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SoundGuy
Jan 28, 2017Explorer
TexasPride22 wrote:
the gvwr is close to 10k my truck is rated for about 11k on towing (its a 16 chevy 1500 5.3 it also has built in trailer brake) so it could be a pain if fully loaded?
GVWR without telling us the CCC means nothing but even if we assume a dry weight of say 7000 lbs (not unreasonable for a trailer this size) you'll most likely run out of payload capacity with the gross tongue weight a trailer of this size will place on the truck.
You just asking if this trailer has a 2" coupler (it will be 2 & 5/16") tells me you have a LOT to learn before buying any trailer. You sure won't be dropping this trailer coupler just on a ball and calling it good, you'll unquestionably need weight distribution / sway control as well.
Time to establish just how much your truck really weighs with a full tank of gas and as a result how much it's real world payload capacity may be. No point in buying a trailer you can't tow. ;)
No offense intended but from the questions you've asked I'd suggest you defer this purchase and spend some time boning up on the subject as you're not anywhere near yet ready for buying any trailer and all the issues it will bring with it, especially one this old. You can start by reading as much as you can here on the forums where you'll find a lot of good information if you take the time. :)
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