Max Tongue Weight

Can anyone confirm max trailer hitch tongue weight for the 3RD Gen TRD Off Road with tow package.

The dealer is saying 300 pounds but data online says both higher and lower max weight numbers.

Thanks

 

650lbs

 

Here is a link to another post with some good info that might help you out.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-much-tongue-weight-can-a-toyota-tacoma-take.809608/

 

I’m not aware of an official tongue weight spec published by Toyota. I would just use the max payload of the truck (varies by truck) and maybe subtract a bit because the weight is at the farthest point behind the rear axle.

It is also usually a dynamic weight, so maybe subtract even more.

EDIT: the hitch might have a tongue weight spec, but I don’t think that it is that simple as I described above.

EDIT: a weight distribution hitch changes the equation.

 

10% to 15% of the towed trailer weight to a max of 650#.

 

Where is 650lbs coming from?

 

The brochure specs chart. Its always fixed at 10% of tow cap, so 680 for 2WD models, 650 for 4x4.

The manual contravenes this by saying the hitch weight should always be 9-11% of net trailer weight, which is the truer statement.

 

There are too many variables me thinks and it comes down to common sense. If you aren’t doing a wheelie, you are likely just fine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1FNX08HFc

 

I think the driver door had frozen shut by that point in the "unofficial" testing.

 

Check out page 16 of this PDF.

http://www.tfltruck.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2016-toyota-Tacoma-Technical-specs.pdf

 

650lbs of tongue weight without a weight distributing hitch will be miserable

 

Agreed, but I have done the whole 6,500lb towing capacity without the sway bar on the hitch. I-5 from Sacramento to Seattle and beyond, amazed at how many hills/mountains were on that trek.

 

I'm sure that wasn't very fun. What kind of load?

 

24’ cargo trailer. See picture on the left.

 

Crawl under there, pretty sure it's labeled.