Hitch weight vs payload
I have anew 2020 Chevy 3500 SRW with the Duramax engine. The payload on the door is 3769 but the hitch weight for gooseneck (and 5th wheel?) is 3180. Does anyone know why this is so much lower than th...
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WV Camper wrote:
I have anew 2020 Chevy 3500 SRW with the Duramax engine. The payload on the door is 3769 but the hitch weight for gooseneck (and 5th wheel?) is 3180. Does anyone know why this is so much lower than the payload number? We would like to have the Montana high country 383TH, the hitch weight is 3225. So, this is a miss by 45 lbs. how much lighter would you expect the pin weight to be with my 850 lb motorcycle in the back?
Well that 3,769 payload is only accurate until the truck hits the dealers lot. Anything the dealer added to the truck will reduce that number. Then once you have possession of the truck any and all the stuff you add reduces that number also. Time to head to the scales and get you truck weighed with all family and stuff and hitch, ready to go camping to see what you have left, good luck.
