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Originally Posted by TOYota STORY
Just try to stay within the limitations...I bought a Tundra to pull my 23 foot lightweight fifth wheel, but the pin weight, with my family on board, puts me well over the gross vehicle weight. 10,000 pound towing? What a joke!
Now my tundra is a for sale.
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I am a little confused.....you mentioned Gross Vehicle Weight which I can see exceeding with pin weight, and cargo loaded into the truck, but as for the 10,000 lb towing, the Tundra will do it. I tow a 30ft TT that weighs approx. 8,500lbs with a hitch weight of approx 600lbs plus. This set up is combined with the weight distribution hitch including 1000 lb torsion bars, to assist with the tongue weight. The Tundra tows this combination no problem. Sure on the hills you notice it, but with any comparable GM, Dodge, Ford, p/u it would be the same. Occasionally I will put in my ATV in the back of the truck which weighs 620 lbs, plus the hitch weight. The Tundra obviously does sag with this kind of weight, but all I do is tighten the torsion bars up one more link. I have towed this combination with my old 04 GMC 5.3 ltr and it towed it with some difficulties compared to my new Tundra. This new truck eats up my old GMC. The only thing I added to the GMC was Timbrens to the suspension to assist with weight. I am considering adding airbags to the Tundra for the same reason. I have also been told that the Tundra has difficulty towing 5vers because of the sides of the box and tailgate are so high (Ford has this same problem). There are different styles of fifth wheel hitches that will accommodate the height issue. I agree that 1500 lbs of direct tongue weight is too much for any 1/2 ton p/u, without any suspension upgrades.