Towing Capability Question
It appears that a Chevy 1500 5.3 has a higher towing capability than a Chevy 2500 6.0. Chevy site says a 1500 CC std box 5.3 3.73 4X4 will tow 11700 lbs. 2500HD CC std box 6.0 3.73 4X4 will tow 940...
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Desert Captain wrote:dahkota wrote:
2500HD CC std box 6.0 3.73 4X4 will tow 9400 lbs. - 2013 model
1500 CC std box 5.3 3.73 4X4 will tow 11700 lbs. - 2014 model
Check the payloads for both. The 1500 will not, repeat not, tow 11,700#. You will exceed its payload long before you get anywhere near 11,700. :C
Sure it will.
Your comming at it from a RV trailer owners perspective.
GM as all LDT makers market their truck to all types of trailer owners other than someone pulling a RV. Lots of different trailer types out here that need to be pulled.
A better statement could be made it won't carry the pin weight from a 11700 lb RV trailer with its fixed pin weight.
Example; My wifes 1500 chevy handle's my 10k car hauler bumper pull or my 12k GN flatdeck trailer just fine ..... with wheeled equipment. Wheeled equipment allows the trailer hitch weight to be adjusted depending if I use the wifes 1500 or my 2500 Dodge or my old beater '98 3500 DRW one ton chevy.
