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i5trucker
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Mar 30, 2015

Picking the right camper for my 1500 series GMC pickup...

Truck is a 2004 GMC Sierra Extended Cab, 6'6"bed, 4x4, 5.3L, Automatic Trans., with tow/haul package. Truck is factory stock, no modifications. Sticker in glove box says weight of slide-in camper s...
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lawrosa
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Mar 30, 2015
your truck shows 4:10 rear in one book and also 3:73's in another.... very good IMO. Shows an 8600 travel trailer tow rate. But that is for pulling not payload capicity.

Also for 5th wheel towing it shows for manual trans only on the one book.. 6800 lbs. That would come to around 1360 lbs of payload they would calculate...

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