Towing Capacity GMC 3500 Dually
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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.
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Stainless, the good news is you can pull 15,900 lbs of total trailer weight as GM says......the bad news is that you trailer can only be rated for 13000 lbs. and you have to figure out how to rig a WD system in your goose neck. HAHA
Tell that to myco.
See.....pretty obvious they are talking about two different things. 13k lbs is your frame reciever hitch max with w/d(b/c most trailers that heavy have the high tongue weight too and they are covering their bases,) and 15900 is total trailer weight no matter how you rig it up as long as its not on the frame reciever b/c they already said 13k max with a W/D system and those are only used on frame systems. ie. gooseneck.....but there are execptions like a heavy trailer in your frame reciever that fully supports its weight on its axles and thus cannot make a W/D system work....like a dumb truck trailer that just uses the truck to pull it, not support it too.
I dont think every OSO member is wrong in their reading of this. We all pull like this.
Tell that to myco.
See.....pretty obvious they are talking about two different things. 13k lbs is your frame reciever hitch max with w/d(b/c most trailers that heavy have the high tongue weight too and they are covering their bases,) and 15900 is total trailer weight no matter how you rig it up as long as its not on the frame reciever b/c they already said 13k max with a W/D system and those are only used on frame systems. ie. gooseneck.....but there are execptions like a heavy trailer in your frame reciever that fully supports its weight on its axles and thus cannot make a W/D system work....like a dumb truck trailer that just uses the truck to pull it, not support it too.
I dont think every OSO member is wrong in their reading of this. We all pull like this.
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I am sure Chris is out of town, he would have chimed in and I am sure he will. Maybe I gave him some food for thought with what I have dug up... I sure look forward to share some of his experience, he seem to have a good grip on towing issues.
Stainless, the good news is you can pull 15,900 lbs of total trailer weight as GM says......the bad news is that you trailer can only be rated for 13000 lbs. and you have to figure out how to rig a WD system in your goose neck. HAHA
Tell that to myco.
See.....pretty obvious they are talking about two different things. 13k lbs is your frame reciever hitch max with w/d(b/c most trailers that heavy have the high tongue weight too and they are covering their bases,) and 15900 is total trailer weight no matter how you rig it up as long as its not on the frame reciever b/c they already said 13k max with a W/D system and those are only used on frame systems. ie. gooseneck.....but there are execptions like a heavy trailer in your frame reciever that fully supports its weight on its axles and thus cannot make a W/D system work....like a dumb truck trailer that just uses the truck to pull it, not support it too.
I dont think every OSO member is wrong in their reading of this. We all pull like this.
Tell that to myco.
See.....pretty obvious they are talking about two different things. 13k lbs is your frame reciever hitch max with w/d(b/c most trailers that heavy have the high tongue weight too and they are covering their bases,) and 15900 is total trailer weight no matter how you rig it up as long as its not on the frame reciever b/c they already said 13k max with a W/D system and those are only used on frame systems. ie. gooseneck.....but there are execptions like a heavy trailer in your frame reciever that fully supports its weight on its axles and thus cannot make a W/D system work....like a dumb truck trailer that just uses the truck to pull it, not support it too.
I dont think every OSO member is wrong in their reading of this. We all pull like this.
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Should the trailer you pull be rated to the max 13k lbs your trucks frame reciver hitch can pull...if you have that big a load to transport? Sure. It just releases some liability from GM should you have an issue with the trailer. You wouldnt overload your trailer would you?...of course not.
Will you be fine with an official truck stop weight proving your under the 13k load weight regardless of your trailer capacity? Yes. any lawyer will take that case. You wouldnt lie about overloading a trailer would you.
Im sure GM would rather say "trailer rating" in reference to their frame hitch b/c they figure you wouldnt overload a trailer right? No And that language would also imply that your truck souldnt be loaded with a trailer above 13k lbs, and just make sure the trailer says thats its capacity.
I guess its a round-a-bout way of saying it isnt it.
Will you be fine with an official truck stop weight proving your under the 13k load weight regardless of your trailer capacity? Yes. any lawyer will take that case. You wouldnt lie about overloading a trailer would you.
Im sure GM would rather say "trailer rating" in reference to their frame hitch b/c they figure you wouldnt overload a trailer right? No And that language would also imply that your truck souldnt be loaded with a trailer above 13k lbs, and just make sure the trailer says thats its capacity.
I guess its a round-a-bout way of saying it isnt it.
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Nothing yet, and I have to admit I am not surprised. I might have opened a can of worms here looking for what is legal and not what everybody "thinks" is OK. I will post the response as soon as I do hear from them. I will also call them day after tomorrow if I don't hear anything.
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