After I filled up with gas on the first trip out of town, I drove across a CAT scale and got the report. I had the truck loaded with everything I'm taking with me for the next two years. I've got to add a grill and a cooler, but I think that will be ok, especially after seeing how the numbers worked out.
I'm driving a 2017 Chevy 3500 SRW 6.5' box Duramax towing a 2016 Bighorn 3270. The GVWR of the truck is 11,500, though I swear I read 12,000 somewhere along the way... The front axle limit is 5600 lbs, the rear is 7050 lbs, and the payload limit on the door sticker is 3710 lbs. The GCWR of the truck is 25,300. The 5er has a GVWR of 16,000.
The readings from the scale were:
Front Axle: 4900lbs
Rear Axle: 6100lbs
Trailer: 10,900lbs.
I attempted to weigh my truck previously, and I believe the non loaded no trailer rear axle weight was about 3400 lbs. Making the pin weight (plus Andersen hitch) approximately 2700 lbs and the total trailer weight about 13,600 lbs. The empty weight of the 5er should be about 12,000 lbs. The fresh water tank was full, so I guess I just pack light. It seems like my pin weight is right at 20% of the overall weight, but I'm not sure how I could actually load it any more forward. Actually most of the cabinets aft of the axles are filled with light weight stuff, hats, dvd cases, etc.
I guess my goal in posting is to get a review from those more experienced. Anything stick out as being a red flag? or maybe an area of caution? Thanks!
I'm driving a 2017 Chevy 3500 SRW 6.5' box Duramax towing a 2016 Bighorn 3270. The GVWR of the truck is 11,500, though I swear I read 12,000 somewhere along the way... The front axle limit is 5600 lbs, the rear is 7050 lbs, and the payload limit on the door sticker is 3710 lbs. The GCWR of the truck is 25,300. The 5er has a GVWR of 16,000.
The readings from the scale were:
Front Axle: 4900lbs
Rear Axle: 6100lbs
Trailer: 10,900lbs.
I attempted to weigh my truck previously, and I believe the non loaded no trailer rear axle weight was about 3400 lbs. Making the pin weight (plus Andersen hitch) approximately 2700 lbs and the total trailer weight about 13,600 lbs. The empty weight of the 5er should be about 12,000 lbs. The fresh water tank was full, so I guess I just pack light. It seems like my pin weight is right at 20% of the overall weight, but I'm not sure how I could actually load it any more forward. Actually most of the cabinets aft of the axles are filled with light weight stuff, hats, dvd cases, etc.
I guess my goal in posting is to get a review from those more experienced. Anything stick out as being a red flag? or maybe an area of caution? Thanks!