Toyota fake 3/4 ton spotted, overheated

specta wrote:

CaLBaR wrote:
Guess just need to bash some guys bad luck at the side of the road.

It happens all the time. :(

Some people here are very insecure about their truck and need to validate themselves by putting down other people's trucks. Some people are blindly brand loyal and justify their decisions by insulting other brands. I've owned a Ford F150 and loved it, a Tundra and loved and currently a Ram and love it. They all make great trucks for different purposes. I'm secure enough with myself that I can buy different brands.

I had a 2010 Tundra with the 5.7 and it was a beast. Always had plenty of power, never once saw the gauge move towards hot. Eventually moved into a 3/4 ton truck when we had child #2 and a bigger camper. Now that we have child #3, the 3/4 ton truck was the right decision and I won't go back to a half ton... but I still enjoyed my Tundra and thought it was a great half ton truck.

For the record, in Maryland you can register at 7000 lbs or 10,000 lbs. My Tundra was rated to 7200 lbs I think, so I registered it to 10,000 lbs rather than 7000. It would have been perfectly "legal" to carry that much weight.

Interesting enough, my Cummins diesel has a much bigger coolant temp swing when towing than my Tundra ever did.

agesilaus wrote:
I suspect that he was guilty of actually believing a truck dealer when he asked him "can that truck pull my very long TT?"

Just want to make sure I understand your argument... the trailer was too LONG, which caused the overheating on a little hill? I've yet to hear this fallacy that trailer LENGTH affects coolant temperature. Are you sure you aren't mixing up your RV Weight Police conditions? Trailer too long usually causes the trailer to flip over and kill a bus full of nuns, not overheat...