ken56
Mar 27, 2014Explorer
Just weighed in.
OK, here is what we did. I wanted to limit the new trailer to be towed by '14 silverado 1500 as we use this for every day vehicle too. Wife found a Coleman 268rk model that suits us for floor plan needs. I looked at the numbers and figured the 1500 could pull it just fine and safely too. Truck gvw is 7200, each axle is rated at 3950 and combined gross is 15000. Just came from the scales and drive axle is 3340, steer axle is 3300, trailer axle is 5900 and gross combined is 12540. Trailer was loaded for travel WITH SOME WATER in the fresh tank, maybe 20 gallons (I was sanitizing it). This just confirmed for me that you don't need overkill on your TV.