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Blue2500CC Enthusiast

Blue2500CC

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Is the GM Fullsize Truck in jeopardy? Can they compete with this?

 

th_CrazyTowing.jpg

 

Sorry for the poor cell picture, and missing part of the tow vehicle!

 

Would you have called the police due to the UNSAFE situation? I didn't, but keep wondering if I should have!

 

Chris

GPGuy Senior Enthusiast

GPGuy

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Only thing worse would have been if they had tried to tow it with a Tundra. :)

2500HDRob Enthusiast

2500HDRob

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Only thing worse would have been if they had tried to tow it with a Tundra. :)

 

 

Hey now, it's 'best in it's class'

 

so much so the 11's had to have a tsb issued regarding certain models being off by 1,000lbs tow capacity i.e yoter inflated numbers :banghead:

Lahey99 Enthusiast

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you know whats really funny...i seen a Cadillac with a 5th mounted in the back....towing a 5th wheel camper. honest truth. i seen it in action as well....the picture is on my old phone i am moving next week if i come across it i will post. i almost got in an accident turning round to take a pic.

ATMINF Enthusiast

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So what are the real Tundra's tow rating? I have always told people that I thought alot of the 1/2ton trucks(all of them) max tow ratings were on the high side, and the 3/4ton trucks were more on the safe side.

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So what are the real Tundra's tow rating? I have always told people that I thought alot of the 1/2ton trucks(all of them) max tow ratings were on the high side, and the 3/4ton trucks were more on the safe side.

 

I traded in an 09 Tundra, 4x4 with the 5.7 motor, it had a 10,300 max tow rating.The truck was a mistake from the get go, as it fell apart, but the article the linked on the tundra forums was that some models were overstated by 250-500lbs and one model lost 1,000lbs from the number that was initially stated, essentially yoter was fluffing their numbers.

I would hope no one would put 10,000lbs behind a half ton, especially a toyota.

GPGuy Senior Enthusiast

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well someones gotta go it though, has to be least one idiot

There's plenty of those in the world. :)

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