Old-Biscuit wrote:
1500 truck......up to 10,000# GVWR trailer
2500 truck......up to 12,000# GVWR trailer
3500 SWR truck.....up to 14,000# GVWR trailer
3500 DRW truck.....anything over 14K
****** with properly equipped truck :B
You are fine with your GVWR 11,200# trailer
To clarify this generalization. My truck in sig is rated to 23k gvwr and it is srw. The limiting factor are the tires and what they can carry. My srw 3500 weighs in at just over 7k meaning I could technically carry/ tow almost 16k pounds as long as I do not overload the axles. Amazingly my srw is rated to carry MORE weight than the same year dually 3500; same gvwr but the srw is lighter leaving more capacity within gvwr. Would a dually be more stable? Yes.
Personally dealing with this now as we have purchased a larger trailer with gvwr of just over 15k. Need to scale it with the truck to see where the raw is... it will be close.
To answer the op the only difference in modern 3/4 vs 1 tons is heavier spring packs and different stickered ratings.
