I have a 2014 Silverado 1500 with 5.3 and 342 gear ratio. I would like to tow a 24 ft travel trailer (27.9 total length) that weighs 6,300 dry and has a GVWR of 8,200 lbs. Tongue weight fror the trailer is 850 lbs and the max payload on the door of m...
HydrogenCyanide wrote:Is it me or does that seem like a very heavy 24 ft trailer?The trailer is heavy for a 24 ft trailer. It's a 2006 and it seems like the newer ones are all light models. They call it a 27, but it's a 24 ft box
OH48Lt wrote:No problem in flat country. My BIL has a similar truck (2013) and a slightly larger trailer. He doesn't like it in the Appalachians, but it gets the job done. That tire change isn't an improvement. It will put your speedo and odo off,...
ependydad wrote:Couple of things:1) Where you say, "Tongue weight fror the trailer is 850 lbs" - is that actual? Or estimated based on the dry weight? Or estimated base on X% of the GVWR?2) What other passengers do you normally carry with you in the ...
