar 01, 2014
GCWR. It's called the 'rule of the door jamb.'
sch911
Explorer
Mar 01, 2014
There are two rules: The GVWR, and the GCWR. Going to be hard for her to meet both of those...
rvten
Explorer
Mar 01, 2014
She could get a horse trailer that is also a RV. See a lot of them on the road.