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Flyin6:
I never actually looked at this before, and sure wish I had, but I dug into what my 2500HD can pull

And man am I disappointed

This sort of dovetails into the dually thing but looking at my 2500 HD which weighs 8700 give or take, the max GVW is only a paltry 10,000 lbs. Put the wife a preranger in there with some baggage and I'l all in at max gross weight.

Gets worse. Kat and I were strolling around a huge camper store and came across a nice fifth wheel we both like. It is a smaller 28 foot unit that weighs a bit over 10K dry and has a max gross of 12,500.

Referencing the 2500HD duramax again, I can only find a combined max gross weight of 16,700 if using a fifth wheel. Total weight of the whole combo would put me roughly 5,500 over the max!!!!!!!!!!!

I see 2500's pulling these fivers and I just assumed it was fine. I'll bet every single one of them are illegal and way over the limit. When I pulled that dump trailer of mine and came off the scales at 28,000+ I guess I was a cool 12,000 over the max.

Am I getting something wrong here? I just did all the math and I am using the tag from the glove box and drivers door jamb.

If this is true, this 2500 is only a diesel 1500, not much good to pull anything, and incapable of pulling anything I already own!!!

GERRRRRRRRRR

TexasRedNeck:
Yeah. I think you’re off there a bit chief

http://assets.cobaltnitra.com/teams/repository/export/e35/65bc044c91005837710145edef087/e3565bc044c91005837710145edef087.pdf

24500 seems to be the CGVWR with a gooseneck or fifth wheel

Payload capacity is 3670 from what I’m reading so that includes trailer tongue weight and people and cargo. So 2500 or so if you have a few people in the rig and some tools and such. If 10-15% is tongue weight for a bumper pull you still have plenty of capacity.





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Flyin6:

--- Quote from: TexasRedNeck on March 04, 2021, 06:04:29 AM ---Yeah. I think you’re off there a bit chief

http://assets.cobaltnitra.com/teams/repository/export/e35/65bc044c91005837710145edef087/e3565bc044c91005837710145edef087.pdf

24500 seems to be the CGVWR with a gooseneck or fifth wheel

Payload capacity is 3670 from what I’m reading so that includes trailer tongue weight and people and cargo. So 2500 or so if you have a few people in the rig and some tools and such. If 10-15% is tongue weight for a bumper pull you still have plenty of capacity.





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