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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Your manual page says a 5.3L has a GCWR of 12,000 and a MTWR of 6,800
That then says 12,000 - 6,800 = 5,200 that your TV can weigh if you wish to tow
at the MTWR
Then take your 6,800 GVWR and subtract the max cargo/payload of 1,561 from your
TREAD sticker (Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation)
DOT Tread Act
Reference footnote 26
6,800 - 1,561 = 5,239, which confirms that the TREAD label uses the 'curb'
weight of your TV (with a 39 lb differential)
It's all simple math, but the OP still needs to know his actual weight in order
to figure what his 'actual' tow rating is
Here is how the ratings system looks like and works. Again, simple math and the
hard part is gathering the data along with actually weighing your rig
howmuchcanitow howmuchshoulditow
That then says 12,000 - 6,800 = 5,200 that your TV can weigh if you wish to tow
at the MTWR
Then take your 6,800 GVWR and subtract the max cargo/payload of 1,561 from your
TREAD sticker (Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation)
DOT Tread Act
Reference footnote 26
6,800 - 1,561 = 5,239, which confirms that the TREAD label uses the 'curb'
weight of your TV (with a 39 lb differential)
It's all simple math, but the OP still needs to know his actual weight in order
to figure what his 'actual' tow rating is
Here is how the ratings system looks like and works. Again, simple math and the
hard part is gathering the data along with actually weighing your rig
howmuchcanitow howmuchshoulditow
