Actual Tundra Towing Capacity

[Tom59]

Tundra Solutions is where you can research, discuss, price and repair your Toyota, Scion or Lexus Go there and get the specs or ask owners.

The new Tundra 07's is a serious truck towing capacity should always be defined as the engines torque. HP doesn't tow squat TQ does....once you use that method you'll understand the towing capacities better.
Nevermind having the brakes to stop the load. Right now in this 1/2 ton segment the new Tundra is killer.
I own the first generation and it tows my boat 4000lbs no issues whatsoever. Can it tow 7200lbs **** no......but unless you are new to trucks thats a given.
They are the more expensive beast in group too. IMO you get what you pay for...that 5.7 is the REALDEAL. Go test drive one! I can understand not liking the looks or interior , but this thing has balls. As far as gas engined trucks its a no brainer.

 

[Jaybr]

6.0L V8**
4.10
10,500 lbs (4 763 kg)
16,000 lbs (6 257 kg)

+The Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) is the total allowable weight of the completely loaded vehicle and trailer including any passengers, cargo, equipment and conversions. The GCWR for your vehicle should not be exceeded.

Looks like Chevy is playing the same marketing game as everyone else to me, just the numbers are bigger.

16,000 lbs GVWR - weight of truck = what? I'm guessing it's 10,500.

Throw a 200 lb driver in the truck and you just lost 200 lbs of towing capacity.

 

[RollingsFarms]

Looks like Chevy is playing the same marketing game as everyone else to me, just the numbers are bigger.

16,000 lbs GVWR - weight of truck = what? I'm guessing it's 10,500.

Throw a 200 lb driver in the truck and you just lost 200 lbs of towing capacity.

Chevy is putting 2500 Hd technology in those trucks(engine, springs, etc.). Toyota and Nissan arent. everyone skews their numbers but GM and Ford have the closest to accurate numbers.

 

[workinallthetime]

guess its time for a trip to the scales

 

[George2615]

I too am dissapointed at what they say these half tons can tow. We bought an 06 Nissan Titan, big tow and 4wd, and got rid of it last week. It had lots of power and was like driving a sports car in a lot of ways. The seats and driving position were wierd and we could not get used to the long dash and large blind spot from the large front roof posts. We have a 8700lbs travel trailer and the salesman said it could tow it no problem. I never did try towing it because the max on the trailer hitch said 1000lbs tounge wt and our trailer tounge wt is 1170. I hitched it up and it sunk it to the axle. I would have to get extra springs or air bags installed. Also, I heard of the rear ends going out because of towing the max wieght. I did tow our three horse trailer with horses and it did a good job! I think that was about 7300 lbs with a tounge wt of 700lbs. I just did not feel comfortable towing more than that though. Also, we are 5 miles back on a dirt road and the titan frame was sqeeking alot. Now I am looking at getting a 07 chevy, new body style, 2500HD, with the duramax and allison trans. I am stuck on wheather to get 4 wheel drive or the 2 wheel drive with the locking differencial.

When I got my 05 Duramax / Allison, the Duramax pkg. included a locking diff. So you only need to decide if you need 4WD. I didn't look you up on a map so don't know if you get any snow or not. Do you have muddy conditions that would warrant 4WD. In my part of the country I'd say 80% of truck sold are 4WD. Those that have 2WD mostly use them when we're not in the winter season.

 

[wkpoor]

After all this debate I say just look at the wimpy little tiny rear end under those Jap trucks. I've been wanting for a long time to pull into a Toyota dealership with my Chevy 3500 express van while towing my 7500lb. JD 5400 on my 2500lb. trailer and say hey, lets hook this thing to one of those fancy little pickem up trucks and just see if the commercial is all hipe or not. Garantee the 1500lb + hitch load with bring it to its knees and probably about bring the front end off the ground. What a joke those trucks are!!!

 

[Jaybr]

After all this debate I say just look at the wimpy little tiny rear end under those Jap trucks. I've been wanting for a long time to pull into a Toyota dealership with my Chevy 3500 express van while towing my 7500lb. JD 5400 on my 2500lb. trailer and say hey, lets hook this thing to one of those fancy little pickem up trucks and just see if the commercial is all hipe or not. Garantee the 1500lb + hitch load with bring it to its knees and probably about bring the front end off the ground. What a joke those trucks are!!!

Brilliant!! A 1 ton will out haul a 1/2 ton

 

[familyman]

Stu,
This is NOT a recommendation, but I towed my tractor (in TLB guise) at around 4,800lbs., on a 16' (rented, don't know what it weighed) trailer several times with my '03 V6 automatic Tundra. Not easily, not happily, and a bit on the warm side on the temp gauge. It strugggled, I was nervous, stopping had to be planned in advance; the arrangement was dangerous.
I now drive a Dodge 2500 4x4 with a Cummins and couldn't be happier. Ballet dancers should not play football.

 

[wkpoor]

Brilliant!! A 1 ton will out haul a 1/2 ton

You didn't get what I was trying to say. Toyota advertizes that 1/2 ton can tow 10,000lbs. I say bullcrap. Maybe it can but not a real load unlike the boats you always see attached that probably have all of 250lbs. tonque load. Never yet seen an add with a skid steer on the back. And if you really worked them day in day out the drive train just ain't that much to take it. Heck my 69 Impala had a larger rear end than those Jap trucks.

 

[Jaybr]

Those rear ends may look small, but how many Toyota rear ends have you seen fail? I've owned a Tundra and several small Toyota trucks, worked them all hard but within their limits and never had a rear end problem. I've known a lot of people that owned Toyota's and was active on several Toyota forums and only ever seen 1 rear end failure. That failure was a couple months ago, belongs to one of my 18 year old sons friends who's driven the truck all through high school, spent tons of time offroad, running 35" tires, and beat the truck to death.

Nissan Titan's on the other hand use a Dana axle (based on the 44) and have had some failures. Mine started leaking at 63k and the dealer replaced the whole axle. The Dana in the Nissan is the same size as most 1/2 ton trucks.

This thread was about advertised tow ratings, not my chevy is better than a jap truck.

Bottom line is this, most of the Japanese auto makers are doing fine, growing and turning profits, GM and Ford are on the verge of bankruptcy and Diamler just sold off Chrysler for a huge loss.

BTW: I towed a Takeuchi with my Jap truck with no problems.