I have an 08 Tundra DC 5.7L
Prodigy Brake Contoller
Reese Dual Cam Pro WD Hitch
Wildwood 30BHSS
approx 800lb tongue weight, approx 8500lb loaded gross
Fredericton NB Canada to Key West FL with zero troubles. Photo was taken in Orlando
9 - 10 mpg @ 60-65mph
Thinking about a newer fifth wheel, but someone would have to convince me it would haul better. I really like the Dual Cam sway control. It's a little noisy in tight corners, but works
very well on the highway.
Last edited by zdogster; 04-29-2009 at 06:16 AM.
Reason: added mpg...
Your friends at rv.net would be pissed to know that toyota not only has a truck that can pull 10000lbs but they also have an suv with the same amazing strength. I had to trade my 07 tundra dc for a sequoia limited cause I needed the extra space but BOTH trucks pulled my outback 32bhds (same TT as 1jeep) like a champ. On the way to Daytona bike week,I had my setup rumbling down the road at 75mph. Burned a little more fuel than when I ride at 65 but was just as stable as ever.
I hate RV.net, bunch of idiots over there if you ask me. I like Outbackers.com but there are a few over there that hate the fact that it's a Toyota and not big 3. There is one Dodge guy in particular that hates Toyota and bashes it constantly, I can't wait until they are Fiat and Brazilian owned so I can ridicule him. But yeah, I get tired of hearing that I need a 1ton dually for my trailer when the Tundra pulls it just fine. I do love the nasty looks I get in state parks when I pull in with such a big trailer, used to get the same ones with my Tacoma and the 27ft trailer I pulled with it.
Had my outback for 2 years and never heard of outbackers.com till I read your thread. Spent a good while reading a lot of posts over there and while I did see some helpful and interesting info, I just cant deal with all the 1/2 ton bashing they have going on over there. Couple of guys came down pretty hard on you when you tried to defend the Tundra. I think I'm gonna just stick with tundrasolutions. I like it here.
Had my outback for 2 years and never heard of outbackers.com till I read your thread. Spent a good while reading a lot of posts over there and while I did see some helpful and interesting info, I just cant deal with all the 1/2 ton bashing they have going on over there. Couple of guys came down pretty hard on you when you tried to defend the Tundra. I think I'm gonna just stick with tundrasolutions. I like it here.
The sad part is that one of the big Dodge fans was one of the guys who came down hard but his only professional skill is doing what we are doing for fun--towing trailers with a non-commercial truck. The guy has been out of work for months because he can't do anything else. And even then he brags about breaking DOT rules and sleeping in his back seat since he can't sleep in the campers he's towing. Sad life to lead, no real cab to sleep in, stuck in a Dodge towing camping trailers everywhere and never seeing your family and only getting paid a little. The biggest thing that pissed me off was when he started a thread and said that only successful business owners use Dodge.
You have to be a very successful business owner if you want a Dodge, because your repair bills will sink you otherwise.
I tow my 34 foot 5th wheel with my Tundra that I used to pull with my 3/4 ton Dodge and I have to say in every respect it has been an improvement switching to this truck.
You have to be a very successful business owner if you want a Dodge, because your repair bills will sink you otherwise.
I tow my 34 foot 5th wheel with my Tundra that I used to pull with my 3/4 ton Dodge and I have to say in every respect it has been an improvement switching to this truck.
Looks like you have a few comments on there now. All but one are bashing you already; what a bunch of fools.
One guy who owns a "superior american truck" (haha) Ford excursion with the v-10 wants to know of other alternatives. Must not be happy with the furd huh?
It's amazing to me they bash it coming from an HD ex-dodge owner.
I registered as tundra4me over there. How long does it take for the email to come over for activation?
Well, other than the snide Japanese comment, they are right. You are way overloaded. Obviously you've made up your mind that that is ok, so I won't try to change it. For folks looking to get a new 5er, this is not anywhere near being within the manufacturer recommended limits. Can the Tundra pull it? Heck yeah. The drivetrain is better than all the HD trucks except the diesel's and maybe the V-10's. But this is not an HD truck. Try as we might to make it one.
I agree with tom, a lot of 5ers put too much pin weight on a 1/2 ton truck. Even with my outback i feel i am at the tundras limits, it doesnt complain though.
