[WOTYSGTB]

Simplest way to calculate towing capacity is as follows. GCVWR minus GVWR equals towing capacity. ie: 15000-7000=8,000. I use that number as this is exactly what my 2013 Silverado was. Yet the tow rating was 9500 lbs.

Thats because you used the GVWR and not the curb weight. GVWR is the maximum the vehicle can support. The curb weight is the weight of the vehicle when its full of gas and other fluids but has no passengers or cargo. This is where your 1500lb discrepancy is. Hope this helps

 

[660catman]

Thats because you used the GVWR and not the curb weight. GVWR is the maximum the vehicle can support. The curb weight is the weight of the vehicle when its full of gas and other fluids but has no passengers or cargo. This is where your 1500lb discrepancy is. Hope this helps

I calculate it this way because you are guaranteed to max out on the 1500. And you have to remember any accessories added after delivery should be added to curb weight. Most guys don’t weigh their vehicle.

 

[WOTYSGTB]

I calculate it this way because you are guaranteed to max out on the 1500. And you have to remember any accessories added after delivery should be added to curb weight. Most guys don’t weigh their vehicle.

100%. Your way is by far the safest way to calculate it IMO.

 

[RollaMo]

The cannabis is flowing now. I worked for Chrysler for 30 years and I can tell you with 100% certainty that the engineers DO NOT determine the trucks towing capability based off of towing a flatbed trailer like you said. These numbers are arrived at by many mathematical calculations based off of the tested structural capabilities of the chassis and the powertrain. You may want to re read the OP's first post. He was not asking about the difference in trailer design resulting in more or less tongue weight. He WAS asking about his trucks "Towing Capacity". You are all over the place, now talking about towing "fifth wheel" trailers with a half-ton trucks.

I am really not "all over the place".
I can assure you the cannabis is not flowing anywhere around me.

You said that the GM 1500 towing capacity was between 8,800 lbs and 9,400 lbs
That very well could be the published towing capacity.

Very good chance that if you hooked up any travel trailer or 5th wheel with those weights it would be over the limits of the trucks rated "payload".
I've seen far too many people look up that published towing capacity and then go out any buy a RV trailer without realizing the trailer they purchased puts them over "payload"

You are right, neither one of us knows what the OP plans on towing.
I was just throwing it out there that you would not be able to tow a 8,800 to 9,400 lb travel trailer or 5th wheel trailer and stay under the trucks payload.

When it comes to 1/2 trucks you will almost always reach your payload capacity well before you reach any published towing capacity.

 

[hobieti]

Its not mine, im sitting in my 3500 taking the pic.

Dont ( azzzsume ) things.

And dont come to farming country. You wont like how things are done in the real world.

So you took a pic of it why? As an example of stupid? And I am from farm country, but where stupid gets a ticket from the police.

 

[hobieti]

How true. Used to be a place where people shared information and learned how to do truck stuff safely. Now just a "I can tow more than you" pi$$ing contest. Time to find other stuff to do.
Later

 

[a1smith]

A 2022 should have the grey with black lettering stickers on the drivers doorpost -- at the bottom, and sometimes hard to read, as well as the easier to find tire and loading label.

Here is the "Trailering Information" sticker @Farmguy mentioned. GM started including these around 2019. The sticker is VIN specific.

You can't always tow up to the trailer weight rating (TWR) listed because you also have to make sure you aren't exceeding any of the other specs (GVWR, GCWR, RGAWR, tongue weight, . . . )

 

[johnachak]

Depending on what exactly you are towing, "tow capacity" may be the least important thing you need to know.

There are several specifications used for towing.
You shouldn't exceed any of them, although in reality some people do.

Probably one of the more important ones is your trucks Payload capacity.
Inside your drives door, you will find a sticker that lists what the payload of your exact truck is.

It will look like this:

View attachment 984360 placard for towing capacities.

See the statement "Combined weight of occupants and cargo should never exceed: 682 kg or 1505 lbs.
The sticker is just an example. The sticker in your truck will likely list something different.

When towing with a 1/2 ton truck, you will almost always exceed that payload before you reach any published towing capacity.
There is towing capacity
Payload capacity
Axel capacity
Tire load capacity

Exceed any one of those, and you will not have a very pleasant towing experience.

There is usually a separate placard for towing.