Topic: towing with a tundra

[BCB]

does anybody tow with a toyota tundra and if so do you do very well.  im thinking to  pull a 94 xtra cab sas.  do you guys think that it can do it. 

[BigMike]

Well if your Tundra is the V8 then I oughtta       BigMike --> <-- BCB

Marlin owns a Tundra V8, I think its a 2000 model, and man, we constantly load it down so that the rear suspension is resting on its bump stops.

The biggest load we've ever taken was towing our Flatbed trailer with Marlin's Truck (which is very heavy), 2 22RE engines, 1 2F Landcruiser engine, a bunch of trannys, and I think 48 transfercases in the bed of the truck with a camper shell. We fit every t/case we could in the back, and then had to put the rest on whatever space was left on the trailer PLUS we put some on top of Marlin's camping gear in the bed of his Truck that was on the trailer. So you could imagine we were loaded wwaayy down, and the total combined gross weight of the Tundra + Trailer was just over 14,000 lbs. No joke. Marlin will verify this.

And we carried this load up into Denver, then up into Salt lake city. On the way into Denver, there was a very very steep grade and we had to use 1st gear floored doing about 30 mph, it was crazy. Temp didnt budge, drove just fine. Then on the way up through a small section of Wyoming, the road was completly iced over and we were going up a small grade at about 50 MPH, and if Marlin applied power, the rear tires would actually spin out and the vehicle would yaw sideways. So we had to engage 4WD to keep control when applying power. So thats a great engine. It's peak torque is below 2000rpm which is pretty cool

And I should mention that we have close to 150k on it now. So that's almost 40k miles a year avg for our Tundra and it still feels brand new. The oil pressure is still in the same spot on the gauge as it was from the factory. Great, great truck.

BigMike

[BCB [OP]]

hey man looks like i struck a nerve,  i never said anything bad about the tundra and never would say anything bad about toyota ill bet well not bet but we have a bunch of toyotas in the family maybe as many as yours.  and i own two myself.  but thats cool thanks for the info looks like i will be towing the truck to moab with the tundra.  think i will be able to do 60 with 5000#s towing another couple hundred in the bed.  what kinda gas mileage do ya think.  and i love my tundra to.  balls to the walls intake throttle body exaust.  there defianantley peppy trucks. mines a 2001 70000 miles on it just got two months ago already put four thosands miles on it

[BigMike]

Sweet I'll have to check on the mpg that we got, I dont remember

[iNfErNaL]

I have a couple of friends that tow with Tundras and they do just fine...I use a 2003 F-150(1/2 ton also) for my tow rig/daily driver,and it tows my trailer with my Jeep on top,all my camping gear,and my son's quad..

[reklund5]

If you're going to be using it to haul another vehicle very often you may want to look into some airbags for the rear suspension.  Also, Mike, the MC vehicle NEEDS airbags with that kind of load in the bed!! 

If more power  is the goal, I can attest that the TRD supercharger for the V8 kicks ass.  Roasts tires all the way thru 2nd if you brake torque it enough...not that I've ever done that...

Ryan

[BigMike]

not that I've ever done that...

 



 

[FIREBALL]

Hey Mike, does your mom know about the 1st gear floored @ 30mph thing? Boy, she's going to have him by the kiwi's.