Toyota Tundra payload issues?

robertjp wrote:
Good advice but I have a question. How would I weigh the tongue weight of my boat trailer? I have a Sylvan 16' Deep V aluminum. Any guestimates of what that might weigh? Thanks much! Bob

So to recap Im thinking of buying a 1500 lb popup slide in truck camper and would use on a 1500 series pickup (I need that too), dont want anything bigger nor can I afford anything bigger (Looking at Chevy or Ford) and would also pull the 16 foot boat mentioned above. The Chevy is payload rated at 1850 lbs.

To weigh the boat trailer tongue for a boat of that size, go into the bathroom and steal your wife's bathroom scale. Put the scale on an overturned 5 gallon bucket and then put the tongue of the trailer on the scale. I can't imagine it is anywhere near 300lbs, which is the limit of a typical bathroom scale.

So you're starting with 1850lbs of payload capacity. Subtract 1500lbs for the camper, leaving you with 350lbs for the boat tongue, water, food, clothing, dishes, firewood, any part of you that weighs over 150lbs, any passengers, fishing gear, and anything/anyone else you want to bring along.

I can pretty much guarantee you that you will exceed the payload capacity of the truck. That is a fact that nobody can argue.

I am not going to say whether it is okay or not. Just stating facts. You take those facts and decide whether you are okay with exceeding the payload capacity of the truck, or not. The fact is that nothing bad is likely to happen immediately unless you are a horrible driver or your truck is in poor condition. You may notice over time that the truck is wearing excessively, especially if you use it to haul the camper frequently. You may notice over time that the driving qualities of the rig are not to your satisfaction, though it felt fine at first. You may also never notice any issues at all ever.