Silverado 1500 & Travel Trailer
I have a 2009 Chevy Silverado crew cab 1500 2x4 I'm a little confused on some numbers 1: GVWR 6800 2: Towing Capacity 10,600 I'm looking to buy a travel trailer and just a little confused on w...
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You actually need to start out with the payload number that's posted on the truck. That number is what determines how much weight the truck can carry. Once you find that out then figure how much weight you're putting in the truck, i.e, passengers, camping gear, etc. Then what's left is for the TT's tongue weight.
Lets just say for example you have 800lbs left for tongue weight. The norm for tongue weight is around 12%. So 800lbs would be 12% of 6700lbs. So the TT loaded for camping should weight 6700lbs. Now figure most people take 1000-1200lbs in a TT. 6700lbs minus 1200lbs = 5500lbs. So you could start looking at 5500lb+/-dry weight TT's.
All those weights are hypothetical, but you could just fill in the blanks with your own and adjust accordingly.
Lets just say for example you have 800lbs left for tongue weight. The norm for tongue weight is around 12%. So 800lbs would be 12% of 6700lbs. So the TT loaded for camping should weight 6700lbs. Now figure most people take 1000-1200lbs in a TT. 6700lbs minus 1200lbs = 5500lbs. So you could start looking at 5500lb+/-dry weight TT's.
All those weights are hypothetical, but you could just fill in the blanks with your own and adjust accordingly.
