Anyone see the comercial where a tundra pulls up with a bobcat in tow and four guys get out and go to work?

In what universe could you legally do this? [img]/forums/images/icons/confused.gif[/img]

lets do the math:
GVWR for tundra with the V8 is 6200 lbs (from their web page). GCWR is 11800 lbs with the tow package. Curb weight is right at 4700 lbs for the V8.
So lets ignore the four constructions workers first.
A typicall bocat is about 5000 lbs. Throw in a trailer capable of towing the bobcat and your looking at another ~2000lbs. So 4700 + 5000 + 2000=11700 lbs. So you better use short chains and light weight binders to stay under that 100 lbs buffer left over [img]/forums/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] . What about the driver? Gas? Diesel in the bobcat? Better not have anything else in that truck.
Now add in the three passengers in the comercial.... big problem.


The web page says:
"It's the truck other full-size pickups want to be."

Hmmmm......

Well the F350 or the 3500 has a GVWR of ~11000 lbs and a GVCWR of ~20,000 lbs..........

Not trying to start a brand war but the math does not lie.

I know that all companies stretch their capabilities but this is extreme.

Toyota would be better off to just state the fact that the truck may be ideal for the home owner that hauls a few sheets of plywood or a lawn tractor, but a heavy duty work truck.... nope.

Fred