towing capacity

Could you please help me to figure out what I should do... I'm the new owner of a 2011 Forest River Georgetown GTA350F (F-53 chassis with a 5.38:1 diff ratio - 5 speed auto trans. - V10 6.8L 3V EFI NA gas engine - 228 Wbase - 8000 pds front axle and 15000 pds rear axle capacity) GVWR...

Looking to upgrade to a 2019 FR 5th wheel. Dry weight is 8800lbs. Towing with a Toyo Tundra 1/2 ton, 10,500 towing capacity. Thoughts?

My wife and I purchased our first TT. It is a 26ft Sonoma. Dry weight of 6600 lbs. We are towing it with a 2018 Dodge Durango tows 7400lbs. After we got it home I was thinking that Durango looks awfully small. It pulls it no problem but I am unsure how safe it is since it is so big and my...

Hi, We are considering a 2018 21ft Escape trailer to be towed by our 2013 Nissan King Cab 2wd 6 cyl Frontier truck. We would appreciate any feedback as to the suitability of this truck towing this trailer. Thank you in advance for your feedback. Stephen

The DW and are flirting with the idea of upgrading to a toy hauler. we found a Sob we like but are not sold on it. as i look at weights and pin weights and this and that i start to get confused. its so many numbers and figures. is there a way to tell this is what i can pull _____? i have a...

I have been going around and around with numbers of what I can tow with my F250 I found an excel spread sheet from the "Keep your day dream" folks on youtube. But, to find all of the data required to calculate what I can tow was driving me crazy. Finally, today, I found the Holy Grail of 2008...

We currently own a 2500 Passenger Chevy Express Van and towing capacity of 7900 lbs. (GCWR 14,000 lbs) We tow our 233S Rockwood Roo (Dry weight somewhere around 4500 and total weight allowed around 6500 lbs). I thought I had this all figured out but am realizing I am still learning. We have...

This topic has probably been discussed to death, but I remain confused. The owner's manual of my 2017 Silverado 4wd, Duramax, crew cab, short box, lists the maximum trailer towing capacity at 13,400 lbs. Not sure if that includes 5th wheels, but suspect so. My logic is that even though 5th...

Need help please! I am looking at going from TT to 5er but I'm totally confused on weights. I have read for days, have downloaded apps, run the numbers, etc, and still not sure. So here's the deal: I have a 2006 Dodge 2500 Mega Cab diesel. I'm looking at a 34 ft 5er toy hauler, 10680 dry...

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I just bought a new Prism 24m. It came with a 3500# tow hitch. I have seem many other MFG's using the 11,030 chassis on 24 foot coaches. Those came with 5000# hitches. Is it that Forest River is just more conservative than other MFG's. My dealer told me they would install a 5000# hitch on mine...

I own a Coachmen 360 dl, just weighed on CAT scales at 28000. It has a GCWR of 30000. My intent was to use my Envoy as a toad, which is going to put it over the GCWR. As a matter of fact just about any toad will put me over GCWR. Can anyone comment on this? Doesn't seem right to me. Thanks

I just bought a 2016 Coachmen Mirada with a 5,000 lb trailor hitch. I would liket to tow my 2008 Grand Chreokee but am worried that it is too close to the capacity of the trailor hitch. The curb weight is 4,750 lbs. Is it safe to tow the Grand Chreokee or should I give up and tow my 2006 Mini...

I am looking at a 2007 Wildcat F29 5th wheel, which is rated at either 7,700 or 8,400 lbs dry. To tow it, I'm looking at a 2015 4x4 Dodge 1500 crew cab with a 5.7 Hemi with a towing capacity of 10,400 lbs. Would like some opinions if I'm cutting it too close.

As I look around, it seems that most people say that 80% of your tow vehicle's max rating is safe. Other people say to stay at/below 80% of max payload (making sure to include people, gear, and the hitch to the hitch weight of the 5er) - while using 20% of the 5er's GVWR as the guide for Hitch...

Does anyone know why the towing capacity of my 2016 F150 is 11,500 for a travel trailer but only 9800 for a fifth wheel. Thank you.

New to the forum. Loaded with great information. I have a trailer/truck combo question. I'm second questing if my truck is rated high enough to pull it. I know there are charts and calculations out there but those darn things confuse me. Looking for some assistance. We are currently looking...

I'm thinking of buying a used 31 foot limited edition 2002 HILO; 5950 lbs, no extra weight. The Sequoia is rated to tow at 6,500 lbs max. Am I safe to tow this trailer? Loaded, it would be right at the limit for the Toyota. Will the HiLo short profile help with the length? We currently pull...

Does anyone know what the total amount of weight that can be towed behind the FR3 28DS is? Thanks

Hi all, We are thinking about our retirement fifth wheel & after being to several dealers in the area & realizing that they really don't care about safety I thought I would turn to this forum. I have spent days searching & I apologize in advance if this is redundancy. Hubby has a 2014 ram 2500...

Like a responsible RV owner, i weighed my 3150s with a full load of gas and water (worst case scenario). I have about 200 lbs of available GVW after adding passengers and pets. I do not carry a bunch of unnecessary stuff and have been very weight conscious with every item on the coach. I know...

I'm in the market for a Lexington 265. When comparing various model years I see that in 2014 and 2015 the listed towing capacity changed from 5,000 lbs to 7,500 lbs. Yet the GCWR and GVWR remained the same. Is it simply that the hitch is stronger? Or are there other changes that increased the...

I'm in the market for a Lexington 265. When comparing various model years I see that starting in 2014 the towing capacity changed from 5,000 lbs to 7,500 lbs. Yet the GCWR and GVWR remained constant from 2011-2015. Is it simply that the hitch is stronger on 2014 and 2015? Or are there other...

2009 Chevy Silverado 1500 Extended Cab 4.8L V8 with "towing package". Looking at used toy haulers for me, wife & motorcycle. Find conflicting data on my towing capacity. Truck manual shows 5800-6800 Lbs. depending on rear end ratio; have read higher elsewhere. Can anyone anyone help to narrow...

Will the 2014 Solera safely tow dual axel tandem trailer w/electric brakes and car loaded weighing a combined 5,000 lbs? Discussing w/ another owner who says he is towing similar set up w/no problems. Just want to know if rig will handle the load providing I do not have water tanks full and...