can't see what people reply???

Your 2015 crewcab silverado 5.3 with a 3;42 rear end is going to hate you. Too much weight for that truck. BTW, you will be at the max weight of 9,000 + lbs.

Not trying to rain on your parade but you should know up front.

OP wants you to say he can safely pull that TT with his current TV and BIG family, and then you will be his friend.

Hmm, either no one agrees with you or no one wants to be your friend.

What do you see?

father of poodles wrote:
why can't i see what people reply to me on here???

Your probably better off that way?!!!

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me now??

Can you hear me now???

Can you hear me NOW????

I give up (sighs loudly)... :(

edit: Oh, I see there is a question with info. :)

That Catalina is a long and heavy TT. Without even analyzing numbers, you need a 3/4T truck. A 3.42 rear end isn't great either. Many say the cutoff for a 1/2T TV is around 7K-7.5K lbs. Payload capacity is the important factor when towing a TT. Your receiver may also not be rated high enough? Even *if* under/near the max. payload rating, you may not like the way it accelerates and tows up hills and steeper grades.

The brochure dry tongue weight is listed as 790 lbs. Never ever go by dry weights. The actual TW after being fully loaded for camping is going to be 12-13% of the actual TT weight. Without having gone to a scale, using the max GVWR no., TW will be 1140 - 1235 lbs. Could even be somewhat higher as sometimes TW can be as high as 15%.

On top of the TW, you'll have the weight of all passengers, pets, groceries and camping "stuff" in the bed and any accessories (like a cap for ex.). This weight PLUS the actual TW is your payload figure that your truck needs to be rated to handle. Look at the door pillar sticker which will give you the max. payload. Better still, take the truck to a scale fully loaded for camping + full tank of gas and see how much payload capacity you have left.

Possibly because the answers you are receiving you don't want to see. Smaller TT or bigger TV.

My two sense, I have a 25 ft. TT with 750 lbs. on the tongue. I have 1411 max cargo. Add two adults, a large dog, a tool box and a couple of lawn chairs and I am at my weight limit.

Like many I was mislead by the 406 lbs. of dry tongue weight which became 750lbs in the real world.

In the end, the CAT scales tell the real story. The scales do not pay attention to the advertising hype.

I have no idea.

That truck, with a large family, lots of gear, is not the best choice to tow that size trailer. It will pull it, but would likely be over several ratings when loaded for a trip. Your decision, every ones comfort zone is different.

Jerry

A 5.3 and 3.42 gearing in a half ton won't work with that larger trailer. You'll need a 2500 or if still made, a Suburban in the 3/4 ton class.