Checking tow vehicle capability - alternative trailer
DW and I are thinking of buying an Airstream Flying Cloud 23FB. It has a dry weight of 4806 pounds with LP and battery, a dry hitch weight of 467 pounds with LP and battery, and a GVWR of 6000 pounds.
I will be towing it with a 2002 Chevy 1500 Silverado LS Extended Cab. It has a transmission oil cooler, but not the tow package. Without the tow package, the tow limit is 5000 pounds (with the tow package, it would have been 6100 pounds). The hitch has a dead weight limit of 6,000/600 and a WD limit of 10,000/1,000.
We will have a WD hitch and sway bar.
We will eventually get another TV, but not for a few years. How much trouble am I likely to see with this combo?
If this looks similar to another post, it is the same but with a slightly bigger trailer.
Thanks
I will be towing it with a 2002 Chevy 1500 Silverado LS Extended Cab. It has a transmission oil cooler, but not the tow package. Without the tow package, the tow limit is 5000 pounds (with the tow package, it would have been 6100 pounds). The hitch has a dead weight limit of 6,000/600 and a WD limit of 10,000/1,000.
We will have a WD hitch and sway bar.
We will eventually get another TV, but not for a few years. How much trouble am I likely to see with this combo?
If this looks similar to another post, it is the same but with a slightly bigger trailer.
Thanks
