Towing Airstream with Tundra
We have a 2008 Toyota Tundra double cab V8 with 5.7L. It's rated to pull 10,100 lbs. I know you have to look beyond this tow rating when picking a trailer. We are looking at a 1995 28' Airstream. Dry ...
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eubank wrote:
Ah, the data I have from Airstream indicate the following:
1995
EXCELLA 28
Dry weight: 6100
Hitch weight: 620
GVWR: 8200
I have the historical data from Airstream as a PDF file on a server:
http://www.monteverderv.com/weights.pdf
Lynnstargirl96 wrote:
We have a 2008 Toyota Tundra double cab V8 with 5.7L. It's rated to pull 10,100 lbs. I know you have to look beyond this tow rating when picking a trailer. We are looking at a 1995 28' Airstream. Dry weight is 8,500 lbs. & tongue weight 650 lbs. Will this work, and how do you figure what you can safely tow in a travel trailer? There will be only 2 medium-sized adult in truck, and we tend to pack light.
Tundra owner here. If that's the true spec on the Airstream then the Tundra will handle it. The 8,500 dry was what had me worried. My new Windjammer is 6,800 dry and longer than the Airstream the OP is looking at.
