Where is everyone #5

I’d go all Quincy on the water pump on that engine before I had a nervous breakdown. Cousin had one here he found full of water what seemed like every other time he went to use it. It left when he got tired of hanging water pumps on it.

 

Did I mention that the backcountry is extremely wet?? This is the part right before I get stuck and have to be dragged around

 

Can the Tundra pull/Carry what they Ford 250 can?
#2 Son

 

We used to put the tow pins in when we left the asphalt. Lot of the time the swampers would hook you up and you didn’t even have to get out of the truck. Risky these days though, they’re likely to lean on the tow pin while they hook the tail chain around a fog light. Driver quality isn’t the only thing dropping.

 

We have a rule that if anyone has to get pulled, they have to buy first round that night which is pretty F’d up cause if the boss is thirsty you can bet that you’re ### is going to the swamp

 

Don't expect it to live-up to the Ford, IMO, when it comes to "performance" and towing, capabilities and such. Two very different trucks. We've been a Toyota family since day-one other than my Mustang and Cummins 2500 I had. I always find myself back in a Yota of some kind. Keep the fluids and oil fresh, check the tires and battery, it'll run till 250k. Never had one let me down. They might not have all the bells and whistles as another brand but they will absolutely get you from A to B. Toyota builds very highly capable off-road trucks for the street. They're not fast like a Raptor but they will get you there without all the problems that plague Fiat/Jeep.

The Tundra is more or less a F150 from what I know. Maximum tow is around 11k and payload is a very low 1500lbs.

Its just not meant for those sort of things, IMO. I'd be lucky to trust my Tacoma with more than 5k behind it.... if I needed to tow a car monthly for whatever reason I'd buy a Dodge 6.4L or a GMC 6.2L.

 

Same here. Went into the Marines 175 lbs, came out 135 lbs of nothing but lean muscle. ::sigh::, I miss myself.

 

Good review and it jibes with what I've learned about the Tundra so far. I usually get a new 250 every other year but as I become more and more retired the mission is changing and I just don't need that much pickup for my everyday runner.
F250s are still selling well enough around here that the dealers aren't willing to knock down the price very much, even for a regular customer. Plus, the last couple I bought just weren't what I was used to in durability and finish.
The local Toyota dealer quoted me a price that's hard to ignore. They let me have a demo Tundra for a couple of days and I liked it. It rode just as well as any passenger car I've driven.
I seldom tow anything heavier than my stock trailer with a few calves or a couple of horses in it and if I need something with more payload I can borrow one from work. I get my firewood logs in 40' lengths delivered behind the barn and I have a sled to pull the firewood up to the house so that's one less chore I need a big pickup for.
Gotta admit too, the little creature comforts on the Tundra were a big change from the plain-jane 250s I'm used to. Heated seats and steering wheel can spoil a guy pretty quick. I liked the electric adjustable seats too. Never had anything like that before. For a comparably equipped F250 I would pay almost fifteen thousand more. That just doesn't make sense.

 

I've been driving a Tundra for a couple years now. 2018 Limited, and I have never regretted the purchase. In fact, the only thing I think I could be convinced to replace it with is another Tundra although I'm not a fan of the new front end on the new gens.