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manley
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Apr 28, 2013

Chevy Silverado 1500 Max Tow (NHT)

We're at Topsail Hill State Park, and a couple here in the campground are towing a Crusader 5th Wheel with the TV in the subject line. According to Primetime's web site, their lightest 5th wheel has a published dry weight of 8,444 pounds, and a tongue weight of 1,200 pounds. The things you see sometimes... (shaking my head).
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  • manley's avatar
    manley
    Explorer
    Apr 28, 2013
    It's rated to tow 10,400.
    My nearly identical truth has 1,770 pounds payload capacity.

    (Edited because I shouldn't have been a horse's a$$.)
  • BlindGuynAR's avatar
    BlindGuynAR
    Explorer
    Apr 28, 2013
    Instead of shaking your head maybe you should turn around and watch your campfire. It's dying out and far more important to worry about then what the other campers around you drive.

    Just my .02
  • The_Texan's avatar
    The_Texan
    Explorer
    Apr 28, 2013
    Have you bothered to look up the numbers for the truck...:? sure doesn't sound like it. The truck has a load number of close to 2000±#. It is rated to tow 10,700# for a 5th wheel, has 420+# torque. It has larger 4 wheel disc brakes, the larger ¾t 3.73 rear end. some folks think you need a semi to safely and legally tow a fiver and that is NOT the case today.

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