CHEVROLET 2012 Silverado - Manual (Page 405)

Black plate (105,1) Chevrolet Silverado Owner Manual - 2012
Driving and Operating 9-105
Trailer tongue weight (A) should be
10 to 15 percent and fifth-wheel or
gooseneck kingpin weight should be
15 to 25 percent of the loaded trailer
weight up to the maximums for
vehicle series and hitch type.:
Vehicle Series Hitch Type
Maximum Tongue
Weight
1500 Weight Carrying 272 kg (600 lbs)
1500 Weight Distributing 499 kg (1,100 lbs)
1500 Fifth-Wheel Gooseneck 680 kg (1,500 lbs)
2500/3500
Standard Box Weight Carrying or
Weight Distributing
680 kg (1,500 lbs)
2500/
3500 Long Box Weight Carrying or
Weight Distributing
907 (2,000 lbs)
2500 Fifth-Wheel Gooseneck 1 361 kg (3,000 lbs)
3500 Single Rear
Wheels
Fifth-Wheel Gooseneck 1 814 kg (4,000 lbs)
3500 Dual Rear
Wheels
Fifth-Wheel Gooseneck 2 495 kg (5,500 lbs)
*816 kg (41,800 lbs) for vehicles built before October, 2011. Check the
hitch rating label for correct maximum for the vehicle.
Do not exceed the maximum
allowable tongue weight for the
vehicle. Choose the shortest hitch
extension that will position the hitch ball closest to the vehicle. This will
help reduce the effect of trailer
tongue weight on the rear axle.