Newbie: Towing TT w/ 2008 Toyota Sequoia
The camping bug bit my wife over the summer so we decided to attend the RV Expo in Boston over the past weekend. She fell in love with the 2018 Rockwood 2706WS and after two days of looking at smaller...
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camp-n-family wrote:intheburbs wrote:
So the OP is saying his Sequoia has a trailer towing capacity higher than a Suburban 2500 of the same model year? :? And an identical GCWR of 16,000 lbs? :E
According to the Trailer Life 2008 Towing Guide, a 4WD Sequoia has a trailer rating of 6200 lbs.
I think that puts an end to any further discussion of this TV/trailer combo.
BTW, my 2500 Burb is maxed out with a trailer weighing 8600 lbs.
Trailer life is wrong. Toyota’s specification chart for that year show a range of weights depending on engine and trim level. The lowest rating is 7500lbs for the 4.7l 4x4 SR5. Max is 10k for the same in 4x2 with the 5.7l. Lower ratings didn’t happen until the 2011 model year when Toyota adopted the new SAE2807 standards. GCWR are from 16,960 to 17,280lbs. Odd that it doesn’t list GCWR for the upper trim levels though.
Ok, let's take a closer look at the sales brochure:
Can someone PLEASE explain to me how you're going to tow a 9100-lb trailer, when the best possible payload rating of any configuration is only 1380 lbs? Last time I checked, I'd expect a 9100-lb trailer to have about 1180 lbs of tongue weight. I hope the driver and passengers are really small people.
Trailer towing rating is useless with most SUVs - the limiting factors are most often rear axle weight rating or payload. At least my Suburban has a payload rating of 2088 lbs and a RAWR of 5500 (though AA rates it to 10k in other applications).
