Deposit down- Now I'm no sure I can tow it. manual not clear

I towed a 31' 7600lbs tt with my old '07 Tundra. Pulled effortlessly, actually did a better job than my '14 Ram 2500 does.

I was quick to run out of payload with the crewmax (1310lbs) but with the higher payload in the double cab you should be just fine as long as you don't plan on loading the cab and bed as well.

Get a good trans cooler, class iv hitch if not already equipped, a good WD hitch and brake controller and you should be good to go.

p.s. Contrary to popular belief on here, the Tundra is a 1/2 ton truck ( a very stout one) not a 1/4 ton.

I had a tundra before I bought my diesel and it was a strong puller. I had the tow package with 4.30 gears and trans cooler though. I think you would be fine if you put a before hitch and trans cooler on your truck. I think the tundra comes with a 4.10 rear end even without the tow package. The factory hitch that came on mine said maximum rating was 11000 pounds on the ball mount. I think for a few hundred bucks you can be good to go.

Google 'Trailer Life Towing Guide'.

l2yangop wrote:

Even though I'm not getting this particular trailer, i do still want to sort out exactly what I CAN tow for next time and deciphering this window sticker versus owner manual is whats so confusing.

Really? I don't understand your confusion. Your Tundra is a nice truck. I would tow whatever trailer I owned, with it, and then buy a 3500 Ram if I wasn't comfortable.

It definitely does NOT have the factory tow package. The 5000 listed on the window sticker I'm guessing is the bumper tow weight? Would that make sense? It wouldn't be the class iii hitch weight as that was put on aftermarket by the previous owner i do believe
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Even though I'm not getting this particular trailer, i do still want to sort out exactly what I CAN tow for next time and deciphering this window sticker versus owner manual is whats so confusing.

Your truck without the tow package per specs is the 8300 or so we talked about.

If it had the tow package it can tow more.. 10300.. ( I forgot the exact #'s..

So whats the tow package? IMO from what I read is

class IV hitch with WD
150 amp alt
trans cooler
Trans gauge
wire harness
Tow haul mode ( not neccesary IMO. Changes shift pattern is all. And takes alternator out of low voltage economy mode..)

Do you need all those things? IMO no and yes..

Can you make the truck the higher rating? Yes IMO.

Regardless what your towing I would add a trans cooler. If you look at my set up in my sig I added the biggest trans cooler I could fit for my s10. It was the weekest link in my truck.

The only way toy are going to get a handle on what you can tow is get to a cat scale and weight the truck. Compare that to your axle weights on the door tag. That will tell you exactly what your payload left over will be..

Make sure you weigh with full tank of fuel and all passengers and gear you may have/carry..

Its not the weight of the trailer per se" but its the TW that is the question..

My s10 can probably pull a 10K trailer but the TW of that trailer will exceed my payload/axles and such.

This is what you want to know..

If your keeping the truck get it weighed.
Put a large trans cooler in. Largest you can fit
install a class IV hith with WD.
Alternator IMO is/will not be an issue.
Get a trans temp gauge. ( B and M make a good one...)

As said I am at my weight limit for my truck. Its just a heavy load to me as I drove tractor trailers before. Othere will say they are white knuckling it..

I dont know your skill set...

Whammon1 wrote:
I tow a Northtrail 31QBS with my 2012 Tundra 5.7. Gross weight is near 7000 lbs. My Tundra has a trailer tow weight of 10,100 lbs with the towing package.

With that said I have no problems towing on the east coast. Flat land or mountains the Tundra can handle it. The big thing is to verify that your Tundra has the factory tow package.

I work for Toyota so if you have more questions please p.m. and I will get the information you need as far as the towing capacities of your Tundra.

It definitely does NOT have the factory tow package. The 5000 listed on the window sticker I'm guessing is the bumper tow weight? Would that make sense? It wouldn't be the class iii hitch weight as that was put on aftermarket by the previous owner i do believe
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Even though I'm not getting this particular trailer, i do still want to sort out exactly what I CAN tow for next time and deciphering this window sticker versus owner manual is whats so confusing.

bet your realy confused by now? hope you get your money back. after all it was the sales person who fooled you. put the blame on him.

I may have missed it, but the first thing to do is get actual weights. Load your pickup as it will be when towing, then figure out how much payload remains. My guess is that it will be under 1,000 pounds, but why guess at all? Ten bucks will tell you more than four pages of expert "opinions".

Just get a small 5th wheel. :)

Seriously, I had forgotten there was such a difference between those with the tow package and those without. My 2007 has a tow rating of 10,300 and a GCWR of 16,000. The talk of poor gas mileage in comparison with similar vehicles is just scuttlebutt.

I believe the 5000 is a limitation of your hitch (class III). Those with factory tow package have a class IV/V hitch.

I tow a Northtrail 31QBS with my 2012 Tundra 5.7. Gross weight is near 7000 lbs. My Tundra has a trailer tow weight of 10,100 lbs with the towing package.

With that said I have no problems towing on the east coast. Flat land or mountains the Tundra can handle it. The big thing is to verify that your Tundra has the factory tow package.

I work for Toyota so if you have more questions please p.m. and I will get the information you need as far as the towing capacities of your Tundra.