Towing Capacity GMC 3500 Dually
04-05-2008, 11:42 PM
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[QUOTE=Kims;2514531]Just looked it up and here in NV you need a "J" rating added to your DL if the trailer rating (and NOT the actual weight) is over 10K, no CDL needed. Kind of ironic that I have to take a test for this, the vehicle I operate for a living weighs in at 409000lbs and goes 500+ MPH... Oh, well, I will do it once I get the right equipment..
Do you by any chance fly for southwest ?
Do you by any chance fly for southwest ?
04-05-2008, 11:43 PM
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04-05-2008, 11:48 PM
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Your service supervisor is beyond stupid as they all are. Chevy doesnt care if you pull a street legal trailer that is rated to carry 100000000000lbs as long at the total loaded trailer weight, if hooked to your frame hitch, doesnt exceed 13k lbs and tongue weight is within W/D limits to get you there. Your reading way to far into it. Is it in plain enough english? Guess not. Is it beyond common sense? NO! I have a GM so I have seen it b4. This isnt the first time a car manufacture has done something like this.
04-05-2008, 11:49 PM
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04-05-2008, 11:50 PM
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If that is what GM has intended than most everybody(on OSO) is outside OEM regs and GM is way behind FORD in towing. I dont think thats the issue, rather it was not plain enough spanglish. oh well.
Its not something I would worry about.....especially since you guys take your boats/trailers to the scale and can verify its within writtin limits, regardless of if its overkill for your application.
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Its not something I would worry about.....especially since you guys take your boats/trailers to the scale and can verify its within writtin limits, regardless of if its overkill for your application.
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04-05-2008, 11:55 PM
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we should call myco monday and see what they say it may be different with a boat trailer with little tongue weight vs a camper trailer that tends to sway all over the road ? who knows? i do know the 08 f450 did say 8k limit for a non wt dist setup though ... of that i'm positive... i think the mfrs mislead people with their advertising and most dont read the fine print.. i know for sure any dually will tow much better than a suburban is it legal ? hmmmmm.
