I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra Access Cab V8. Came with a tow package on it. I am wondering what a reasonable weight to tow is? I have a 1988 Layton (Skyline) Funtime trailer that weights over 6,000lbs loaded. Has anyone towed anything this heavy on a regular basis? If so, what did you have to do to make the towing experinace a good one with this kind of weight? I have a Tekonsha P3 I just installed. That is all I have done so far. No air bags for shocks, etc has been done. Thanks for any help.
I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra Access Cab V8. Came with a tow package on it. I am wondering what a reasonable weight to tow is? I have a 1988 Layton (Skyline) Funtime trailer that weights over 6,000lbs loaded. Has anyone towed anything this heavy on a regular basis? If so, what did you have to do to make the towing experinace a good one with this kind of weight? I have a Tekonsha P3 I just installed. That is all I have done so far. No air bags for shocks, etc has been done. Thanks for any help.
I had an 02 A-C as well. It towed my 6200lb (dry) 5er okay, but it was a little much for it.
Is the 6000lbs fully loaded w/ water & everything?
Oh, i had an extra leaf spring added to mine & it helped. Airbags would be a good choice though. I also had an intake, & 3" exhaust & 50 series flowmaster on it.
It will do it okay for you and you have the best brake controller on the market. Just be sure to follow the maintenance requirements to a tee. And change the tranny fluid about every other oil change.
Have you actually weighed this? empty and loaded and scaled it to see how much weight is on each axle? What is the tounge weight?
I take it you do have a WDH ?
Air bags are good addition as well.
I would believe you are pushing the envelope with that unit
I have a 2001 4x4 and our 26 foot Outback TT (weighed at the scales trimmed out for camping) comes in at 5,600 lbs. Our longest trip to date was to Yellowstone this past June. Just about 900 'towing' miles each way. ZERO problems. Since our return, we have also done two coastal camping trips. The first was about 120 miles each way and the most recent was up to the Redwoods above Eureka, about 200 miles each way. Last year we did two trips to Oregon and some more coastal trips. The year before that, we towed down to southern CA and back, this included towing over the infamous section on I-5 known as the "Grapevine". We also do an annual trip to Mt. Lassen every October, another 200 miles or so each way. I try not to let the Outback get dusty from lack of use.
I have JBA headers and the Unichip pnp module. I use a Drawtite hitch with with Reese (same company) 1,000 lb WD bar and their HP Dual anti-sway setup. I also have a Prodigy brake controller and larger tranny cooler with A-pillar mounted temp gauge with the sending unit in the tranny pan. The tranny temp normally runs about 165-180 while towing during the summer months. I usually tow between 55 and 60 mph. On the steep grades I watch the tach, not so much the speedo. I find running at or slighly below 4,000 rpm works quite well. The hottest I saw it run on the trip to Yellowstone was 215 degrees, but that was climbing a pretty good grade and the temp dropped rapidly on the downhill side. I'm also running Amsoil synthetic in the tranny. I now have 110,000 miles on my Tundra. All's good!
Like rambrush suggested, get it weighed (axles and tongue) so you know exactly how much you are towing vs a guesstimate. Personally, I would not go much above what I tow now with my truck. Don't carry water in your trailers holding tanks unless you must, water weight adds up fast!
Happy camping!
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2002 Tundra - Towing capacity question.
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