Hitch Class

[dwags]

Does anyone know what the factory hitch is rated for? I have a 2005 2500HD CCSB with 4.10's. What class is the hitch. I am going to be towing a 6000lb boat around all summer. I know that the truck is rated for more, but I am wondering what the hitch itself is rated for.

[pwall]

Dollars to donuts it is at least a Class IV (4).

 

Class I —up to 2,000 pounds (910 kg) — light loads

Class II —up to 3,500 pounds (1,600 kg) — light loads

Class III —up to 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) — larger loads (campers, boats, etc.)

Class IV —up to 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) — larger loads (campers, boats, etc.)

[old dog]

there should be a sticker on the trailer hitch that will give you the weight carrying and weight distrubiting capicity of the hitch .

Dollars to donuts it is at least a Class IV (4).

 

Class I —up to 2,000 pounds (910 kg) — light loads

Class II —up to 3,500 pounds (1,600 kg) — light loads

Class III —up to 5,000 pounds (2,300 kg) — larger loads (campers, boats, etc.)

Class IV —up to 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) — larger loads (campers, boats, etc.)

[dwags]

The truck is 6 years old. The sticker hasn't been there for some time. Is there a code in the glove box to give a clue witch hitch was installed?

[old dog]

unless you have the window sticker saying wich one you have ,i would go to your gm truck dealer go to the part's dept. or service dept and ask them to run your vin number to find out which hitch you have because of your concerns that you have .

The truck is 6 years old. The sticker hasn't been there for some time. Is there a code in the glove box to give a clue witch hitch was installed?

[dwags]

I stand corrected. The sticker was still there under a coat of undercoating paint. It said, Weight Carrying 7500 lbs-1000 lbs tongue weight and 12,000 lbs-1500 lbs tongue weight with weight distributing. So, class IV/V?

[pwall]

Class IV