Trying to understand payload

GalWithDawgs wrote:
I think I am just a little dizzy thinking here. I don't tow the trailer often or far. When I do tow it, it goes twenty miles this way and maybe a 100 that way. Goes only a few times a year. I don't want to give up on the Tundra because I could really use it as a nice second vehicle in snow country. I got stuck in my all-wheel the other day and thought how nice a 4 x 4 truck would be.

Those kind of towing miles are nothing, really. It's not like you're looking to go on a 'round the country marathon tour, right? I think you're so close that the Tundra's well worth taking a good hard look at, especially since it seems to be the truck you want, and something that fits well into the 48 weeks of the year when you're NOT towing. With the right hitch setup including weight distribution, I'd bet the truck might do just fine. Like someone else here said, take it easy when going/towing.

I'm saying this as someone who's towing at probably 110% of my tug stated "capacity", and that's assuming I'm always telling the truth about the weight I'm hauling. ;)
My combination is much smaller than yours, but the physics are the same.

Thing is, I chose the trailer to go with the car instead of the other way around. I didn't want to be faced with the kind of situation you are, having to potentially buy a honkin' truck just to recreationally tow a trailer.

P.S.

Take it from me- removing the rear seat in that Toyota would probably get at least 75 pounds back, if not more...that's half a dog! :B