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scardillo59
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Jul 06, 2017

Am I Calculating This Correctly?? Silverado 1500

First post so please be gentle... I have a 2016 Silverado 1500 with a 5.3L V8 and the 3.42 gear box. Full crew cab, short bed and 2WD. The dealership I bought it from said the following: Veh...
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IdaD
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Jul 07, 2017
I don't think that truck would struggle too much even with that trailer loaded up to the full 6800 GVWR. You could overload the payload rating if you load a bunch of gear into the bed of the truck but keep it reasonable and it should be fine. The notion that OP needs to stick to a popup with that truck is just silly.

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