Winter Adventure- going to Michigan for a 34

[m.hony]

You may get as good as 12-12.5 with no winds.
My 2 axle 30' weighs about the same as that 34' and fuel economy ranges between 10 and 12.5 depending on wind.
Glad you got that beautiful long trailer home safe.

[dkrug]

Good to hear you made it home safely! The weather was a bit dicey for towing here in Michigan.

[TouringDan]

I weighed the 34' and Tundra before I took it to storage. I did not get empty weights, just loaded weights as I towed it. I wanted to see how much margin I had, if any, between the loaded axle weights and the axle ratings. I was traveling pretty light. No wife, no dog and only about 150 lbs in the bed and pretty much an empty trailer.

front axle- 3,140 lbs, weight limit- 3,900 lbs, margin is 760 lbs.

rear axle- 3,520 lbs, weight limit- 4,100 lbs, margin is 580 lbs.

Total TV- 6,660 lbs, weight limit- 6,900 lbs, margin is only 240 lbs.

34' plus Tundra- 14,000 lbs, combo weight limit- 16,000 lbs, margin is 2,0000 lbs.

34' trailer- 7,340 lbs, weight limit 8,900 lbs, margin is 1,560 lbs.

It is safe to say that I will probably be over the Tundra gvwr of 6,900 lbs by the time the Tundra and 34' are fully loaded. If I remove the Tundra cap, this will reduce the Tundra weight by about 200 lbs.

We shall see.

Dan

[m.hony]

Maybe try to put all your groceries and clothes and tools and camping gear aft of the axles on the trailer...
I wonder if Toyota will ever make a 1 ton...

[TouringDan]

We can always hope that Toyota will make a 3/4 or 1 ton Tundra.

The gvwr for my 2wd Tundra is 6,900 lbs. It is 7,100 lbs for a 4wd. I would like for an engineer at Toyota to explain that one to me.

Dan

[Aviator]

Your milage won't improve much. I get 10.5-11.5 with our 34, and 13.5-14 with our 27' Overlander. It is a combination of the greater total weight and the rolling resistance of the extra pair of tires.

[Wazbro]

Originally Posted by TouringDan

We can always hope that Toyota will make a 3/4 or 1 ton Tundra.

The gvwr for my 2wd Tundra is 6,900 lbs. It is 7,100 lbs for a 4wd. I would like for an engineer at Toyota to explain that one to me.

Dan

The extra 200 lbs the 4wd is rated for is used by the unsprung weight of the heavier front axle and extra drive-shaft and probably has less payload capacity do to the rest of the weight added to make it 4wd.

In other words the suspension is rated to carry the same weight.