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esoxaddict
Posted 8/29/2012 11:46 AM (#581532 - in reply to #581035)
Subject: Re: Another Towing question...





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You need to look at your GCWR. What they list as "towing capacity" is nothing more than a sales gimmick. Fill the truck up with gas, and you just dropped your towing capacity. Add a passenger and a lakewood, you just dropped your towing capacity.

The only way to know for sure is to use the GCWR of the tow vehicle. Subtract the weight of the vehicle itself, plus cargo, gas, bedliner, cap/etc. Also subtract the weight of yourself, your passengers, and your dog. Whatever is left over? THAT is the weight you can safely tow.

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