HighLoader said:
builder, my 07 chevy is rated to tow up to 13K! Acording to the trailer place I talked to today, in CA if you tow over 10K you need a class B licence. What a hassel!
Are you sure?
My '07 trailer chart for a 3500HD 4x4 diesel/auto with weight distribtuting hitch and 16,700 for a 3500HD 4x4 diesel/auto with 5th wheel/gooseneck hitch.
Those are the highest ratings GM allows on my (or any) 3500HD 4x4 diesel/auto.
Maybe you have one of the new-style '07's. I hear they have a little higher rating??? I have a "classic" '07.
Anyway, I can't believe how screwed-up CA laws are. Here in PA, you can tow a trailer over 10K as long as the combination does not exceed 26,001.
In other words, I can tow a 12K trailer off my bumper or a 16,700 lb 5th wheel trailer with no CDL. I do have my CDL, so it's a non-issue with me. Calif is so screwed up. I hear story after story about all the screwed up laws they have out there-it's like a different country from the rest of the USA.
The only thing you gotta watch is exceeding your king-pin ratings....2500lbs on an SRW or 3500lbs on a DRW.
If you load your trailer incorrectly, or have lots of weight in the bed of the truck, it has a profound affect on kingpin ratings. That's why Ford's higher GVWR's help it tow more weight than GM. You can put more kingpin weight on them because they generally have higher rear axle weight ratings.