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homer1959
Explorer
Jul 13, 2014

newbie start from zero, nothing, nada !

Hello guys, im looking for your advice to compare with the one received on an another board.
here is the rig: jay flight 248 RBS 27.5 feet long
Maximum weight fully loaded 7000lbs
tongue weight dry 555

pick up considered:
New silverado 1500 with the tow max package , 5.3 ltr, 3.43 axle,

Am i looking for trouble with this set up, its lots of money so a mistake will be expensive, i know that for some peoples you always need a freightliner to tow something, but hey if we stay reasonable.......

thanks for your input

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    jmtandem
    Explorer II
    Jul 13, 2014
    Maximum weight fully loaded 7000lbs
    tongue weight dry 555


    Your tongue weight should be ideally 13 percent of the trailer's weight. Use gross weight and never brochure or dry weights for your calculations. 13 percent of 7000 pounds is 910 pounds. The hitch will weigh anohther 75 or more pounds. And then add all the folks, dogs, bicycles, kayaks, tools, supplies, etc. in the truck and you can reasonably figure your truck's payload needs. The 5.3 and a 3.43 axle is not exactly a towing champ!!!! Maybe that is why some folks tow with more truck than you think is reasonable. Because it works better.

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