Need Guidance PLEASE!

RVdjdavid wrote:
I currently own a 2016 Silverado HD Duramax... The Tow Rating, GVWR is so conflicted in all of the literature even so that the dealer couldn't give me the exact specs. I just purchased a 5th wheel with a dry weight of 15,700.

I know I'm near my limits but is anyone else pushing their limits like this... Do you feel safe while driving, I'm not towing but maybe once a month total of 6 to 7 hours one way most of the time it would only be a couple of hours.

Thought of adding airbags etc..

I'm so flipping confused now I don't even know what my question is anymore.

Help,
David

Look at your driver's side door jam "sticker" which has the VIN, RAWR, FAWR, and the GVWR annotated on it. This is your truck's legal GVWR--regardless what the literature or your dealer says.

I hope your truck is a dually. If it's a SRW (single rear wheel) I believe you're going to find yourself over your GCWR or GVWR---maybe both. Your 15.7k empty trailer is very likely going to weigh over 17k loaded.