Does anyone have experience pulling their bass boat with a Toyota tundra. I was looking at them for my next truck
Does anyone have experience pulling their bass boat with a Toyota tundra. I was looking at them for my next truck
There may be one or two of those professional anglers dragging a boat all over with Tundras, I have been towing a boat with a tundra since 2008 , no issues mechanically at all. Only issue is MPG is not great - 10-12 mpg at best
I have had two of the first generation Tundras. It pulls big boats, campers and utility trailers with ease. A bass boat is nothing...
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It will tow the snot out of the boat. Gas mileage is not the best with them but they are a well built truck.Originally Posted by bnagel11
I had a 2015, and currently have a 2018. I’ve pulled a couple boats to Florida with my buddies old 2007. Expect 10-12 MPG pulling a glass bass boat. I’ve made that 2000 round trip pull with all my bass boats since 2015. Plan on pulling his 520 down there in a couple weeks.
im still driving my 06 tundra with the v6 pulls boat fine i get about 17 pulling the boat.
It is amazing and will last you 400,000 miles plus.
Does 15mpg out of a 5.7 not towing sound about right? I have read other forums and the mileage people are reporting is all over the place. Just wanting some honest numbers from people who have owned one a bit.
I have a 2008 Toyota Tundra with a 5.7. I've had it since 2009. I get about 14 miles per gallon on regular driving and I get about 11- 12 miles per gallon Towing my 21 foot Stratos
That would be about right for someone who doesn't have a heavy foot or sit in a bunch of traffic etc...
http://www.fuelly.com/car/toyota/tundra
I see 14-15 mpg daily driving my 2017 Tundra.
I get around 12 mpg pulling my 18.5ft Triton.
LOVE LOVE LOVE the truck. Pulls like a beast but what alot of people don't talk about is the stopping capability. With the bigger rotors this thing will stop on a dime with my boat attached.
Hard to beat the Tundra for a 1/2 ton tow truck, no the mileage is not the best but when towing it's about like the rest, it just does a better job of it. what i really like about the Tundra is when backing a trailer, even up a hill it does not strain the transmission unlike other half tons.
And to top it all off it's super reliable.
I pull my boat with a 2016 Tundra 5.7. This truck is a beast and will pull a boat as if nothing is behind it. It was a vast improvement over my 97 F150. As others have mentioned, don't expect 15+MPG when towing the boat. If you take it easy you can get 11-12MPG. My thoughts are, I didn't buy it for the fuel efficiency but rather, I wanted something with enough power to handle the job and run 400,000 plus miles with no major issues. Great trucks......you won't be disappointed.
Right now I have a 3/4 GMC that I use for most towing and my daily driver is a Honda Pilot. I am looking to consolidate down to one vehicle. I have never heard anything bad about its towing ability. I wonder if many of the MPG complaints are from people who are not taking into account the towing ability. Every vehicle is a series of tradeoffs. My Pilot is ok for towing small stuff but if I really need to pull something heavy I use the GMC. I drive the Pilot because it gets better gas mileage - after thinking about it - it really is not that much better than the Tundra.
We've towed with our 06 Tundra, 04 Pilot, 08 4Runner and now my 2010 Tundra. I'll use the Pilot for my 1 mile drive to the ramp on Conowingo Lake but with 311,000 miles on it, anything longer would be stretching it's "innards." We bought all of 'em new and my 2010 Tundra tows better than anything I've had yet (including 2 Cummins powered Dodges) The Sequential Shifter in the Tundra allows me to control what gear is best for speed, load and road conditions instead of letting the truck "think" for me. Tow Haul Mode increases Transmission Line Pressure and changes shift-points but holds the gears too long for my liking. Tundras are simpler with less electronic, "do it for me's" than other trucks; that works just fine for me. My 2010 has 81,000 issue-free miles on it and I don't expect anything less. I ain't 'in love' with anything that doesn't breathe, so if it wasn't reliable, it would be long gone.
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I have a 14 Tundra. 15.5- 16 mpg at 55-60 mph and 11.5 mpg towing at same speed. 70 mph will get 10 mpg towing. That and the small gas tank are my only negatives. I had a Ram and the Tundra handles a boat better, turns much sharper and has been much more reliable. My Ram got 17 mpg at 55-60 and 13 towing at same speed. Ram was 12 mpg towing at 70 mph.
2015 Tundra CM and it’s a beast. Take off traction control and press the Tow/ haul ass button. Yee haw!
Oh, it pulls my Skeeter with ease. I’m getting 14 to 15 mpg in daily driving. Not much different then the GMC I traded in for it.
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Pulled a Ranger 521 with a 2011 and a 2015 Tundra crewmax and barely got 10 mpg. 14 without boat. I noticed the boat a lot when pulling. Im in a 3/4 ton diesel now its night and day difference.
910 foot pounds of torque at 1600 RPM's there should be a huge difference.
http://calcnexus.com/fuel-cost-calcu...mpg2=18&calc=1
The 2500 cost thousands more initially. You might...and I say might save 80.00 a year in fuel running one pulling a bass boat. If that is ALL you pull it's simply not a good economic decision. If you have the money then by all means knock yourself out. If you pull heavier loads then YES I want the heavier truck. The only time I get 10 MPG is if I am running 75MPH plus. Then I have found it really doesn't matter which gas truck I have been in, they all suck gas running at those speeds pulling a load.
BTW: I've not found a modern non deleted diesel that gets good MPG sans Ram Eco Diesel and you either get a good one of those or a TERRIBLE one of those.
I was the exact same on mpg as you. Traded mine in as well. I too had the 2015 tundra crewmax with 5.7l. Thing was great but towing wasn't what it was hyped up to be.
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