Looking at used. Any concerns besides the frame, timing belt, and lower ball joints?

I've been looking to buy a truck to haul our camper and I am leaning toward a 1st or 2nd gen tundra. I've read about the frame, timing belt, and lower ball joints issues, but I came across this one and it looks like all that is covered. Should I be looking for other things, etc.?

 

The link is bad.

 

Being its in Ohio, I would def ask for pictures of the underside of the truck before doing anything.
fwiw My husband has an 03 Tundra RCLB with 310k miles on it and has never had to deal with anything but regular maintenance. We live in Maine and he washes it weekly on the winter and applies woolwax every other year. It looks showroom new still.

 

I just checked and it works.

 

It works.

I'd be leery as fuck of the frame. If you didn't already, read: https://www.tundras.com/threads/so-you-wanna-buy-just-bought-a-1st-gen-tundra-eh.115928/

That price is only fair if...

• Frame is solid, which I doubt, but it's been replaced so who knows...
• 4WD is functional, i.e. when you press 4HI the light goes green within 2-3 seconds
• Timing belt has been changed within the last 50k miles or 5-7 years (they say it's been replaced)
• Lower ball joints have been replaced within the last 20k miles with (specifically) OEM units, if aftermarket was used, they need to be replaced with OEM units and fresh bolts (I see they say they've been replaced)

 

Tell us more about the camper you’re trying to pull. Capacity and ability between 1st and 2nd gen vary greatly.

 

Sure. Thanks for asking.
2006 coachman velocity model 27bh
4600lb dry weight
I don't know the tongue weight.

 

Ok, either have ratings enough to pull that size of trailer. The 2nd gen will be a more comfortable tow. Bigger truck, bigger brakes, bigger engine, more gears. That being said, the FGT is still able to tow it, I’ve towed larger with mine.

 

Yep, the 1st gen is up to it, but won't love it. If you're looking for a better tow vehicle, 2nd gen hands down. If you just love the 1st gens and that's what you want and you're wondering whether it'll tow your trailer: yes.

I have a 17', ~3,000lb trailer, and personally I wouldn't want to tow anything bigger or heavier. I think it's a good match. But the 1st gen with a V8 is rated for 7,000lb. Still, unless it's just a weekend haul, on mostly flat ground, I wouldn't feel comfortable with more than a 5,000lb trailer. But I live in the mountains and regularly tow my trailer 200+ miles, mountain passes, roads with 80mph speed limit. Not that I'm going that fast, but the faster everyone else is going, the less safe it is to be driving 65mph, pulling a trailer at your truck's max capacity, which means you don't have the get-up-&-go power if you need it. Nothing really left in reserve.

I pulled this same trailer with my 98 V6 Tacoma for years, and that's the situation I was in. Very little margin for error when it came to fast braking or needing to quickly accelerate, and there were one or two times I was in 2nd gear, 30mph up a steep pass in a 70mph zone, single lane highway. Not ideal. That truck was rated for 5,000, I was pulling 3,000, and I felt very maxed out.

 

Hey everyone, thanks for all the good advice and help.
It's really going to help me decide what truck I'm going to get.

 

If I go with a 2ndGen, what engine size should I be looking at?

 

The big one. 5.7 baby

 

A whole liter more, and from what I hear, identical gas mileage. Which is sort of annoying.