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Viperpoker
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Mar 16, 2018

What is the weak link for Chevy max tow ratings?

The max tow ratings for a F350 Ford are about 32,000. For a Ram 3500 they are about 31,000. For a Silverado 3500,they are about 23,000. That is 4.5 tons less than a Ford and 4 tons less than a R...
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ShinerBock
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Feb 08, 2019
Cummins12V98 wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
350/3500 are medium duty? So now we have 350/3500's identifying as medium duty. Are trucks now payload/GVWR neutral? So are half tons going to now identify as 1 tons?:h


MD as in they are SAE Rated to tow what the MD trucks were rated to tow a few years ago when the DRW's couldn't tow a 20k RV.


Truck classes go by GVWR, not tow ratings. And I think these 25k+ trailer ratings should still be left to the real medium duty trucks.

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