MrBeast
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Guys, I am going to throw in my .02 on this.
As per motortrend.com the GVWR of a 1996 K1500 is 6,200 lbs. The empty weight is 4,836 lbs. That means you have a useful payload of 1,364 lbs. If you put yourself in the seat at 200 lbs, and fill your 32 gallon fuel tank full, and have another 200 lbs of tools, gear, jumper cables ect in the truck. That means your useful payload is now down to about 753 lbs. That is not hard to exceed. Basically you can haul a big block Chevy in the back of your truck and that is about all it should be carrying.
As per motortrend.com the maximum trailer weight should be 6500 lbs. Say you are pulling a 16'x83" car trailer a 6000 lb cap trailer (I referenced a Big Tex 60CH) will weigh 1670 lbs. Thus you should technically tow no more than 4,830 lbs on that trailer, This assumes 6,000 lbs distributed to the trailer axles (2x3500 lbs) and 500 LBS on the hitch. Anything more than that you are entering the danger zone.
This is because even though many guys will upgrade springs with overloads, or put a lift in to carry more weight, your brakes still are not up to the job, your tires ect. If you need to tow more than that, you need to move to a heavier truck.
To give an idea between a half and a 1 ton, on my C3500 dually it has a 10,000lb GVW, and can handle 24,000 lbs worth of trailer. I am not about to do that because I'd be at 34,000 lbs and I'd be keeping a log book. So I stay under 26,000 lbs cause I don't like messing with the HOS or the Scales.
As per motortrend.com the GVWR of a 1996 K1500 is 6,200 lbs. The empty weight is 4,836 lbs. That means you have a useful payload of 1,364 lbs. If you put yourself in the seat at 200 lbs, and fill your 32 gallon fuel tank full, and have another 200 lbs of tools, gear, jumper cables ect in the truck. That means your useful payload is now down to about 753 lbs. That is not hard to exceed. Basically you can haul a big block Chevy in the back of your truck and that is about all it should be carrying.
As per motortrend.com the maximum trailer weight should be 6500 lbs. Say you are pulling a 16'x83" car trailer a 6000 lb cap trailer (I referenced a Big Tex 60CH) will weigh 1670 lbs. Thus you should technically tow no more than 4,830 lbs on that trailer, This assumes 6,000 lbs distributed to the trailer axles (2x3500 lbs) and 500 LBS on the hitch. Anything more than that you are entering the danger zone.
This is because even though many guys will upgrade springs with overloads, or put a lift in to carry more weight, your brakes still are not up to the job, your tires ect. If you need to tow more than that, you need to move to a heavier truck.
To give an idea between a half and a 1 ton, on my C3500 dually it has a 10,000lb GVW, and can handle 24,000 lbs worth of trailer. I am not about to do that because I'd be at 34,000 lbs and I'd be keeping a log book. So I stay under 26,000 lbs cause I don't like messing with the HOS or the Scales.
