Hey everyone, I'm very new here and wanted some advice. I have 4 kids and I'm looking into buying a travel trailer. I own a 2016 Chevy Silverado 1500, 5.3L, 3.42 rear, crew cab short box 4x4. I'm look...
Forget the dry weight. Not particularly accurate and not particularly useful. Ditto with the tow rating. It’s not useful for pulling a big box through the air. Use the gross weight of the trailer. Take 13% of that for an idea of max tongue weight and add 100 pounds for a WDH. Find the payload sticker on the driver’s door jamb. Then do the math.