If I was looking for a dedicated vehicle to tow a 10k lb travel trailer a tundra wouldn't be my choice... I think they are nice trucks, but I just plain wouldn't buy one, they are to thirsty for me.

Thanks for all the responses.

Do you have a recommendation that isn't a Ford for a trailer that's around the 8k lb max loaded down?

Driving down a mountain pass with a 1/2 ton pulling 9k lbs.... No thank you, I'll take the jake brake and a oversized transmission with a 1 ton truck attached to it.

The catch all word is dedicated. Your probably going to do more with this truck than just pull the TT like go to work etc. I also feel that driving a 1-ton diesel every day to work because you tow a travel trailer a time or two during the year is a waste, but hey if you got the money and that's what floats your boat go for it.

Ive owned one AFM motor from GM with the cylinder deactivation, it always made me nervous even though I never had any issues with it, and I still do the maintenance on it even though I sold it and it uses more oil than I think it should. So that scratches GM off my list.

I think the ram with either the hemi or diesel would do it, but not sure where the fuel mileage with the hemi will land you and while I have and love my Ecodiesel they have their fair share of issues, enough that they make me nervous again not that I have had any issues, but it sure is a possibility.

Nisan has nothing for me, so that leaves Toyota and ford. I feel like they are both capable of the job and would do fine for every once in a while use of said TT. I think the ecoboost would tow it the best. In my experience I haven't seen any issues with the ecoboosts or the 5.0 and they both get better mileage than the tundra.

In the end you gotta get what you want. I replaced a truck and a car with a vehicle that I needed to do both jobs and that's why I bought the ecodiesel. I have been routinely getting 27+ mpg out of it, it will tow our appx. 5k lb boat fine, and it will tow our camper should I need it to, but I readily acknowledge that it probably has a greater chance of failure with the emissions systems and is probably not for everyone.

You cant argue against the tundra in reliability or performance really, I just simply wont own a vehicle that drinks like I did in college.

Don't know why it can't be a Ford, but I understand. In that case I would go to an eight year old GMC 3/4 ton with the HD frame. It's pre gubment motors and well made. A 350 engine would do it but get you about 15 mpg max.

I hear there is about 1 mpg difference in the two.