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dante93gtz
Explorer
Oct 26, 2017

Help me make sense of my vehicle's towing capabilities

I'm trying to best determine what my truck is (and is not) capable of hauling. We recently sold our F350 diesel in favor of something with 3 rows of seating. We bought a '14 Cadillac Escalade ESV AW...
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theoldwizard1
Explorer II
Oct 27, 2017
dante93gtz wrote:

Towing Capacity: 7700

Where did you get this number from ?

The real important number in the Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR). That is the total of vehicle, passenger, vehicle cargo, trailer and trailer cargo.

From page 9-58 of the 2014 Cadillac Escalade Owners Manual

Gross Combined Weight Rating 14,000 lbs This is the most important thing.

Don't worry about adding tongue weight to the vehicle. The most important thing is that the tongue weight should be at least 10% of the trailer gross weight.

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