Towing with 2014 Silverado 1500
I have a 2014 Silverado 1500 with 5.3 and 342 gear ratio. I would like to tow a 24 ft travel trailer (27.9 total length) that weighs 6,300 dry and has a GVWR of 8,200 lbs. Tongue weight fror the trail...
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Your tow rating is based on the weight of your truck loaded and the Gross Combined Weight Rating. Ford for 2013 doesn't state a tow rating, they only state a GCWR in the owner's manual based on engine, cab config, 4WD/2WD, and axle.
GM states that the max for a 2014 Crew Cab 4WD, 3.42 axle is 9500 lbs.
BUT find your tread act sticker. Find your payload. Subtract your payload from our GVWR to find your truck weight. Subtract your truck weight from your GCWR, Now subtract your truck gear and passengers from that, that's your tow rating for your individual truck.
To find my tow rating. My payload is 1582# and GVWR is 7350#. My truck weight is 5768# . My GCWR is 15,100#. 15100# - 5768# = 9332# . Tow rating is calculated with a 150# driver. So my tow rating is 9332# - 150# = "9182#"
Any other gear as tonneau cover, people, duffle bags, tools, etc, must be weighed and then subtracted off of the 9182# Max Tow rating for "MY" truck.
We have an additional 650# with my stuff/tools in the cab, my tonneau cover, bed liner, and all of my family. So that would be 9182# - 650# = 8532#
My fully loaded truck for camping has a tow rating of 8532#. My Max tow rating for my individualized truck was 9182#.
BTW, Ford specs my 2012 as having a max 9300 lbs tow rating. That's for a stripped truck with no options obviously as mine is 9182#.
I have 118# of factory options on my truck.
Should add that with my truck, the payload limitation actually limits the tow rating.
My payload is 1582#, I have 800 lbs of passengers and gear. I have 782# left for tongue weight.
An average for a travel trailer with dual axles is 13% tongue weight. Also average weight distribution with a weight distributing hitch (with it's weight accounted for) is 80% for hitch weight going to truck axles and 20% going to trailer axles.
So 782/.80 = 977.5# hitch weight. 977.5#/.13 = 7519# "loaded" trailer. So I'm payload limited to towing a 7519# "loaded" travel trailer (~6200# dry trailer) .
Those averages were what I've seen others getting from weigh tickets so to get accuracy, you'd have to weigh your rig. However it's hard to weigh if you don't own it yet. ;) So you have to have somewhere to start, and the averages are not perfect but do give you a starting point.
My individual truck tow rating is 8532# and my payload limited tow rating is ~7519# for a travel trailer.
Hope this helps
GM states that the max for a 2014 Crew Cab 4WD, 3.42 axle is 9500 lbs.
BUT find your tread act sticker. Find your payload. Subtract your payload from our GVWR to find your truck weight. Subtract your truck weight from your GCWR, Now subtract your truck gear and passengers from that, that's your tow rating for your individual truck.
To find my tow rating. My payload is 1582# and GVWR is 7350#. My truck weight is 5768# . My GCWR is 15,100#. 15100# - 5768# = 9332# . Tow rating is calculated with a 150# driver. So my tow rating is 9332# - 150# = "9182#"
Any other gear as tonneau cover, people, duffle bags, tools, etc, must be weighed and then subtracted off of the 9182# Max Tow rating for "MY" truck.
We have an additional 650# with my stuff/tools in the cab, my tonneau cover, bed liner, and all of my family. So that would be 9182# - 650# = 8532#
My fully loaded truck for camping has a tow rating of 8532#. My Max tow rating for my individualized truck was 9182#.
BTW, Ford specs my 2012 as having a max 9300 lbs tow rating. That's for a stripped truck with no options obviously as mine is 9182#.
I have 118# of factory options on my truck.
Should add that with my truck, the payload limitation actually limits the tow rating.
My payload is 1582#, I have 800 lbs of passengers and gear. I have 782# left for tongue weight.
An average for a travel trailer with dual axles is 13% tongue weight. Also average weight distribution with a weight distributing hitch (with it's weight accounted for) is 80% for hitch weight going to truck axles and 20% going to trailer axles.
So 782/.80 = 977.5# hitch weight. 977.5#/.13 = 7519# "loaded" trailer. So I'm payload limited to towing a 7519# "loaded" travel trailer (~6200# dry trailer) .
Those averages were what I've seen others getting from weigh tickets so to get accuracy, you'd have to weigh your rig. However it's hard to weigh if you don't own it yet. ;) So you have to have somewhere to start, and the averages are not perfect but do give you a starting point.
My individual truck tow rating is 8532# and my payload limited tow rating is ~7519# for a travel trailer.
Hope this helps
