size ratings and tow ratings for Tundra & T100 [Archive]

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jamarquardt22

11-06-2005, 08:03 AM

CMB1998

11-06-2005, 05:00 PM

Ive got a friend who is looking for a fullsize for work. He needs somthing thats a 3/4ton truck. Do the tundras measure up. I dont think the T100 will. but i wanted to know. how much can you tow w/a tundra and do they have any weak spots. I know some of the 2000's had trany problems. anything else?

On a side note. He wants to plow snow. anyone do that and where did you get your plow installed. He says the shop wont put one on a Tundra. I say BS

Andy

Your questions is faily useless unless you specifiy what you mean by "measure up"? Other trucks will tow more, have a higher payload, or may be cheaper. Personally what was important to me was to have a truck with 4 real doors, would be able to pull a 5500 lb boat, and get decent MPG. The D-Cab tundra does all three. Its has classleading MPG, the best resale of any of the trucks in its class, and the lowest cost of ownership.

I am not going to argue withone about who makes the best truck, for me the tundra does what I want. Might be different for someone else.

Later,

Chris

jamarquardt22

11-06-2005, 05:04 PM

basicly what i want to know is it a 3/4 ton truck or not. dose anyone plow snow w/theirs

Bamataco1

11-06-2005, 05:19 PM

A Tundra is basically a half ton truck. Although it is actually rated to carry 3/4s of a ton.It is in a class with what is typically described as 1/2 ton trucks like the Ford 150, Nissan Titan, and others. If your friend wants a 3/4 ton he will need to get either a Ford ,Chevy or Dodge.

CMB1998

11-06-2005, 06:12 PM

basicly what i want to know is it a 3/4 ton truck or not. dose anyone plow snow w/theirs

Answered below. I have seen several tundras plowing snow in Centeral Washington. I have seen one here in Anchorage. Of course I have also seen 4cyl datson's and old beaters used as plow rigs. It really doesn't require that much.

Chris

shovelracer

11-06-2005, 11:30 PM

Alright a ton rating is usually what one wheel takes. A 1 ton usually has a payload of 2ton. I have a 3/4 ton F250 Superduty for my lanscape business. It holds 1.5 ton. But I have a friend with a Tundra. I'll tell you they aren't even close. His is nice, smaller, and works for towing his boat and going to the dump. He deffinitely can't go haul a 12k pound trailer up a mountain. Plus it's IFS so the 800lb plow isn't a good idea, nor is the frame meant for it. The Superduty on the other hand plows 30+ driveways a storm, hauls a 7000 lb trailer all summer, and can rip a building off the foundation. The frame is the same as the larger trucks, so strength isn't the issue. The issue is that it's a F.O.R.D. If it really is a work truck, employees will destroy it's looks before it's payed off. I guess it depends on what it's used for. Oh yeah it costs $80-100 to fill the tank. That'll get me about 270 miles. Hope this helps your decision

trd2001

11-07-2005, 05:27 PM

Ive got a friend who is looking for a fullsize for work. He needs somthing thats a 3/4ton truck. Do the tundras measure up. I dont think the T100 will. but i wanted to know. how much can you tow w/a tundra and do they have any weak spots. I know some of the 2000's had trany problems. anything else?

On a side note. He wants to plow snow. anyone do that and where did you get your plow installed. He says the shop wont put one on a Tundra. I say BS

Andy

I had an 04 Tundra DC. I traded it since i was never happy with it. I had the Tow hitch crack, and a second one bend. The dealer said it has never happened, but i had it happen twice. I was towing a travel trailer that weighs 4500 lbs, with a toungue weight of 400 lbs.

My truck never impressed me to much. I really wanted an extended cab, but got a killer deal on my 4 door. My tundra did not have VVT-I which my 4runner has and it makes a big difference. I thing a Ford Chevy or Dodge will be what he needs. I drove my Uncles F250 Diesel, and i was impressed. if i ever need a truck that big, I will get a Ford or a Chevy.

shovelracer

11-07-2005, 10:14 PM

I don't know what the tongue rating is on the Tundra but 400 seems like a lot. That was probably the reason, not the 4500. Aren't they making it a true full size in a year or two?

jamarquardt22

11-09-2005, 04:42 PM

Thanks guys, thats about what a Tundra owner I work with told me. Maybe ill sugest he look at a titan

trd2001

11-09-2005, 09:50 PM

according to the owners manual, with a weight dist hiths you can put over 1000 on the hitch. Normally you want 10% of the trailer weight on the toungue

TeeWunHun

12-06-2005, 05:46 PM

trd2001

12-06-2005, 05:54 PM

...
I think I remember reading in my '95 T100 (3.4/auto/2wd x-cab) & '03 Tundra (3.4/auto/2wd x-cab) manuals that the T100 could carry (or tow or whatever) around 1100 lbs & the Tundra could carry around 1400 lbs

I had 14 90 lbs of cement in my Tundra once, It was ridding on the bump stops. it looked funny

TeeWunHun

12-06-2005, 06:12 PM

I had 14 90 lbs of cement in my Trundra once, It was ridding on the bump stops. its looked funny
lol. I think I had 15 80lb bags in mine. you can definitely notice that kind of weight in the back when your driving, especially when stopping :)

trd2001

12-06-2005, 06:15 PM

Yup, luckly Home Chepo is close by. I sold the truck after that.

Murderman

12-06-2005, 07:17 PM

<flame suit on>

The Tundra in its current form does not come close to a "3/4 or 1-ton diesel-powered domestic tuck" in terms of towing [or I would suspect plowing].

What would make me submit such a drastic statement? Well, maybe that I have owned, and daily drive an '02 Tundra, and have pulled the Heep [6500#+ gross trailer] with it on numerous ocassions for a few hundred miles at a time across the relatively flatlands of Tx, and have also done the same thing with a friend's somewhat older CTD.

My rig has 4.30's, rear AAL, rear R9000's, poly front swaybar bushings, and Kings....all bandaids.

<flame suit off>