gvwr

There are a few ratings that people should consider when towing an RV. Start with the tow rating, which can be determined based on the what John and Angela listed. Engine, axle ratio, cab/bed sizes, 2WD/4WD and if you have the factory heavy duty towing package. If you need help finding any of that, GM provides a list of all the equipment as built on a sticker in the glove box. It is call the regular production options list or RPO. There are lots of decoders on the Internet to help with that.

Tow ratings are typically specified with only one driver and for a relatively easy type of trailer to tow, a boat or open bed trailer. RVs are probably the most difficult type to tow being high profile boxes of air.

Another common limitation for half ton RVing is receiver limit. Your should have a sticker that lists two ratings, similar to this on mine. So I cannot exceed 1000 pounds using a WDH which means about an 8000 pound loaded TT, and 7k dry.



One common limit with late model half ton pickups is payload. RVers tend to load up the truck with family and the bed full of recreation and camping gear. So if your family weighs 500 pounds and you plan to put another 200 pounds in the truck bed, you need to make sure the loaded tongue weight plus family and cargo is less than your available payload. Take a look on your driver's door for this sticker which lists how much your truck has for payload with the specific equipment/options it has. Note what it has where mine says 2051.

Danford50 wrote:
how can i tell how much my 2014 chevrolet silverado can tow?

http://www.gmfleetorderguide.com/NASApp/domestic/proddesc.jsp?year=2014&butID=1&regionID=1&divisionID=1&vehicleID=14502&type=0
This is from GM and will tell you all you need to know and more.
Use the weights calculator as it figures all the std packages along with options added to the truck for its actual weight and actual tow ratings and even GVWR and RAWR payloads. 'Great feature and eliminates the need for guessing or estimating the trucks capacities.

Danford50 wrote:
how can i tell how much my 2014 chevrolet silverado can tow?

A more iomportant question is how much can it carry? Post a picture of the sticker in the door jamb.

Most vehicles limiting factor is payload and gvwr. Passengers, cargo, and tongue weight can easily exceed a trucks gvwr.

Danford50 wrote:
how can i tell how much my 2014 chevrolet silverado can tow?

In the manual of the vehicle there should be a chart that indicates what your vehicle can tow. You will have to know things like

* rear end ratio (the manufacturer can help you with that based on the serial number)

* transmission (ditto)

* two wheel or 4 wheel drive

* engine size.

Hope this helps.

Happy trails.

how can i tell how much my 2014 chevrolet silverado can tow?

Gross vehicle weight rating. The maximum the vehicle is allowed to weigh after it is loaded.

It does not represent what the vehicle weighs, only a scale can determine that.

= gross vehicle weight rating. The max weight of the vehicle. A number determined by many factors including frame, axles, tires, springs etc.

You will also see UVW ( unloaded vehicle weight) also known as empty weight,and cargo carrying capacity (CCC) also called payload. CCC is the difference between the UVW and GVWR.