What is the risk of exceeding payload?
Depending on what vehicle we buy, our Airstream will be a 27' twin, or 30' bunk. If we buy the Ford F-250 diesel, will get 30'. But if we are able to safely tow the 27' twin with Tundra, we are going ...
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Campfire Time stated something that hadn't been mentioned until page 2 of this post...REAL WORLD weight....The OP needs to be looking at the GVW of the unit he wishes to tow...."Dry weight" is a dream, not reality...I don't know what GVW is on units he is talking about...and use 13% of the TT's GVW to figure better on tongue weight...AND as JIMNLIN stated, look at your trucks rear axle weight rating....THAT is what you don't want to exceed, though I'm one of the "weight police":R, that thinks one should stay within the specified manufacturers recommended weight limits...GVWR, GCWR....but, those that say to stay within rear axle rate ratings (RAWR), are correct in what they say, "Don't exceed RAWR", if you do, you've taken away some very important safety factors.
If it were me, I would go with the 3/4 ton instead of "wondering" if you're going to exceed the Toyotas cargo carrying capacity....I tend to err to the side of Safety, "Better SAFE, than Sorry is a sound philosophy.
If it were me, I would go with the 3/4 ton instead of "wondering" if you're going to exceed the Toyotas cargo carrying capacity....I tend to err to the side of Safety, "Better SAFE, than Sorry is a sound philosophy.
