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Old 10-02-2016, 04:34 PM   #8
Deb 2500
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Originally Posted by wingnut60 View Post
A quick look at the GM '16 2500 Duramax site says you can tow up to 15800 by fifth wheel--that is a lot of weight.
The problem is, that same truck has a payload of 2872lbs (again, quick look at GM data);
a 15800 GVWR trailer can have a pin weight as high as 31-3200lbs, maybe even higher.


Joe
Joe, thank you for your information.

I just checked numerous GM and Chevy websites. According to the information that I am reading, my truck can tow a 18,000 5th wheel and a 14,500 conventional trailer. The payload capacity is 3,275 for my truck. I think that you are confusing the 6.0 information with my 6.6 Duramax. Also I have the Z71 package, which puts even a heavier suspension on the truck.

It is amazing how much beefier the set-up is for the new trucks these days. My husband's truck is a 1966 S-20 which is a 3/4 ton of its day. He was allowed put 3/4 of a ton on that truck. After I purchased my 1500 he started reading the owner's manual. He was amazed (and a bit tweaked) that I could put over a ton on my 1500, which for all intents and purposes is considered 1/2 ton.

It is almost like they need to rename the new trucks to 1 ton, 1 1/2 ton, and 2 ton. But I am not sure what the 3500s or the 350s can do, so I am speculating on the last group.
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