What has 3 rows and can pull 9K?
Kinda sounds like a grade-school riddle, right? We recently purchased a trailer with a GVWR of 7700 pounds, and are looking for our next tow vehicle. (No rush yet, we won't need it until spring.) W...
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carringb wrote:davehultin wrote:
Friends of ours use a Toyota Sequoia which has three rows for seating and is rated for 9000 pounds.
I Sequioia cannot tow 9,000 pounds if the seats are full. I cannot even tow most 9,000# TTs even with the seats empty due to payload and hitch limitations. Its fine for a boat, or other trailers with less tongue weight. Nearly all 1/2-ton SUVs are payload limited.
Exactly!
To make it even more complicated, the Sequoia was rated for 9000 lbs tow capacity during one year (IIRC) and that was for 2010. For 2011, the Sequoia virtually didn't change but the tow capacity dropped to about 7100 lbs because of Toyota adopting the, at the time, new standard for tow ratings. The payload capacity on the Sequoia is nothing to brag about either for a 1/2 ton, it is relatively low.
We still have our 2010 Sequoia and I have pulled our loaded 8200 lbs TT from the north OR coast down into northern CA coast. The engine handled it but the tow wasn't that pleasant as the vehicle really is too short and not a vehicle that should be towing that heavy. Shortly after that trip, I had my excuse to upgrade my truck to a 1 ton diesel as it is a FAR superior tow with plenty of payload for my GVWR 9500 TT and 800 lbs ATV in the truck bed, TT now heavier as the years go by with more 'stuff' in it.
So, can a 2010 Sequoia pull that kind of weight? Yes, it can pull it but not with confidence and I think you will not be happy with the experience towing. Get a more suitable TV.
