Factory Hitch Rating

**bora** · 04-19-2002, 08:19

My manual says that the 2500HD hitch with the towing package is rated at 7500 lbs with
1000 lbs tongue weight.

Is this correct?

I am a bit upset about this since I fully expected the hitch to be able to handle 12K lbs with 1.2K tongue weight like the Ford 250 SuperDuty.

Thanks

**More Power** · 04-19-2002, 14:53

Trailer weight rating for the 8.1L and Duramax equipped trucks is 12,000 lbs with a suitable weight-distributing hitch. The fifth-wheel tow rating can be computed by subtracting the weight of the truck and cargo from the Gross Combination Vehicle Weight Rating (GCWR) of 22,000 lbs. This means a standard cab 2500HD is rated to tow a 5th-wheel of nearly 16,000 lbs. Extended cab and crew cab trucks are rated proportionally lower due to the increased weight of these trucks.

MP

**AlaskaDmax** · 04-19-2002, 15:04

I think he meant the hitch itself, not the truck.

**bora** · 04-19-2002, 15:30

Yes AlaskaDmax, I did mean the hitch itself.

So what is the correct rating?

Bora

**Desert Diesel** · 04-19-2002, 16:20

bora,

There is a label on the hitch receiver itself that should read.

Weight-carrying cap. 7500lbs W/1000lbs tongue weight.

Weight-distributing cap. 12000lbs W/1500lbs tongue weight.

If you use a weight-distributing hitch you will be fine.

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