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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The_Painting_Teacher 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
Payload and tow capacity are two separate issues. Camp on!
Depends upon whom you ask, LOL. Hitch weight has to be factored in just as you'd factor in putting a 600lb weight in the bed. If I have a truck with 1500lb payload capacity and I put 500lb of pressure on the hitch, I now have 1000lb of payload capacity remaining.
If my truck runs out of payload without being able to handle the tongue weight, my payload limit has superceded my tow rating. I hope that made sense.
Separate but related is how I think of it.
Some RV'ers choose to ignore GVWR (which determines payload) which on rv.net isn't a can of worms, it's a dumpster full of nightcrawlers. I think of GVWR as a great guideline to stay within, but would I buy a different truck if I went a little bit over? Some would, I would not. Would I buy a different truck if I blew the GVWR out of the water? Yes.
