Tow weight

GrandpaKip wrote:

Ejraste wrote:

I tend to think I could easily keep a 6000 lb trailer under 8000lbs when loading it.
If it actually weighs 6000# dry. Mine was around 300# more than stated dry weight. I scaled it on the way home from the dealer. On a trailer that size, I wouldn’t be surprised to see 500# or more.

That’s understood which I’ll keep into consideration. I gave myself wiggle room with the weight numbers I stated above.

Sounds good. I have the same truck you are looking at and I doubt if you would have any problem toting a 7000# trailer.

Yeah, from what I’m reading, most new trucks are tow rated Based on j2807 standards. So if a truck is rated for 10,000 lbs then that means it passed every single test towing towing 10,000 lbs. The tests were all completed with 150lb driver and passenger and all towing/hitch equipment needed. Just to make sure I am understanding this correctly? Of course, any extra weight added above that would lower your towing capacity, and as long as you are Not maxed out on gvcwr and payload, then I would assume the truck is capable of handling the weight.

SlothHorn wrote:
First time poster. I anticipate become a full-fledged member of this site/community as I get started.

Like many, I am confused about my truck's towing capacity. I've read every word of this thread twice. I figure, the best thing might be to put on my own truck's specs and lean on the experts on here for help.

2009 Dodge Ram SLT Quad Cab 2WD 4.7 V8
Gear Ratio 3.55
GVWR 6,700
3,700 front; 3,900 rear
Payload 1,681 - I'm assuming this is my payload as it's on the sticker inside my door.

95% of our travel will be somewhat local and on flat roads; however, we do want to take the occasional cross-country trip. We'll never be in a hurry as we're teachers and anticipate these rare trips to be over a good length of time.

What would be a comfortable dry weight "max" for a travel trailer? Thanks in advance. Ty

in the future you might want to post your own thread instead od hijacking one several pages deep. that said, how much stuff do you bring and how big is the family being loaded in the truck? ill guess and do the math, you can adjust the numbers accordingly.

1681
-500 lbs (family adjust as required)
-100 lbs (hitch)
-250 lbs (stuff in truck, wood, cooler, bikes, ect adjust as required)
=831 lbs remaining payload

831 / .015 = 5540 lbs fully loaded (at 15 percent tongue weight)

therefore looking for a trailer with a GVWR of 5500 lbs is a good bet
likely mean a dry weight around 4000 lbs.

Can you tow it yes. But i might have said this allready, it will be a dog acelerating and stoping. And bad up mountians. So if they have the truck lanes for slow traffic , you will be there. It will also be loud, high rpms. Does the 2020 1500s still have the variable engien for the better gas millage? That also hurts the acceleration when entering highways. The delay in the power was noticable on my 2012 seirea with the same gearing and engien. So, you can tow it but it will not be fun. If your only towing on level ground, it will be better.

First time poster. I anticipate become a full-fledged member of this site/community as I get started.

Like many, I am confused about my truck's towing capacity. I've read every word of this thread twice. I figure, the best thing might be to put on my own truck's specs and lean on the experts on here for help.

2009 Dodge Ram SLT Quad Cab 2WD 4.7 V8
Gear Ratio 3.55
GVWR 6,700
3,700 front; 3,900 rear
Payload 1,681 - I'm assuming this is my payload as it's on the sticker inside my door.

95% of our travel will be somewhat local and on flat roads; however, we do want to take the occasional cross-country trip. We'll never be in a hurry as we're teachers and anticipate these rare trips to be over a good length of time.

What would be a comfortable dry weight "max" for a travel trailer? Thanks in advance. Ty

Ejraste wrote:

I tend to think I could easily keep a 6000 lb trailer under 8000lbs when loading it.
If it actually weighs 6000# dry. Mine was around 300# more than stated dry weight. I scaled it on the way home from the dealer. On a trailer that size, I wouldn’t be surprised to see 500# or more.

That’s understood which I’ll keep into consideration. I gave myself wiggle room with the weight numbers I stated above.

Sounds good. I have the same truck you are looking at and I doubt if you would have any problem toting a 7000# trailer.

I tend to think I could easily keep a 6000 lb trailer under 8000lbs when loading it.
If it actually weighs 6000# dry. Mine was around 300# more than stated dry weight. I scaled it on the way home from the dealer. On a trailer that size, I wouldn’t be surprised to see 500# or more.

That’s understood which I’ll keep into consideration. I gave myself wiggle room with the weight numbers I stated above.

Ejraste wrote:

APT wrote:
6k dry weight for that Silverado is good! Happy Camping!

Yeah I’m just trying to decipher numbers correctly.

2060 lbs payload
- 450 family
- 100 hitch
- 300 miscellaneous
= 1210 lbs

1210 lbs/ 15% = 8066 lbs fully loaded

I tend to think I could easily keep a 6000 lb trailer under 8000lbs when loading it.

If it actually weighs 6000# dry. Mine was around 300# more than stated dry weight. I scaled it on the way home from the dealer. On a trailer that size, I wouldn’t be surprised to see 500# or more.

APT wrote:
6k dry weight for that Silverado is good! Happy Camping!

Yeah I’m just trying to decipher numbers correctly.

2060 lbs payload
- 450 family
- 100 hitch
- 300 miscellaneous
= 1210 lbs

1210 lbs/ 15% = 8066 lbs fully loaded

I tend to think I could easily keep a 6000 lb trailer under 8000lbs when loading it.

6k dry weight for that Silverado is good! Happy Camping!

JIMNLIN wrote:
Depends on how the 2020 Silverado is configured.
If it has the NHT tow package and the 6.2 v8 420 hp/460 torque engine/10 speed tranny then your good to go.

The NHT package comes with a higher gvwr/rawr

No, it’s the 5.3v8 6 speed with 3.42 gear ratio. I researched old posts and it seems like it’s 50/50 on people towing with the 1/2 ton trucks. I’m not going to be an every weekend type of tower. The goal is to get on a seasonal site for the first couple years so the young kids can enjoy the summer with the amenities of the campground. Eventually, we may take longer trips but the most miles we will pull during the first couple years might be a max of like 150 miles one way.