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Originally Posted by sourdough
Your sticker is showing you the unloaded hitch weight - 425 lbs. That is the very least it would weigh hopefully with a 4189 lb. dry weight (10.1 %). You need to add the carry capacity of the trailer (1211 on the website - also on the sticker) and it should come out to about 5400 lbs. In my experience 12% has been a good number to estimate tongue weight on a bumper pull. That equates to about 650 lbs. as my previous post mentioned (5400 x .12 = 648).
As a note, my trailer sticker says my tongue weight is 825. I suspect it has never been that low unless it was when it rolled of the assembly line. After both propane tanks were filled and 2 batteries were added before I took possession that number was well into the history books. I now weigh 11-1200 depending on how I load....and, I put lots of stuff in the bed of the truck, including my 10 pairs of jeans and DWs 28 pairs of shoes etc. to keep it out of the trailer... 
You're making a mistake trying to look at all the dry numbers and not trying to figure out what's going to happen in real life. A Tacoma IMO is a marginal towing vehicle at best; if it's 4 wheel drive even worse due to the short wheelbase, high height and narrow width. You will do yourself a huge favor by trying to err on the conservative side instead of "stretching" the capabilities of the combo. JMO/YMMV |
I was ready for a new truck, went out and got a Silverado yesterday. The lack of room in the Tacoma wasn’t cutting it. I think I’ll be okay now