Posted by ScottyHOMEy on April 11, 2008 at 07:11:40 from (71.241.213.254):
In Reply to: O/T-towing capacity posted by Nancy Howell on April 11, 2008 at 06:30:46:
Your door sticker will give you the max GVW for your pickup alone. It won't deal with the max GCVW of the pickup and a trailer. And you probably won't find it in the owner's manual, as the tables I found for my Ram (on Dodge's site) runs to about four pages of tables that cover all the variables -- 2 vs. 4wd, engine, tranny, rear-end ratio, single or dually, 2500 0r 3500 . . .
I'd suggest a little googlin' to find that somethin similar for your Chevy.
Others have hinted at it, so I'll just say it. Think twice, or even three times, about exceeding any weight ratings you find. Those ratings have as much, and often more, to do with how much you can stop than with how much you can pull. A lawyer'll have a field day with ya if anything bad should happen while you're overweight.
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