According to the RPO codes I looked up, the Sierra has a heavy duty towing option and also an offroad option. Not sure exactly what is all included in the towing option other than the 2.5" class V receiver. There is a skid plate type protection that runs from front to back underneath. May take that off and gain 100 lbs or so. Also is supposed to have a 10 gal. natural gas tank but can't see it unless it's behind the metal cover over the gas tank. Tires are OEM size on steel rims.
BFL13 wrote:
Your weights look about right for that truck.
The 9500 GVWR is the same for all versions of that truck. BUT different versions weigh more than others. So what they can carry varies.
Thanks for all your info.! That's basically what I was wondering and makes sense.
Good point on the running boards. It doesn't have any on it at the moment but a pair came with the truck and I have to clean them up and mount them. They're pretty light though.
Just think of all the truck owners who are towing TTs that are at the edge of payload capacity based on the door jamb sticker and may have actual payload capacity a lot less than what they believe they have. I've posted in the past that it's a good idea to run a truck through a scale to see if or how much lower the actual payload cap. might be and some just laugh and don't believe it.
Regardless, on the Sierra we're still fine and normally it's only the two of us, the dog and some basic camping stuff in the back that isn't very heavy like recliners, firewood and pop-up canopy.
