Jul-05-2017 06:16 PM
Jul-06-2017 03:51 AM
scardillo59 wrote:Artum Snowbird wrote:
I have a truck that weighs 7300 pounds, a one ton diesel. I haul a fifth wheel that weighs about 8500 pounds. I wish I had more truck, better acceleration, much better brakes too. Uphill and downhill are my shortcomings, but flat and level it seems fairly well balanced in all the conditions I have encountered. Combined, it is 42 feet long.
You have a light truck, a heavy trailer, and a family depending on your choices. I would really like to see you with a bigger truck.
I would love a 2,500 so I would be certain I'd be okay but that's not in the cards right now. Problem is that I have a family of 5 and we need a bunkhouse travel trailer. If I could find one that is around 24 feet and under 5,000 lbs that would make me much happier.
Jul-06-2017 03:14 AM
scardillo59 wrote:
I have a 2016 Silverado 1500 with a 5.3L V8 and the 3.42 gear box. Full crew cab, short bed and 2WD. The dealership I bought it from said the following:
Vehicle Weight: 4,700 lbs
Towing Capacity: 9,400 lbs
GCWR: 12,000 lbs
Tongue Weight: 1,200
Jul-05-2017 10:01 PM
Jul-05-2017 09:45 PM
Jul-05-2017 08:41 PM
Artum Snowbird wrote:
I would consider you able to haul a nice double ended tent trailer. You get a full bed at either end, lots of room inside, and it tows well behind your crew cab. Sometimes we just have to limit ourselves and accept we can't have it all.
Jul-05-2017 07:52 PM
scardillo59 wrote:Artum Snowbird wrote:
I have a truck that weighs 7300 pounds, a one ton diesel. I haul a fifth wheel that weighs about 8500 pounds. I wish I had more truck, better acceleration, much better brakes too. Uphill and downhill are my shortcomings, but flat and level it seems fairly well balanced in all the conditions I have encountered. Combined, it is 42 feet long.
You have a light truck, a heavy trailer, and a family depending on your choices. I would really like to see you with a bigger truck.
I would love a 2,500 so I would be certain I'd be okay but that's not in the cards right now. Problem is that I have a family of 5 and we need a bunkhouse travel trailer. If I could find one that is around 24 feet and under 5,000 lbs that would make me much happier.
Jul-05-2017 07:48 PM
scardillo59 wrote:
First post so please be gentle...
I have a 2016 Silverado 1500 with a 5.3L V8 and the 3.42 gear box. Full crew cab, short bed and 2WD. The dealership I bought it from said the following:
Vehicle Weight: 4,700 lbs
Towing Capacity: 9,400 lbs
GCWR: 12,000 lbs
Tongue Weight: 1,200
We are in the process of purchasing a travel trailer that weighs 6,192 without any camping supplies or other stuff in it. If I am calculating it based on towing I come up with the following:
9,400 lbs-6,912 lbs(trailer),-550lbs (family weight),-1,000 lbs (supplies-we won't fill the tanks), -619 lbs (tongue weight) =319 to spare.
If I am using the GCWR of 12,000 lbs then I subtract all that and the truck and I am in the negative. Is that correct? I was going to use a WDH (Equalizer) as well.
Are the above numbers correct? If so, then game over on that trailer.
Thanks!
Steve
Jul-05-2017 07:27 PM
The 5.3 Is an OLD outdated motor, that makes pretty horrible power either way, that putting 7k behind it in the hills will make you want to bite your nails off.
Jul-05-2017 07:09 PM
Jul-05-2017 07:06 PM
Jul-05-2017 07:03 PM
Artum Snowbird wrote:
I have a truck that weighs 7300 pounds, a one ton diesel. I haul a fifth wheel that weighs about 8500 pounds. I wish I had more truck, better acceleration, much better brakes too. Uphill and downhill are my shortcomings, but flat and level it seems fairly well balanced in all the conditions I have encountered. Combined, it is 42 feet long.
You have a light truck, a heavy trailer, and a family depending on your choices. I would really like to see you with a bigger truck.
Jul-05-2017 06:55 PM
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