2014 Chevy Silverado 1500
Looking at trying to tow a 30BHS (type) travel trailer. Most of these types of trailers are coming in with a loaded weight of 9600 lbs (give or take). My eyes are starting to gloss over on the TV....
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The Texan wrote:l001952119 wrote:Not entirely true......Yes, the engineers determine the actual numbers, THEN the bean counting legal department determines the "published" numbers, which are considerably lower than the ones the engineers derived. You think not, go look up the identical truck, sold in a foreign country and look at their published numbers.....It will open your eyes.
Pay attention to the GM published weight ratings. They are determined by engineers, not wayward RV'er's!
I don't totally buy into that. More than once I made a conscious choice to tow close to rated capacity knowing I would eventually replace my TV. The closer you get to rated capacity, the harder it is to tow. Its that simple. Leave as much margin as you can and your towing experience will be far better.
