So confused with tow capacities
We are currently looking into a GMC 1500 Sierra or Chevy 1500. We want the max trailing package but the websites are so confusing. The trailer we are looking to pull weighs 8100lbs dry. It is impos...
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LarryJM wrote:blt2ski wrote:
A family of 5 that weighs maybe 400 lbs. Heck, my ex and I weigh that much. Much less when my boys were 9, daughters were 7 and 4! Probably another 150-200 between them.
You better go to a 2500 with 2400-2500 lbs of payload minimum. UNLESS< you are all under 5.5' or there abouts. I'm 6', my sons are now still shorter than me at 5'16", daughters are 5'8" and 5'10". My ex is in middle of daughters in height.
Your 2 yr old, probably is 50+ lbs, INCLUDING the car seat. Also include books, food etc you need to keep the kids quiet etc. So they are NOT what there bathroom scale wt is, probably at least 25-20 lbs above that wt, including you and spouse. Do not forget her PURSE!!!!!
Marty
You make an EXCELLENT POINT on being sure to account for all the "EXTRAS" that come with a passenger especially the young'ins when traveling. Just a bottle of water is a lb so it adds up quickly. Too many folks not only GUESTIMATE the scale alone weights on the light side, but never include these extras associated with each passenger.
Larry
Very true, I didn't think of those things either. I have no idea where we could get weighed on LI. I asked my Uncle who was a long haul truck driver for 30+ years and he says there really isn't anywhere on LI to get weighed except maybe the landfill and I don't know if they would do it there.
