Newbie: Towing TT w/ 2008 Toyota Sequoia

intheburbs wrote:

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... - the limiting factors are most often rear axle weight rating or payload.

This is exactly the conclusion I reached last night with everyone's help. I'm limited by the Sequoia's payload capability. Reading through the Tundra forums, it seems generally accepted that the real ratings for the 2008-2009 Sequoia are in line with the 2010-Current years as basically nothing has changed with the frame and 5.7L engine/transmission combo in that time. Toyota clearly made a mistake in towing capacity probably based on the 400 ft/lbs of torque that engine makes coupled with the 4.30:1 axle. I'm sure it has no issue pulling the load, just not rated for the real world downward axle stress a typical 8-9k load exerts on the hitch as many have noted.

I am confident I can get it home empty/dry as it's well within the Sequoia's capability. Whether I get the nerve to load it up and travel through the nearest metro area to get to the closest CAT station 25 miles away is another story... I don't feel good about my prospects of the tongue weight being 950 or less by loading stuff behind the rear axle... the major storage compartment on this TT is a pass through right behind the hitch. I will definitely find out where the potable water tank is though.