towing capacity
 

i need some help on this matter.a friend has a 3/4 ton chevy and he's trying to figure out if a 44ft enclosed trailer is to much for his truck to handle?can anyone give me a helpful answer?

Re: towing capacity
 

LOTS of IFS in this Catagory?
1st of i have a 45'Pace,its weighs in @ 9400lb MT,went i load 2-Cars and the Gear and a Golf Cart,we can get REAL close to 20 GRAND?
I Pull My Trailer with a 98GMC 3500 HD,7.4.
Heres the MAIN Question i have for You?Are you Planning on Local Races only,with'in say 100 miles from Home?
If NOT?How LUCKY are you Feeling..........................?
Later
G 8)

We were pulling our 48 foot with our 1 ton dually truck for a while. The truck hauled the trailer, but it was a strain. It eventually took out the transmission. We also felt that the trailer would take the truck for a real ride, if anything ever happened. The truck and loaded trailor weighed around 27,000 combined. You do the math. I would not attempt to haul a trailor that big without a one ton dually at the minimum. The trailer likely had a tongue weight of around 5000-6000 pounds. You may be in a slightly better position if the trailor is a feather-lite, but it still sounds like a lot for a 3/4 ton. We upgraded to a big truck. An International DT4600

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I pull a 32'8" tripple open with two rigs and a 9ft camper my truck is a 07 gmc 2500 hd with 5000lb air bags duramax and allison tranny it does this fine, but if I had much more then what I got I would want a bigger truck, I am looking at around 20,000 going down the road





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At one time, I had a 95 Chevy 1 ton with the peice of crap 6.5, didn't like my 38' enclosed. Beck in 05, I bought me a new 04 C4500 Kodiak.Good thing I did b/c I met the woman of my dream and she wanted to race. So we had to buy a 48' to haul both cars in. Weighs about 20k plus the 11k for the truck. I wouldn't do it with a 3/4.

I have the 38' for sale if he is looking for a trailer, it can be towed with a 3/4 ton.

One thing you might think about is that if you get a bigger truck and if your weight gets over 26,000 lb you have to get a CDL. If your under 26,000lb you might drive slower and take it easy. Also watch how you load your trailer, don't put all the weight on the tongue. Distribute the weight where the trailer is carrying most of the weight and have your electric brakes hooked up. JMO

I pull a 30 ft enclosed, with car, 2670 lbs, 400 4 wheeler, tool box, compressor, air tank etc, with a 2500 dodge diesel, no problems. Just about all together 12,000.

Sometimes true. Most of the time you might get hassled, but usually you dont' need a cdl unless you are racing for a profit (yea, right) or have stickers advertising companys on your rig. Very broad area. Never found out exactly what you need. I know people that have 18 wheeler tractors as tow rigs that don't have a cdl.

All thats changing all over the US. I'm hearing stories every week. Texas is probably the worst. Anything over 26,000lb by law must have a CDL. Alot of states are cracking down on 65ft overall min. also. All states aren't enforcing it now but its coming.

It all depends on how the vehicle is registered. Totorhomes are registered as RV's and you don't have to have a CDL. Most of them get well over 50,000lbs with trailer is included.

I have a 2500hd and looking at a 48' trailer with living quarters
(Haulmark), but can't find a curb weight on it. Anybody have an idea?
I'd hate to buy a trailer I can't haul. I do travel as far as 1,100 miles ( once or twice a year) to races, but mostly race within 200-300 miles of home.

I haul a 32ft tag with my 2500HD with the 6.0 non dually, its a far cry from the 7.3 turbo ford it replaced.

Mine is a Duramax. No way would I ever pull with a gas motor again.

The gas isnt that bad it'll go 80 no issues just have to get a good run on hills, the price difference between the durmax and the gas I got was huge. But I also plan to haul max 32ft trailer if I were going to get something bigger I'd look at a durmax or another older 7.3

Re: towing capacity
 

that really isn't enough truck for that size of trailer the trailer is going to weigh as much as the truck .

I sold a 48 foot living QT"s trailer that i pulled with a 03 Chev 4X4 Dually truck 8100 Gas it did a good job and i have had a lot of 3/4 ton trucks and i have a 30 foot trailer now loaded up and a gas 6.0 3/4 ton just want do the job when you hit a hill it just takes the breath out of it and it also wipes the truck around in strong wind i would go with a 1 ton truck and be done with it .

just my 2 cents worth Be safe.

I'm looking at a 48' with Living Quarters and just not sure if I want to go that big with only a 3/4 ton truck. Their isn't much difference between a 1 ton and 3/4 ton. 3/4 ton is 15,400lbs, 1 ton single rear tire is 15,400lbs, dual rear tire is 16,300lbs. To be honest a 48' trailer has a load rating of 18,000lbs which is more than the capacity of a 1 ton.

Where can I find the market value of a Haulmark trailer?

It isn't just the weight rating on the truck the single wheels just doesn't have that much tire contact patch and dual wheels has a lot more staibility the single wheel the side wall of the tire isn't really strong enough and it wants to wobble with you .
I have towed about with everything out being from the car business also the dually will work a lot better for you than a single wheel truck you can tell the difference very easy when you start out on the road.

I've had everything from F150's F450's and even a rough ridding POS F650, but I like my Chevy 2500hd more than all of 'em. I really wasn't planning to go any bigger than a 28' trailer when I bought it. It's almost paid for and the last thing I want to do is buy another truck. I hate truck payments, but I really don't want to turn down this 48' with LQ's. It's loaded, even has an observation deck on top. It'd be nice to have at the track. Maybe I'l buy it and trade someone for a 40' or 44' with LQ's + some $$ ???

In Virginia as long as you have a weight tag on your tow truck, they won't bother you, mine has a TX in front of the rest of numbers which means 15,000 pounds.

''JUST MY TWO CENT'S WORTH''

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