Silverado 1500 towing number

[GabOConnor]

Hi everyone! I've been looking for an answer on this site and all over the internet. The question is simple; why, according to the owners guide, towing number for a regular trailer are higher than a gooseneck or fifthwheel trailer? In my mind, towing fifth wheel or gooseneck have less of an impact on the truck. I just want to understand where I'm missing something. Thanks!!

[1SLOW1500]

That is because 1500 aren't 5th wheel trucks. I understand you are reading what ever but this talk has been around for as long as I can remember. There was a bright orange single. Piece or paper in my owners manual that said do not use a 5th wheel on this model. 

Now a hundred people with jump in with options and statement of how they do it all the time..... 

[rah7777777]

5th wheel will load down your payoad #'s really quick since it puts a good amount of weight right in your bed and standard trailers have a much lower hitch weight for about the same weight trailer (Thinking camper here) 

[GabOConnor]

Thanks guys! I'm not planning to drive with a fifthwheel or a gooseneck trailer. If I was, I would have kept my 3/4 ton or my 1ton truck. I was having, lets say, a serious talk with my buddy the other day, and my point was base on the amount of rake I've seen on the HD truck I had in the past loaded with both gooseneck and standart trailer, but I had never actually look in the book ahah....what a surprise for me that was when I looked in the damn book ahah! Thanks again! 

[flyingfool]

you can easilyy tow with a 5th wheel, i seen a guy using the v6 truck and 4.11 rear gears pulling a 8000 lbs 5th wheel trailer

[rah7777777]

Oh it’s totally possible. 

Just pay extra attention to the weight of the trailer that’ll be in the bed. 

 

I looked a little at it for a camper, but decided to just stick with bumper pull as it’s 1000 less lbs affecting my payload. 

[SS502]

2 hours ago, flyingfool said:

you can easilyy tow with a 5th wheel, i seen a guy using the v6 truck and 4.11 rear gears pulling a 8000 lbs 5th wheel trailer

Was he a friend?

[flyingfool]

yes, a friend.  he has a Reese 5th wheel hitch  in his v6 silverado standard transmission pulls a small 5thwheel trailer, fully loaded with camping gear etc.... well into 8-9000 lbs.