Tundras

["Dianne Martin" <dmartin@tcmail.frco.com>]

Hi,

I just bought a Toyota Tundra. They are rated to tow 7,200lbs. Yes it is an
automatic, which I don't like for lots of towing, but I don't tow that much now.
It also has a bed payload of 1,900+lbs. Not bad for a small full size truck. The
GMCs and Dodges I was looking at towed 7,200lbs with the towing package (manual
or automatic -but they were the base level truck). I didn't check out the
payload on them, since I don't usually haul more than 1/2 ton in the bed anyway.
Any more capacity is gravy for me.  

What I tow is a 2 horse modified stock trailer. It weighs 2,300 lbs and my Arab
is only 850lbs and my new Saddlebred will fatten up to about 1,400 lbs, so I'm
still way under (4550lbs). But then, I'm used to towing the trailer with the
Arab in it in a 91 GMC Jimmy with a 4.3liter V6 with towing package. It could
only tow 5,000lbs, so I'm making a big step up! :-)

BTW: The GMCs around here (central Texas) cost the same as the Tundra and didn't
offer me anything more for towing. I'm small so the smaller body size of the
Toyota was a plus. 

One day, a diesel dually will be bought. So will the gooseneck 3 horse slant
with living quarters, but not today! :)

Good luck in the truck search.
Dianne


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