Need answer quickly...tow capacity
Shopping for a new van and confused on GVWR and towing capacity etc. Want to double check (improve my understanding) before moving forward. Dealer says towing capacity is 10,000 lbs. What is that b...
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yillb wrote:carringb wrote:
The 6.0 GM vans cannot actually tow 10,000 pounds. That number is based on the former DuraMax diesel option.
Gross combined weight rating of the 6.0 is 16,000 pounds.
An empty factory passenger van weighs ~6500 pounds. A fancy conversion van is probably at least 7,000 pounds.
You could run into both limited GCWR and possibly payload, depending on the actual empty weight of the van. I would not even put a deposit down on that van without weighing it first.
The curb weight of the truck shouldn't be in question here, the dealer CAN tell you that number, and they can't lie about it, that's just not how it works. Grab the actual weight of the truck as it was shipped ( the dealer knows it ), and subtract that number from the GVWR, if it's 16k and the van weighs 8k then you have an 8k maximum towing capacity. You can get the payload by looking at the yellow sticker, i'm going to assume your payload is likely around 2k, the contents of the van need to be included in that, as well as the hitch weight of the trailer you want. If the trailer weighs 7k pounds, it's safe to assume it has at least a 700 pound hitch weight, deduct that from the payload too, plus your passenger, and gear.
It's a conversion van, therefore he should go to a scale, weigh each axle, and calculate the towing capacity based on subtracting the actual vehicle weight from rated GVWR and GAWR. I wouldn't trust the dealer to know what the curb weights are after the conversion.
