MarkV
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- Apr 7, 2000
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- Cedartown, Ga and N. Ga mountains
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- 1998 Kubota B21, 2005 Kubota L39
I get real dense when it comes to figuring out vehicle towing capacities and need some help. I have a truck I would like to turn into my tow vehicle and before I start putting money into it I want to make sure it is up to the job and will be legal to work with. The towing would be local, occasional and non-business related.
Here are the basics. To be towed would be a 7000lbs tractor on an18 foot 10,000lbs trailer that weighs 2400lbs and has brakes on both axles. I figure that puts me right close to 10,000 lbs. by the time you add fuel, chains and whatever. The truck is a 1988 Chevy C30 dually with a 12 foot stake bed, automatic transmission and 6.2 liter diesel. This truck was originally an Air Force truck and has 40,000 original miles on it. The government identification plate riveted to the dash says the truck has a curb weight of 6120 lbs., a load capacity of 4500 lbs and a gross vehicle weight (max.) of 10,500 lbs. I would not know if the government sets any of its weights or restrictions differently than Chevy did and I also don’t know where I could find Chevy’s numbers for a truck this old configured this way.
So can anyone teach me how to figure out how much I can tow with this truck? If I don’t have all the needed information, any idea where I can find it?
Thanks in advance,
MarkV
Here are the basics. To be towed would be a 7000lbs tractor on an18 foot 10,000lbs trailer that weighs 2400lbs and has brakes on both axles. I figure that puts me right close to 10,000 lbs. by the time you add fuel, chains and whatever. The truck is a 1988 Chevy C30 dually with a 12 foot stake bed, automatic transmission and 6.2 liter diesel. This truck was originally an Air Force truck and has 40,000 original miles on it. The government identification plate riveted to the dash says the truck has a curb weight of 6120 lbs., a load capacity of 4500 lbs and a gross vehicle weight (max.) of 10,500 lbs. I would not know if the government sets any of its weights or restrictions differently than Chevy did and I also don’t know where I could find Chevy’s numbers for a truck this old configured this way.
So can anyone teach me how to figure out how much I can tow with this truck? If I don’t have all the needed information, any idea where I can find it?
Thanks in advance,
MarkV