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Wow, I just signed in to rv.net it is too bad there are people that make comments like this, "Just another toyota owner bashing superior American trucks to pump up his jap truck purchase... "
Anyways, yes that site feels everyone must have a 1 ton and bigger duallie diesel or not go RV'ing at all. Funniest thing is then they complain about the lack of fuel economy they get around town and the cost of tires... don't get me started on chips and other performance mods...
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I have a theory of all the Tundra haters over at Rv.net, and this is a theory, so feel free to argue my point.
Many RVer's are of older age from what I have seen- mostly retired, semi-retired in their 50-60's. This is of course, a generalization. I'm 34, but from what I have seen, I don't fit the RVer norm, yet.
Think of what the second World War did to shape the opinions of the buying habits here. Heck, my aunt at one time, couldnt walk her wiener dog (German) down the street in Indiana years ago without getting negative comments from folks about the dog's German breed line ( I believe they where German bred for fox hunting and their long bodies gave them the ability to squander into foxholes and breathe smaller amounts of O2).
Also, the Japs attack the U.S. in 1941 and aside from their notoriously insane fighting tactics back then, many Americans had, and still have a distain for the Japanese for the real threat they posed to us.
Enter the Toyota Tundra.
Many older Americans see Japanese and German cars and their owners as crazy for even considering buying one, simply because these countries wanted to wipe our country clean off the map. Think of it this way. Fast forward 50 years and imagine a middle-eastern car company doing really well in the U.S. Would you be a little upset if you saw someone driving one of their trucks along side yours? Hard to imagine right? But this is what happened in regards to Toyota, BMW, Audi, VW, etc..
The folks at Rv.net have a deeper reason to bash the Tundra I think, if my age/generation theory holds true. In this case, I can't blame them on some level. I may be wrong all the way around though. And since I was born in 1975, its hard for me to relate to that feeling.
Wow. Perhaps, they towed with the Mighty Tundra and realized it's only a 1/2 ton truck with a 3/4 ton aspirations. If you have to install airbags, WDH (sissy sticks), travel with empty tanks, not pack half your gear, have Tom Hole calculator every piece of equipment, and still worry if your overloaded; maybe, just maybe, you should consider a bigger truck. I highly recommend the Chev. 2500 HD with a 6.6 Duramax it will pull the Tundra with your trailer attached right off the showroom floor. (now to be fair the Duramax was orginally manufractured by Isuzu). Sorry guys, the truth hurts! I'm going back to the RV Net.
Harper, you may be right. Born about 10 years before you so I can remember anti-German sentiment even into the '70's. I'm German by birth, so I caught some of that.
I also think it's the fear that "we're not the biggest" any more, which reality (and population, and slowly, economy, and eventually, military) is making us not.
I bought a truck that I thought would tow my trailer. I had to get rid of my Dodge. I read a lot about this Tundra, examined and measured it's rear axle, frame, springs; did my own figuring as to where the ratings came from, and decided that as long as I could stay within 20% of the rating, and I'm towing 5,000 miles or less a year (and driving this truck as a commuter vehicle in excess of 20,000 miles) I would be OK.
So far so good.
Tomhole, I respect your opinion, but I would still contend that there is a difference between being "overloaded" which, technically I am, and being "way overloaded".
Even this is only unless I go and pay to have a different weight sticker put in my truck, based upon the modifications made to it, and then I'm somehow magically no longer overloaded.
I'll post some pics here and over on RV.NET next week after my upcoming camping trip, and see what that brings out of the woodwork.
Cheers all.
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Radiant Red 2007 Double Cab Limited w/Graphite Leather Interior
Factory Nav, Sonar, and 10 spkr 440W JBL stereo with Sirius (sweet) Cold Weather Pkg and Block Heater. Brushed SS Stepboards,
Tires: BFG All Terrain T/A KO LT265 65 R 18, Diamondback Tonneau Cover.
Curt Front Receiver, custom 8" extension, & Warn 8000lb winch back/front mountable,
Tekonsha Prodigy Brake Controller DSP 16,000 lb 5th wheel hitch Firestone Ride Rite 2445 Air Bags
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