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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gserv.. No one is going to be able to really tell YOU what you can and can't tow... Sure, according to the numbers, you "should" be within your ratings, but you still have not acknowledged the fact that you are aware of the OTHER ratings your truck has...
It's just not about the "tow rating".. The "tow rating" does not specify what kind of trailer you are towing.
A #9000 flat bed trailer with a couple pallets of bricks on it is going to tow and put different weight loads on your truck than a #9000 boat or a #9000 TT..
The TT will put the most weight on your truck and have the most wind resistance you will ever experience compared to towing the flat bed or the boat..
So, it all boils down to what YOU want to do..
Could my truck tow that #9000 GVWR TT?? Sure it could... It'll probably do it all day long, for days at a time..
Question is, do I WANT to do that? For me, no.. I've done that before.. Long before anyone even cared about "tow ratings" and all the other BS that goes on here...
Always found myself backing off the trailer weight or increasing the truck size depending on what I was towing.. Most of this overloaded towing was done back in the mid 80's when I worked for a construction company and hauled utility trailers with 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton trucks from coast to coast, driving by myself..
All sorts of combo trucks and trailers... Found the best combo was when the trailer weighed about the same as the truck, or just a tad less..
Anyway, don't want to preach here.... Get what you want, tow it with what you want and decide from there.. :)
Mitch
It's just not about the "tow rating".. The "tow rating" does not specify what kind of trailer you are towing.
A #9000 flat bed trailer with a couple pallets of bricks on it is going to tow and put different weight loads on your truck than a #9000 boat or a #9000 TT..
The TT will put the most weight on your truck and have the most wind resistance you will ever experience compared to towing the flat bed or the boat..
So, it all boils down to what YOU want to do..
Could my truck tow that #9000 GVWR TT?? Sure it could... It'll probably do it all day long, for days at a time..
Question is, do I WANT to do that? For me, no.. I've done that before.. Long before anyone even cared about "tow ratings" and all the other BS that goes on here...
Always found myself backing off the trailer weight or increasing the truck size depending on what I was towing.. Most of this overloaded towing was done back in the mid 80's when I worked for a construction company and hauled utility trailers with 1/2 ton and 3/4 ton trucks from coast to coast, driving by myself..
All sorts of combo trucks and trailers... Found the best combo was when the trailer weighed about the same as the truck, or just a tad less..
Anyway, don't want to preach here.... Get what you want, tow it with what you want and decide from there.. :)
Mitch
