How many tow miles can one used truck handle?
I am new to the forums so this may have been answered many times over, my apologies. My husband and I are looking at used (~ yr 2005+, under 150k miles) Chevy Silverado 2500 w/Duramax engine/Alliso...
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donn0128 wrote:Bit of an exaggeration Don, my 2005 2WD D'max Crew-cab weighs 6450#, giving it 2750# payload.
That year only had a 9200 GVWR and could scale around 7500 pounds before adding much. That leaves you a scant 1700- pounds for pin weight. In the real world that means a fiver under 9000GVWR not much in the way of fivers.
Reduce that by almost 400# for a 4WD leaving approx 2350#.
Now the 2007 1/2 thru 2010 (I think) trucks did weigh a couple of hundred pounds more with the same 9200# GVWR. I have seen them with only 2100# rated payload capacity.
I use a total of 2500# of my payload with a 27 footer (and 300# of Superglide) so would be over GVWR if I had 4WD.
That being said, unless the OP is looking for a smaller fiver, I would recommend looking at 1-ton SRWs.
