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Re: 2011 Tundra reduced max tow capacity, options?
Thanks to everyone for their input. jrichards, I may be overthinking this whole thing; however, after talking to so many sales people and reading SO many blogs on proper towing, I'm trying to un-confuse myself. One salesman told me that as long as our trailer weight didn't exceed our tow vehicle weight, we were fine. Another tried to tell me that adding a WDH would give us more towing capability (see what I mean ... ). We don't plan on using this TT to live in but, rather, as a supplement to some extended traveling (I still like "hotel camping" ... ). Thus, we don't plan on hauling a ton of "stuff", but we still want to be comfortable ... and safe. Taking the given numbers at face value, it appears that towing a 5400 lb trailer (max) may be okay; however, per some of the postings I've read, if we have 6600 lbs GVWR - 5500 curb wt (weighed on a scale) - 600 lbs passengers/gas/WDH, we get a real tongue wt of 500 lbs -- much less than our 690 lb book rating. Taking the new tongue weight and using the 15% ratio which I keep reading about, then the maximum trailer wt should be 500 lbs (tongue)/ .15 = 3,330 lbs maximum trailer weight. If you use a 10% ratio, then it becomes: Maximum Trailer Weight = 500 lbs / .10 = 5,000 lbs. which means the trailer we're looking at is over our limit by 400 lbs. I'm just wondering whether I'm forgetting something in this equation or if my figures are wrong. Thanks.526Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2011 Tundra reduced max tow capacity, options?
Spent several weekends listening to TT salesmen and found a trailer hubby and I both like -- a Lance 1685. Now we need a reality check. Tow vehicle is a 2004 Tundra SR5 V8 Double Cab, 4x4, w/tow package. Weighed weight is 5500 lbs with shell, bed liner, one person and a 1/3 tank of gas (add in one average size husband,one 45 lb Border Collie, more gas and a WDH). Tow capacity is 6600 lbs, GCWR 11,800. Tongue wt 690 lbs. The Lance 1685 is 3405 lbs unloaded (I read somewhere that the Factory Weight is 3877 lbs with full propane, batteries and spare tire), hitch weight 275 lbs, GVWR 5400 lbs (CCC is abt 2000 lbs). I've crunched the numbers several times and, while it's a little on the "high side", it seems do-able. What am I missing?527Views0likes0CommentsRe: 2011 Tundra reduced max tow capacity, options?
I have another "newbie" question along this line. You give an example of how to figure tongue weight (9K towing capacity X 80% = 7200 lb loaded trailer; 7200 lb trailer X 12% = 864 lbs tongue weight). We are in the process of researching TTs to see what we can pull with our '04 Tundra or if we should be looking at a new truck. Using the stats from our truck and your example, I get: 6600 lbs GVWR - 5500 curb wt (weighed on a scale) - 600 lbs passengers/gas/WDH = 500 lbs tongue weight. Since the trailer we're looking at has a tongue weight of 530 lbs., am I right in thinking we need to 'rethink' this trailer? Sorry, but I'm so frustrated with dealers trying to sell us over using smoke and mirrors and I'm trying to get a handle on reality.337Views0likes0Comments
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