weight of trailer and truck size
I just purchased a new 2017 Chevy Silverado 4wd 1500 double cab pickup with the standard bed. It has the 5.3 V8 and towing package with built in brake controller 3.42 axle. The GVWR is 72000. Accordin...
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Please don't go by what the "dealer" said concerning the tow ability of your truck. At this point I don't whether your truck can or can not tow your proposed trailer. But I do know almost all "dealers" have no clue. By the way, when you said dealer did you mean the owner, GM, or salesman? If you meant salesman, take anything he/she says with a large grain of salt. That also goes for salesmen at RV dealers.
I have towed with nothing but 1/2 ton trucks. Previously, I had a regular 1/2 ton, now have a "heavy" 1/2 ton. Experience tells me, you will run out of cargo capacity long before you run out of tow capacity. What you need to do at a minimum is check the yellow sticker on the door jam of your pickup to determine what the cargo capacity of your truck is. Weighing it full of what you plan on carrying in it when on a camping trip is much, much better.
Also, don't go by the tongue weight listed in the brochure. That number is fiction. It's based on the "dry weight" listed in the brochure, and that "dry weight" is almost always fiction. And on top of that, no one goes camping with an empty trailer.
Bottom line, don't assume you can or can not tow that trailer with your current truck, based on all the guesstimated numbers you have so far. You need to get real numbers.
I have towed with nothing but 1/2 ton trucks. Previously, I had a regular 1/2 ton, now have a "heavy" 1/2 ton. Experience tells me, you will run out of cargo capacity long before you run out of tow capacity. What you need to do at a minimum is check the yellow sticker on the door jam of your pickup to determine what the cargo capacity of your truck is. Weighing it full of what you plan on carrying in it when on a camping trip is much, much better.
Also, don't go by the tongue weight listed in the brochure. That number is fiction. It's based on the "dry weight" listed in the brochure, and that "dry weight" is almost always fiction. And on top of that, no one goes camping with an empty trailer.
Bottom line, don't assume you can or can not tow that trailer with your current truck, based on all the guesstimated numbers you have so far. You need to get real numbers.
gserve wrote:
Just got back from the Chevy dealer where I bought the truck. He says 9200 lbs max trailer weight. Asks me the dry weight of the trailer I am considering. I tell him 5,592 lbs. Says no problem. Ask him about payload. Says I'll be fine. The trailer I have been towing for the last 2 yrs with a 15 Silverado(same specs)GVWR 6378 lbs and dry weight of 3965 lbs and tounge weight of 378 lbs has towed with no problems at all. Felt like there was nothing back there.
