mrad wrote:
2013 duramax SRW. Payload was actually 4,200 lbs. It will be just the wife and I traveling so It's doubtful we will ever approach 600 lbs in the truck itself. The truck has a 33 gallon tank.
Dry pin weight is 2,700 and 12,000K dry trailer weight. I is a front living so I am guessing most of the contents will be stored close to axle (kitchen) or behind the axle (bedroom) so I am thinking that would take a little pin weight off when loaded. We dont dry dock so rarely if ever would we travel with water.
Thanks again for all the input.
I'm betting if you take it to the scales loaded, you will be right close to the limits.
Average American couple plus a 200lb hitch will be close to 600lb (I leave to you if you want to put her on a scale)...but that would be with nothing else in the truck or truck bed...add running boards, tool box, fire wood, etc... and you can quickly add a few hundred pounds more.
Pin weight almost always goes up as you load and you wind up in the 20-25% range, hence 3000-3500lb on a 15k GVWR rig.
