Towing Capability Question

Ridgerunner29 wrote:

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

I agree with you.

1500 as I listed has a payload capacity of 1883 lbs. GCWR 16,700 lbs
2500HD as I listed has a payload capacity of 3066 lbs. GCWR 16,000 lbs

So how is it that a 1500 can be rated to pull an 11,700 lb trailer? I guess it is true that the car companies are not using the auto engineering standard for rating light truck towing capabilities.

By the numbers it could tow 11,700lb trailer which at 15% tongue weight (max for a TT) is 1755 lbs for a payload of 1883 lbs. Not sure how you guys figure you wold run out of payload. Would I do it, probably not, but by the numbers you could if you had nothing else in the truck. A 2014 1500 truck is not the 1500 truck of 10 years ago, more like a 2500 truck of 10 years ago. Keep up with the times folks the new trucks are much more capable in everyway.