Math question towing capacity
Vehicle curb weight 5200 Trailer loaded 3500 Vehicle Payload 700 Vehicle specs... 8200 max tow rating 7000 GVWR How much remaining pounds available towing capability if I wa...
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JCR-1 wrote:
The tow vehicle is 2008 chev Avalanche and has 5.3 .(not sure of the rear gear ratio
The GVWR is 7000 lbs
The actual weight of the vehicle is about 5200 lbs
The tow rating is 8200 lbs
Assuming 2 passengers and some cargo about 600 lbs inside the truck (payload)
The trailer weighs about 3200 lbs
If I am doing this right my total payload is 600 lbs plus 5200 curb weight = 5800 lbs for the vehicle ..its allowed to be 7000 lbs
If I am towing a trailer which is 3200 lbs and the vehicle can tow up to 8200 I am 5000 to the good correct ??
How much more weight can I carry in the bed, or how much bigger trailer can I handle
Thx
Is that curb weight from the door sticker? It should also say something like "weight of passengers and cargo should not exceed xxxx lb." That is the payload number for your particular truck.
You need to add the tongue weight of the trailer, and the weight of the WD hitch, to the payload total, since these weights are carried by the truck. Tongue weight will be about 13% of the actual trailer weight, as loaded for camping.
There's a sticker in the glovebox that lists the RPO codes for your truck. The one for the rear end is on that list. RPO codes for gear ratios can be viewed here.
Sounds like you'll be fine, actually. How long is the trailer?
