I believe that the GVWR for your truck is 9,200 pounds. That means that the truck, with fuel, passengers, cargo, hitch or pin weight should not weigh more than 9,200 pounds. I believe that the GCWR for your truck is 16,000 pounds. That means that the truck (with fuel, passengers and cargo), combined with the loaded weight of your trailer, should not weigh more than 16,000 pounds.
Your truck probably weighs around 6,000 pounds empty. That means that you have about 3,000 pounds of payload capacity for fuel, passengers, cargo, hitch, and hitch/pin weight (9,200 pound GVWR - 6,000 pound empty weight).
Deducting the 6,000 pound empty weight of the truck from the 16,000 pound GCWR, leaves you with about 10,000 pound tow rating (keep in mind that this figure is reduced directly by the weight of fuel, passengers, cargo, and a hitch, in the truck.
Hope this helps.
2006 Grand Surveyor 240BH
2004 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4X4 CC LB 6.0litre 4.10 gears
18K Reese/Hidden Hitch Signature Series Hitch
Prodigy Brake Controller
You should be able to find that info in the owners manual. If you have a diesel, look in the additional diesel engine manual. We bought an '07 GMC last Sep, I found it easily, the dealer didn't even know that the info existed. Go figure...
The Op has a gas 6.0/4.10 while those figures above are for the Diesel. However you can see the absurdity of their "guide" when they say the 3/4 ton can handle a 15,500 ton 5er. No regard for pin wt at all and the GVWR. (also watch out for the "tow rating" of 12K or 13K which is the rating for the bumper hitch, not for the truck itself) Anyway, the OP's truck :
Our 2WD occupants and cargo limit is 2,770 cargo in box plus 750 for people in cab =3,520. Take off 300 for his 4WD =3,220. That means his truck empty with a full tank weighs 9,200 - 3,220 = 5,980 (assumes long box and LT interior)
Add a 200lb hitch and 450lbs of people and dogs, now truck weighs 6,630. Remaining allowance for pin wt is 9,200-6,630= 2,570 which goes with a 5er weighing 12,850 at 20% pin wt, BUT the truck can't pull it uphill.
The actual limit here is the GCWR of 16K. 16,000-6,630 leaves 9,370 for trailer.
This is close to our figures on the scales too. We max out the truck with a trailer GVWR of 10K but don't load the trailer to max. We travel at a approx 200 lbs under GVWR and approx 200 lbs over GCWR
Both the gas 6.0 3/4 ton and the Diesel 1 ton hit their GCWRs before they hit their GVWRs with a 5er. This is the opposite of the 3/4 ton Diesel which hits its GVWR long before it reaches its GCWR with a 5er.
You can find almost all of your tow ratings on your door sticker. The only thing not listed there is the combined vehicle weight. The only real way to determine what "your" truck with "your" options can tow is to take it to a scale and weigh it, then compare "your" real weights with the numbers on your door panel. Other than that, you can just listen to any RV dealer who will tell you that you can tow anything you want.
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