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Originally Posted by pete280
I know there are a ton of towing posts so please forgive me....
I have a 24.5 ft bayliner cruiser, 5,600 lbs dry, add trailer (dual axle, surge brakes) fuel, gear etc and its probably about 7 to 7,200 lbs. I just sold my Chevy crew cab duramax diesel, 13,000 lb tow capacity that pulled the boat like it wasnt even there.
I'm looking at a Tundra or Sequoia, 02 to 05, i really want the seq for various reasons.
I only tow the boat to nearby lake 20 mins away on summer weekends and to the river 1 hr away 2 or 3 times a year. If i get the sequoia i plan on finding one with tow package for the oil cooler, adding air bag rear susp. tranny temp gauge, equalizer hitch.
Realising i'm above the reccomended tow capacity, it sounds like the Sequoia can handle it from what i've read, and my relatively short trips, does anyone have any advice or further reccomendations?
Thanks!
Pete
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No way.........I had an '01 Sequoia and currently have an 06 Tundra DoubleCab 4WD, both of which I've pulled my 25 ft travel trailer (4500 lbs) with. That boat/trailer is real long-ish for the Sequoia's relatively short wheelbase, I think, though you might be OK on short distances you listed.
But, the kicker here is the weight. You're WAY overweight on that rig........I think you're a lot closer to 8,000 lbs than 7,000 , and I honestly don't think there's a whole lot of "margin" built into the 1st Gen trucks.......