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Mon, 13 November 2017 09:17

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If I recall, recommended tongue weight to reduce the probability of tail-wag-the-dog trailer sway should be approximately 10% of the total trailer weight. That would mean a recommended tongue weight of 1500 pounds for that 15,000 pound trailer. I feel you should remember that the transmission was designed for an automobile that MIGHT weigh as much as 6000 pounds and is probably already heavily stressed to just move a 12000 motor home!

Ya pays yer money and takes yer chances, and I know there are a few GMCers who DO tow heavy weight trailers, but I sure wouldn't do it!

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Will the GMC tow 15000 lbs with a tongue weight of 1000 lbs?
I have been looking for the max tow weight and tongue weight, so far
https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.appliedgmc.com%2Fprod.itml%2FicOid%2F730&data=02%7C01%7Ck2gkk%40hotmail.com%7 Ca9ffd287be8b4613773608d52a958e48%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636461744179536526&sdata=gCmFslUP5qXTgHi61Hz00rehxIxymWn4%2FD7bOUuP xtg%3D&reserved=0
is the best documentation I have found. Is the final drive strong enough to
tow that much weight without shortening its life significantly?

On Mon, Nov 13, 2017 at 3:52 AM, Justin Brady wrote:

> I have the black widow from discount ramps.
> It has hauled my 600 lb BMW F800GS all across the country
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