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If you have an accident the first thing attorney's are going to look at is the sticker on your truck that lists maximum payload capacity. If they prove that your trailer pin weight and cargo exceeds the weight on the sticker you will be paying and in some states overweight hauling carries jail time as well. Weight your existing truck with a full tank of gas and all the stuff you will carry on a trip. Then hitch up the 3791RD and drive over a CAT scale and you can find out all you need to know to make the decision. Your truck can pull the weight but not safely or legally. I would go with a 3500 DRW and be safe rather than sorry. Remember an accident doesn't have to be your fault to get you in trouble. A single rear wheel 3500HD Chevy has an 11,500 LB Gross vehicle weight limit. If you buy a loaded LTZ model it will weigh 8500 lbs or so with passengers and fuel and a hitch. That leaves you 3000 lbs for the trailer pin weight. The empty pin weight of the 3791Rd is 2945 lbs. You need the DRW truck!
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