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mojoroo
Explorer
Jul 03, 2013

How big can I go? Taking our time for a new 5th or TT.

Looking for a working range that I should stay under. We will be empty nester's in a couple years and we may want to get rid of the bunk house and get a 5th wheel or TT that has more of a living ro...
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Ron_Gratz
Explorer
Jul 03, 2013
BenK wrote:
GCWR is fairly new and I've only known about its existence since the mid 90's. Still tough to find it in any OEM published brochure or even specification sheets, but it is there somewhere in the OEM's information
GCWR's usually can be found in online owners manuals.

For example, the online manual for the OP's truck can be found at 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Owners Manual.

The GCWR of 16,000# and the "Maximum Trailer Weight" of 10,100# are listed on page 4-82 (372/574).

Ron

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