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2019 Silverado 1500 5.3 V8 - What size camper can I tow?

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I'm towing this toy hauler.  6500lb empty.  Gross 10000lb.

 

Im only loading it to about 8500lb with bikes in the back.  Tows well, I have a blue ox swaypro with it.  1000lb bars but I might switch to the 1500lb bars. 

 

When I take it across the cat scales I'll right at the rear axel limit and about 100 lb under gvwr all loaded with the family.  Hoping the bigger bars will move a little more weight off the rear and back on the trailer.

 

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On 7/2/2021 at 11:14 AM, bowtie76 said:

I'm towing this toy hauler.  6500lb empty.  Gross 10000lb.

 

Im only loading it to about 8500lb with bikes in the back.  Tows well, I have a blue ox swaypro with it.  1000lb bars but I might switch to the 1500lb bars. 

 

When I take it across the cat scales I'll right at the rear axel limit and about 100 lb under gvwr all loaded with the family.  Hoping the bigger bars will move a little more weight off the rear and back on the trailer.

 

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What engine does your truck have?

 

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On 7/4/2021 at 5:42 PM, Anacortes Army Guy said:

 

What engine does your truck have?

 

5.3L with the 10 speed.

 

pulled everything with no issues, been over the mtns to West Virginia and back with no issues.

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On 6/22/2021 at 8:23 PM, Bcoyle21 said:

Thanks for the response. I am most definitely looking to add a WDH to the setup to support. My family weighs around 240lbs** and our luggage would be very little (200lbs as we pack light). From what I can find online the truck can safely tow around 9500lbs. This would be significantly less than the added payload and loaded trailer. We don’t plan to travel more than 1 hour 30 minutes away. I have several friends with half ton truck towing 6000lbs+ with no issues. The trailer is a total length of 32’ 11” tongue to tire. 

IMHO, I think you should pay close to what Army Guy is saying.  He's dead on.  Can your truck tow it?  Yes.  Can it tow it safely?  Likely not.  I knew based on what you were posting you either have a toy hauler or a 30'+ trailer.  It's too much trailer for such a light truck.  You're too close to some of your limits, and will likely go over on payload.  Imo, I recommend looking at a slightly shorter trailer.  A 26' trailer will be about 28'-29' total length, and drop a bunch of weight.  Also, Army Guy brought up the point of the trailer acting like a giant sail.  He's correct.  The size of the trailer, with it being fairly empty, will catch a bit of wind blowing from the side and push your back end out.  There are 2 things to consider to help with this.  One is your load rating on your tires.  Perhaps upgrading to a 10 ply tire would help?  Another factor is how close together the axles on the trailer are to each other.  When I was looking for a travel trailer one thing I learned about was how the further apart the axles are on the trailer the more stable the trailer will be when pushed on the side by wind.  This was a deciding factor with my purchase.  IMHO, the trailer you're looking at is best suited for a 2500.

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It will tow it. Want to tow it and relax while doing it in some situations, 2500. 6 K pounds max for a 1500 IMO. 

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