Towing Capacity GMC 3500 Dually
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I just went out to my truck (08 ford f450). The hitch says 16k wd 8k otherwise. I tow a fountain 47 but with a gooseneck. It tows and stops great but to be legal, no 1 ton works without a wd setup on a conventional (tag) trailer. GM 3500 dually is rated at 12k weight distributing only. There is no way to get around this (hitch,airbags,etc.). Even the 450 needs wd to legally pull 16k. It also warns on the hitch and in the owners manual not to modify the hitch or replace it.
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Out of the owners man ... k-3500 crew cab dual rear wheels gcrw 23,500 /max trailer wt 15,900 lbs/ * trailer rating limited to 13000 lbs with wt distributing hitch/ the gcrw is tot allowable wt of completly loaded veh and trailer inc pass cargo equip and conversion.... hope this helps this is for an 08 gmc
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Kim if you are in the las vegas area the nevada highway patrol are pretty easy with a personal truck and boat. I go in and out of boulder city with alot of customers boats and never have a problem. I leave the boulder airport with the 46 skater terrilble all the time without an oversize permit going south to I-40 east. If you are just going to tow local then a one ton will be fine. If you are going to travel cross country then a bigger truck may be the way to go.
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Out of the owners man ... k-3500 crew cab dual rear wheels gcrw 23,500 /max trailer wt 15,900 lbs/ * trailer rating limited to 13000 lbs with wt distributing hitch/ the gcrw is tot allowable wt of completly loaded veh and trailer inc pass cargo equip and conversion.... hope this helps this is for an 08 gmc
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Whatever your max ball tongue and trailer weight on your hitch says. It cannot exceed the gross combined weight the truck is rated too. Your factory hitch is limited in the fact that it needs a WD setup to get past the tongue weight issue legaly.
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My interpretation is that gm says you can tow any trailer up to an actual weight of 13k lbs IF you are using a wd setup. The rating of the trailer makes no difference its the actual loaded weight that counts.
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