question regarding 2000 suburban 2500
Hi all I have been lurking for years but am a newbie to the whole RV lifestyle. finally making a 10 year dream come true and we will be fulltiming for 1 year with 5 kids and a puggle. :C We curren...
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A 2000 model year vehicle won't have any "official" payload rating for YOUR specific vehicle. That #3000 figure you see in the manual, is not YOUR rig. Unless it's a base model Burb? Do you have power 'everything', carpet, 3 rear seats, ect?? ;)
If so, you probably don't have #3000 of payload..
Best you can do is load up the family and get the Burb weighed. That will tell you where you are at now and subtract that from the trucks GVWR that should be listed on the drivers door jamb sticker.
That's gonna be your actual 'payload' left for the trailers tongue weight and whatever else you pack in it.
The other thing to consider is what is your actual towing performance expectations? Are you willing to put the pedal to the floor and pull 4000 rpms to go up the grades? If you have the 8.1L engine, you'll have power, but the mpg's might start to look a bit low... ;)
Are you ready for that?
Anyway, sounds like a great plan and wish I could do something like that! I don't have any kids, but that would be a great trip to be sure!
Good luck!
Mitch
If so, you probably don't have #3000 of payload..
Best you can do is load up the family and get the Burb weighed. That will tell you where you are at now and subtract that from the trucks GVWR that should be listed on the drivers door jamb sticker.
That's gonna be your actual 'payload' left for the trailers tongue weight and whatever else you pack in it.
The other thing to consider is what is your actual towing performance expectations? Are you willing to put the pedal to the floor and pull 4000 rpms to go up the grades? If you have the 8.1L engine, you'll have power, but the mpg's might start to look a bit low... ;)
Are you ready for that?
Anyway, sounds like a great plan and wish I could do something like that! I don't have any kids, but that would be a great trip to be sure!
Good luck!
Mitch
