Newbie Tow Capacity Question
Hello All, Looking into getting a travel trailer but not completely understanding the weight ratings and how they compare to the tow vehicle's capacity. I've got a 2015 Silverado 1500 double cab...
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Took all of 1.5 pages to get this rolling downhill rapidly....
OP, despite what I said, if you want to stay largely/completely within what the mfg "recommends" (this is the "safe, conservative" approach), just find YOUR truck's rated payload (on the door sticker) and your truck's tow rating (from a GM tow guide, easy to find online, find your model, config, engine and gears).
Use these as a guideline, accounting for some passenger/stuff eating some payload and be done with it.
Or get a 6klb gvw trailer and don't worry about anything other than going slow uphill in the mountains.
OP, despite what I said, if you want to stay largely/completely within what the mfg "recommends" (this is the "safe, conservative" approach), just find YOUR truck's rated payload (on the door sticker) and your truck's tow rating (from a GM tow guide, easy to find online, find your model, config, engine and gears).
Use these as a guideline, accounting for some passenger/stuff eating some payload and be done with it.
Or get a 6klb gvw trailer and don't worry about anything other than going slow uphill in the mountains.
