GL ok to tow 6000# boat? - Page 2

alphaforcex · 2011-03-09 03:15:08

I was considering the Sequoia as well and if I remember correctly it has a rather low payload capacity (I think about 200lbs less than the GL). So if you are loaded full of passengers and gear, you have a limited tongue weight that doesn't allow for pulling the heavier stuff. Toyota used to rate the towing capacity of the sequoia to 10,000 lbs. They revised it down to ~7000 depending on the model in 2010. Other models like the QX/Armada and the Lexus LX do the same thing so I am wondering if GL is going to follow suit. Or is 7500 the real number while other manufacturers just jacked it up in the first place.

03-23-2011 | 07:15 AM

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'11 GL450

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Originally Posted by silver beast

Well I just got back from AZ. and towed my 25ft Chaparral there and back and all I can say is WOW....very nice. I usually tow with my F350 dually diesel, but being I just put the hitch on the GL I wanted to see how it towed. I ran the boat and trailer (aluminum tandem) through the scales and she is at 6800lbs with half tank of gas, full tank of water, empty sewer tank, two cases of beer, case of soda and all the toys onboard. She would shift to 5th going over the mountains to hold 60mph going there and shift to 4th coming back to hold 70mph and had no problem with the load.

That's very good to know. How much does your trailer weight? I found some light weighted(<1000lbs) alum trailer online and I think I might be ok if I stick with that. Do you have a gas or diesel GL?

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