Newbie Tow Capacity Question
Hello All, Looking into getting a travel trailer but not completely understanding the weight ratings and how they compare to the tow vehicle's capacity. I've got a 2015 Silverado 1500 double cab...
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aftermath wrote:
All the limits are important but...I think towing capacity is the least important of them all. My Tundra has a tow capacity of something like 9500 lbs. Really? I tow my trailer down the road that weighs 6500 and I am near my limit for payload capacity. Pay very close attention to payload, axle limits and GVWR when you have a half ton. You will run up against one of these far before you go over the Towing Capacity number.
Depends how comfortable you are driving with a trailer, the type of trailer and load and where you're towing it. Spent alot of windshield miles in the same truck as the OP has, but with a 5.3 tugging well over 10klbs up n over the Cascades without a care in the world. (And dozens more half tons that probably had lower tow ratings than that truck, all over the Western US.)
But for an inexperienced driver, staying within the published ratings may be the most comfortable and safe experience.
