Towing

Can I tow a 28ft long,travel trailer 6300 lbs with my tundra 2016 crewmax? I have a 5.7 lit and just installed rear aairbag.Thank you

 

Drats. In a world where people look at life in either black or white people like You and I let them know there are many different shades of gray as well as a complete rainbow of colors.

Yeah Raymundo, things aren't as simple as a yes or no. BTW, did your truck come with the towing package?

 

Yes It has towing package and I just want to know if is safe for my truck to tow. And it's my wife,me and my 2 young daughters. I also never do dry camp therfore I don't fill my fresh tanks at all ,all my tanks are empty.

 

This a few of @Mattedfred questions need answered. If there is a scale near you weigh your truck as it will be loaded for your trip. Full fuel too. Subtract that weight from the GVWR shown on the door jam sticker. Subtract an additional 100 pounds from number and you will have maximum tongue weight your Tundra can carry. Example: GVWR is 7,200#. The scale reads 6,400 fully loaded. This gives you 800 pounds of additional cargo. Subtract 100 for the weight distribution hitch if it wasn't installed already for the scale weigh and this leaves you 700 pounds for tongue weight. If and that's the key word, if you can load your trailer to achieve the magical 10% tongue weight you will just barely be able to pull a 7,000# trailer. Problem is many trailers are built nose heavy and care must be taken to get some weight moved to the rear.
Is the noted length of the trailer for the living space or total length from hitch to bumper? It it's living space you may not like how it handles especially if you are close to the 10% tongue weight.

 

Can you pull the load? Yes. Can you do it safely? Depends on a whole bunch of variables. Larger trailers act like sails & the wind might whip you around. Are you going to haul it up into the mountains? In what weather conditions? On what type of road surfaces? How fast are you planning on driving? Do you have a transmission cooler? Does the trailer have trailer brakes? Go look around at various camp grounds and see what set ups other people are using. I rarely see a 1/2 ton truck towing a large trailer. Bigger truck means more control.

 

Thank you very much this helps and yes my trailer says it's 6250 lbs and I do have a transmission cooler.

 

I'll echo what the others have said.

You need to determine your payload. You need to have a weight distribution hitch. You need to configure your brake controller correctly.

You need to be careful and do your research and practice somewhere safe before you hit the road.

 

Is 6250 is your dry weight or GVWR?

 

Thank you