Trying to understand payload
I have a travel trailer already but I want to buy a tow vehicle so before I go out and buy I want to understand thoroughly. I am starting with payload. I am looking at a 2007 Tundra 5.7L VV8 4 door ...
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Gal;
Your thinking is absolutely correct. There are a few assumptions in there, but the fact is, you are probably going to be over the payload capacity of that Tundra. Most would say that a few pounds over is not a big deal, me included. However, I don't like being ten or twenty percent over what Toyota specifies. More truck or less trailer would be my advice. The biggest assumption is that hitch weight of only 718 pounds. Your trailer could weigh over 7,000 pounds when loaded with a tongue weight close to 1,000 pounds. Need to verify all weights involved, except the lipstick.
Your thinking is absolutely correct. There are a few assumptions in there, but the fact is, you are probably going to be over the payload capacity of that Tundra. Most would say that a few pounds over is not a big deal, me included. However, I don't like being ten or twenty percent over what Toyota specifies. More truck or less trailer would be my advice. The biggest assumption is that hitch weight of only 718 pounds. Your trailer could weigh over 7,000 pounds when loaded with a tongue weight close to 1,000 pounds. Need to verify all weights involved, except the lipstick.
