maybe a mistake?

 

cant be a mistake mine is the same.

 

If you do the math based on weight vs gvwr it legally totes as much as most 3/4 tons

 

From what I understand, the suspension isn't beefy enough to be a 3/4 ton, but that's based on what the rear axle can support not on the vehicle weight.....

 

I am going to do research to see what guidelines Texas uses to determine whether a truck is a 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton.

 

1580 lbs is MAX Payload and "Occupants" count as payload too so ya know.

This is a great excuse to keep mother-in-laws out of your tundra!

 

i know this is off topic but dude how many mother-in-lawS do you have

 

so its official, Tundra's are 3/4 ton trucks.... I wonder if they tax us more for that?

E.

 

so its official, Tundra's are 3/4 ton trucks.... I wonder if they tax us more for that?

E.

Tags in Texas are a bargain compared to states like California (where they tax you as though it is a commercial vehicle regardless as to its use - you can circumvent that rule by adding a topper and turning your truck in to an SUV). I can't remember what I paid when I moved to TX in June, but it was many times cheaper than CA. It was so cheap I didn't even bother getting farm tags for my pickup, the savings were only about $30 a year and the limitations of its use wasn't worth the hassle.

 

I know my tags cost more this year because of the weight of the truck. I asked about why so high and got a $20 off the tags because she asked what do I tow with my truck. I don't tow everyday or it's like maybe once every other weekend to go fishing and it's only an 18.5 ft boat. So she stated I can get $20 off the tag. So from $76 to $56 was okay by me. The silvverado was $45. So $11 more for a better truck I'm gamed for it.

 

my tundra weights 4060 pounds with me and nearly full tank of gas. the gvwr is 7100 lbs. 3040lbs payload availible. granted is does say never exceed 1400 or 1700 lbs. but thats not how you classify a truck. I ve been in equipment business a while and i regularly exceed 7100 lbs. last week rolled across scale at 10400 on truck, my combined was 22500 with the trailer. the rear end barely sagged. My chevy 2500 is rated at 9500 lbs, but it weights 7250 lbs. so i would say it is very possible it was considered a 3/4 ton.

 

what tundra configuration do you have that weighs under 4000 lbs

 

As long as you're <= 1 ton, you're a light truck in Texas. They're supposed to use your nominal payload capacity, therefore all Tundras are 1/2 tons until Toyota starts producing a heavy duty. Registration fees vary by county due to local fees, but there's a $4.40 difference between 1/2 and 3/4 will be the same everywhere.

Problem is, they're also allowed to use GVWR or mfr payload capacity.

FYI, my 99 F250SD was registered as 3/4 ton with a GVWR of 5500 lbs. My Tundra is registered as 1/2 ton with a GVWR of 6400 lbs (which is the GVWR of the V6 regular cab long bed).

Probably all depends on what the dealer put down when they registered your truck. If they left the tonnage blank, then the county is going to base it on the GVWR of the vehicle, which -- at 6200+ for all Tundras -- would put you in at least the 3/4 ton category according to Bell County:

Tax Registration Fees and Tax Rates

 

Cali just charged me about $450 for registration

 

CA got me for $412.00

 

So the consensus is that the Tundra is mathematically a 3/4 ton but considered a 1/2 ton....

 

Pretty much all nominal 1/2 tons are effectively more, and so on up the line.

 

California gets you for a commercial weight fee on top of the registration and personal property tax, called "vehicle license fee". That tax is going to go way up to help balance our budget.

The problem with the weight fee is that it is based on "unladen", that is, curb or empty weight, not payload or GVWR. So, as pickups get fatter, with more doors and luxury stuff, the tax goes up without any increase in payload.

"Tonnage" is an obsolete term, based on ancient military specs, that needs to go away. Trucks are classed by the EPA and DOT by GVWR. 0-8500 is light duty, 8501-up is heavy duty for emissions standards.

 

Let me clear things up... The tundra has the capacity of a 3/4... yes, BUT it comes down to the wheel studs. The Tundra only has 5 wheel studs and they are approximately 1/2" in diameter. A 5 X 1/2" bolt pattern is ONLY safe for up to a 1/2 ton. A 6 stud by 7/16" is a 3/4 ton set up.