I have been curious for some time about loading my motorcycle on the back of my truck. I have had all the stuff to do it I just never had time. Yesterday I had the time so I got it done.
My truck is a 05 Tundra DC with D rated tires and Firestone air bags, the air bags were set at 25 pounds. The camper is the base package and loaded for hunting. I only had 3/4 of a tank of gas so that would affect the weight as well. The scale measured in 20 pound increments. The square tube was too short. The handle bar hit the camper. I had a step that I bought for the camper that was rated for use as a hitch extender so I used it. In all it is a little loose, so I used a ratchet strap to tighten the slop in the hitch.
From what the numbers are I am 679 pounds over weight from what it says in the door. It rode okay but I don't think I would want to carry it much like this it is a little creepy. The service manager at Toyota said I would be fine but I worry about it a little. But here are the numbers.
My truck weighs 5200 empty
the camper empty is 1280 pounds.
Loaded and ready for camping my truck weighs 6700
front axle loaded is 3100
rear axle is 3680
Now with the camper and Motorcycle. The Motorcycle is a xr250l and it weighs 280 pounds like it is.
Total weight 7300 pounds.
Front Axle 2900
Back Axle 4420
My truck is a 05 Tundra DC with D rated tires and Firestone air bags, the air bags were set at 25 pounds. The camper is the base package and loaded for hunting. I only had 3/4 of a tank of gas so that would affect the weight as well. The scale measured in 20 pound increments. The square tube was too short. The handle bar hit the camper. I had a step that I bought for the camper that was rated for use as a hitch extender so I used it. In all it is a little loose, so I used a ratchet strap to tighten the slop in the hitch.
From what the numbers are I am 679 pounds over weight from what it says in the door. It rode okay but I don't think I would want to carry it much like this it is a little creepy. The service manager at Toyota said I would be fine but I worry about it a little. But here are the numbers.
My truck weighs 5200 empty
the camper empty is 1280 pounds.
Loaded and ready for camping my truck weighs 6700
front axle loaded is 3100
rear axle is 3680
Now with the camper and Motorcycle. The Motorcycle is a xr250l and it weighs 280 pounds like it is.
Total weight 7300 pounds.
Front Axle 2900
Back Axle 4420