TT tow weight?
I have a 23 ft travel trailer (gvw 4360 lbs / gvwr 5500 lbs) I plan on towing it with my 2006 GMC 1/2 ton truck SLT 5.3 Eng. with the towing package, also installed in the truck are the trailer brake ...
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4Kellys wrote:
Don't assume it's ok because everybody says so. Do your research, add up your numbers, weigh your truck loaded with everything you normally take with you and a full tank of gas. Subtract that weight from your trucks GVWR and that's your payload. You may be OK but you may not. Don't be one of those RVers out there who don't know or care if they're overloaded!
X2..you might really be surprised how little you can tow and stay within the GVWR limits of you TV...most folks are.
also be wary of the "I have similar and it tows fine". As the chief engineer of a large prototype design/fab, you do not need to worry about the norm, it is what we call the corner cases that you have to worry about. Like when you get in an evasive maneuver. If you violate the tow numbers for your truck you will know it then....
