chevy 2002 1500HD Silverado
Truck GVW 6100 scale weight GVWR 8600 RGAWR 6000 FGAWR 4410 What is the GVW that this truck can safely tow?
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donn0128 wrote:garysol wrote:
Just to beat a dead horse...... a 1500HD is not a half ton it is a 3/4 ton from the 6.0 litre and semi floating axles to the springs and brakes.
To the OP.... Even though your truck is a 3/4 ton you still do not have lots of carrying capacity. If it were me I would run your truck over a scale and get a true weight then you can figure out how much pin weight your truck can handle. I think the tow rating was around 10,000lbs for your truck. Figure your pin weight will be AROUND 15% of total trailer weight.
You are sooo wrong! The 1500HD was a heavy half ton. Marketed that way.
Real 3/4 ton trucks do not have semi floating axles, they use FULL floating axles. The 1500HD was a marketing ploy by GM designed to sandwich between 1500 and 2500 trucks. Most of its components were from the 2500 parts bin with heavier springs. .
So your saying the 2500 was not a 3/4 ton? The 1500HD was nothing less than a rebadged 2500. No it is not as well equipped as the 2500HD but it is still equipped the same as a 2500 which was a 3/4ton. 1500HD vs the 2500 ....same frame, same engine/trans/rear.....etc....
