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My friend says they are only 1/2 ton. I find that difficult to believe. whelennut
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I'd say its a 1/2 +P.
3/4 an 1 ton trucks are just heavier all the way around.
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According to specs payload is 2,080 lbs. GVWR is 7,000 lbs. Towing capacity is 10,500 lbs.
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger! There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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It's a 1/2 ton. Maybe a beefy 1/2 ton but a 1/2 ton nonetheless. How many lugs are on the wheels?
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It's a 1/2 ton. Maybe a beefy 1/2 ton but a 1/2 ton nonetheless. How many lugs are on the wheels? 5
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I have owned two Tundras an 02 and an 06. They were both equal to a half ton but surely not in the the three quarter range. Am I remembering correctly that they had six lug wheels?
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My Tacoma has 6 lugs, as do almost all 1/2 tons today. Doesn't mean anything. The 06 and older trucks were light duty 1/2 tons. Starting in 07 they are a much heavier duty truck. It just depends on which engine, transmission and gears you buy.
There are a lot of trucks sold as 1/2 ton's that can be equipped to tow more than many others sold as 3/4 ton trucks. The new Tundra's, if equipped right, falls into that category.
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It's a 1/2 ton truck made to compete with the chevy 1500, ford F150, and ram 1500. Toyota doesn't make a 3/4 ton or 1 ton model, they decided to not compete in that market.
The big three's heavy duty pickups (3/4 ton and 1 tons) have certain attributes that the 1/2 tons don't have like heavier frames, bigger brakes, heavier suspensions, full floating axles, heavier transmissions, etc. It's not really about engine horsepower since often a 1/2 ton will have more horsepower than the more commercially oriented 3/4 or 1 tons.
The toyota tundra is a great pickup, the best 1/2 ton made in my opinion, but it's still a 1/2 ton and not built to be used like a 3/4 or 1 ton.
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^this. 3/4 and 1 tons are about more than HP and bumper pull tow ratings. That being said, some of today's 1/2 tons can haul more weight and tow more than the 3/4 tons of 10-15 years ago.
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We bought a pickup in '12. We did a lot of looking and thought long and hard about a Tundra longbed but finally declined strictly because they don't make a 3/4 and we needed more weight capacity. The Tundra could tow almost as much as most 3/4's, but the springs, bearings, etc. aren't up to as much weight in the bed.
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and brakes and master cylinder and axles and sometimes cooling system and tranny coolers....
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Check out the brakes on the Tundra... On the other components (suspension, etc.) they are not up to 3/4 or 1 ton standards, but on brakes I'd put 'em up against any 3/4 or 1 ton.
This is not from reading mags, etc. I currently have a F350, traded an '08 Tundra on it - went from a travel trailer to a 5th wheel. I did pull the travel trailer a few times with the F350 - was an improvement over the Tundra - but not night and day.
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