Looking for advice on towvehicle

[Azpi4u]

I have a 2021 keystone outback 335CG. I also have a 2017 Harley Road king in the garage. I currently tow with a 1996 Chevy CK 3500 4x4.

I am looking at getting a 2023 Chevy Silverado 2500HD LT 4 x 4 short box crew cab. (gaser).

I'm wondering if anyone else has the same truck and trailer. And how is it towing. Is it enough truck? Or not.

[dutchmensport]

I have no doubt in my mind that truck will pull that trailer. The question is, does it have the payload? (well, I think it does).

I had to do some internet searching, but I found this.

The (dry) tongue weight of the trailer is 1155 pounds. The dry weight is 8228 pounds (plus) payload 2272 pounds equals 10,500 pounds. Taking 15% for tongue weight (which might be high), that means there is a tongue weight (fully loaded) of 1575 pounds.

According to different internet sources showing the pay load capacity of your truck, it seems its 3760 pounds.

So, subtract the pay load capacity of 3760 from the 15% tongue weight of the trailer of 1575 and that leaves you 2195 pounds remaining in the truck for payload. That's a lot of extra wiggle room.

Now, add your "toys" in the back of that toy hauler and some of that tongue weight will, no doubt, be reduced.

If at all possible, get some "real weights" of the trailer. Then check the weights and tire placard inside the door jab of truck to be sure though.

I do see one problem though. Your trailer is very long. And with heavy toys in the rear, I wonder if a short bed, single wheel axle for a tow vehicle will be stable enough for such a long trailer. Even with the crew cab and the best weight distribution hitch system, it's still a short truck with a shorter wheel base.

Hopefully someone else can chime in with real world experience. Myself, I've had only dually's, even when I towed my 34 foot Outback.

I had a 3500 Chevy Silverado dually (gas) many years ago. I didn't realize how poorly it handled towing a 31 foot Springdale travel trailer until I got the next Silverado. It was a 3500 dually diesel. The difference between was ... well ... no comparison. I'll never go back to towing with a gasser.

[wiredgeorge]

You should be fine as far as payload goes but as has been noted, not sure how it will tow behind the 3/4 ton Chevy. Guessing the correct selection of hitch will make a difference. I had a Forest River toy hauler that I towed with my F250 and had a Goldwing trike (porker) and it towed fine but wasn't as long a camper as yours is. My toy hauler was a 5th wheel. Wife hated the kitchen so we no longer have a toy hauler.