Toyota Tundra 5.7 Liter
I have a Toyota Tundra 5.7 SST and I am pulling a 29' Mallard M29 2017...6100 lbs dry weight. Am I good with hauling the trailer to South Dakota later this summer? Any input is helpful. Thanks
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oldmattb wrote:
I used my 5.7 Tundra to tow my household stuff in a 16-foot cargo trailer from Texas to Arizona. Total additional weight probably 3000 pounds. There were times I spent 45 minutes with the trans in a low gear, and the engine spinning like crazy.
I like my truck, and will keep it, but I should have held out for the bigger engine.
Matt B
What? I had a 2010 Tundra with the 5.7 and it had plenty of power. I bought my current trailer that weighs 8500 lbs and had PLENTY of power to tow. I just ran out of payload and the gas mileage was pretty poor.
My first trailer was a 6500 lbs trailer and the Tundra hauled that thing around with nary a problem. Did plenty of driving up and down the east coast mountains and never once lacked power. At one time going to the Poconos a tractor trailer was going pretty slow up a fairly steep pass. I couldnt' take it anymore and passed him. I looked down and was doing EIGHTY!!! I was stunned and slowed down, but we got up to that speed quickly and effortlessly.
That 5.7 is plenty of engine. You just need to make sure you have enough payload. 6000lbs trailer should have about 800lbs of tongue weight. That should leave you about 500-800 lbs of payload left for driver, passengers and gear. You have a second vehicle for all that payload, you should be perfectly fine.
