Waiting 500 miles before towing?

What do you guys think about towing with a new tundra? I'm not talking a heavy load, about 1700lbs. I have been searching for a new tundra and just so happens I found one back in PA where my family lives. I'm heading up there this weekend with my utility trailer to deliver some things to my aunt. So if I get the truck I would be hauling back just the trailer itself with an empty weight of 1700lbs for 400 miles, first 100 will be up over the mountains. Thoughts?

 

the manual does say not to tow for the first 500 miles. here are a couple of general threads that i found with various comments about a break in period:
http://forums.motortrend.com/70/9056375/the-general-forum/break-in-period-for-a-new-truck/index.html
http://www.thehulltruth.com/trucks-trailers/327470-towing-boat-brand-new-truck-break.html

if it was me, i would wait for 500 miles, but maybe if you take it really easy it will be ok?

maybe @LOTSOFTOYS could give us an insight.

 

I figured as much, I was just looking at the fact I towed right away when I bought my 14' silverado and havent had an issue. Wasn't sure if the tundra rear end would have an issue. To be honest Even if I bought one at home I don't know if I could go 500 miles before towing. I own my buisness and pull a trailer everyday.

 

I bought an F150 once and just took it for a couple of drives to break in because I wanted to fish that next weekend. I would not tow before 500 miles but you could if air temps are low, kept speed down, and made several stops to let gears cool.

 

Look at it this way; possibly nothing goes wrong and you're golden, but if you do cause yourself a problem down the road, will you feel like the risk was a good idea? Just another worthless.02

 

So many what-if's to proper break-in, heck my father bought a 1988 corolla new and it spent its first 7000 miles on the highway traveling back and forth from PA to VA and don't get an oil change until 7500. Sounds crazy and goes against everything break in calls for but that car went 335,000 miles for him without any issue, best car he has ever owned reliability wise.

I have to take a washer/dryer set and a Tacoma bed cap up there, I think I will try to make it fit in my truck bed and leave the trailer at home. The deal on this truck is good and I don't want to pass up. Make it work out so I wont have to bring a trailer home, she can have 400 easy miles first.