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Re: Halt Ton Towing
I'm curious where you got those figures. I've never seen these before and I thought I had researched this every where I could. I'm going to weigh it this weekend. I think I'll be less than a 1000 lb over the GVWR. I'm sure I'm okay on the GCVWR. You mentioned you did it for a couple of years until you got sick of it. What were the issues?233Views0likes0CommentsHalt Ton Towing
We recently purchased a 2011 Toyota Tundra CrewMax Platinum Edition with the 5.7 Engine, Towing Package, 20 inch wheels and it has the 5.6 Bed. The Tundra is rated to tow 10,000 lb. I'm having the tires replaced with E Rated (10 ply) tires and I'm having rear Timbrens installed over the leaf springs It has also been fitted with an automatic slide 5th wheel hitch for pulling a 5th wheel. We also purchased a 2008 Keystone Laredo 5th Wheel with a 7740 Dry Weight and a 1440 Hitch Weight according to the manufacturers labels. It's a 30 footer with one slide. There are just the two of us and two lap dogs so we won't be loading the camper to the max. Bikes go on the rear of the 5th wheel which should help the pin weight. I've pulled it a couple of times on the Interstate and it pulls fine. A lot of it is using common sense when towing regarding speed and allowing plenty of space to stop. Exceeding the speed limits and riding the guy in front's rear bumper is simply inviting trouble no matter what your towing vehicle is. I've also seen plenty of 3/4's and 1 Tons out there towing a TT that is not set up correctly that are far more dangerous than my half ton rig. I've matched the two up the best I can, added some safety features and will use common sense when we're out there.12KViews0likes73Comments
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