New 30ft Trailer Towing Experience
Picked up our 2016 Sunset Trail 270BH from Manteca and towed it back to Reno using our 2014 Toyota Sequoia Platinum with 113t P rated Michelin LTX Defenders aired up to 42psi (max 44) and an Equalizer...
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RedRocket204 wrote:bluepost wrote:
I don't see where the hitch rating was ever de-rated. It obviously had to be at least 1000 lbs prior to J2807 to support a 10,000 max tow rating which would equate to a 10% tongue weight, the lightest I have ever seen specked out.
If this was in regards to my post, I was only pointing out the tow capacity of the 2010 Sequoia, which I recall was at 9100 lbs. It was on the 2011 Sequioa, with no change to the vehicle itself, where the tow capacity changed to 7100 lbs. I recall those numbers but could be slightly off by 100 lbs or so.
The Tundra also saw it's tow capacity fall as well for 2011, although not as much.
In case someone else is reading and trying to justify a use case for a Sequoia, I'll restate my opinion. I would not tow anything above 7000 lbs with our 2010 Sequioa Ltd. Under 7000 lbs, most likely but depends. I tow at altitude every time I tow. At altitude where I tow, up to 11,000 ft, I wouldn't want to tow anything above 6000 lbs with our Sequioa.
I'd agree with those numbers. It seems to me in my limited experience that the j2807 numbers got it about right. 7000-7400 depending on trim.
I've seen people still advising to use the "85%" rule and only tow 85% of rates capacity. Based on the reductions made with 2807 I'd say that was good advice in the past...not sure it's needed now. But towing 11,000 lbs with a 5500 lb F150 might give me pause, even if it's now 2807 certified.
