To the OP: Are you still towing with the 1500? I am looking at the same trailer but have a 2015 Chevy 1500. I would love to hear about your experience.
With WDH engaged I am at least 750+ of tongue weight with my 28BHBE, we have a thread comparing different 28BHBE configurations and mine was the lowest. I think you should expect 750-800#, assuming the numbers below are speculation.
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Originally Posted by Salsa03
@KYCamper
I'll be towing a 28BHBE with my Sierra 1500 (starting this Spring), and I'm convinced I won't have an issue with its 7042 dry weight or it's 700lbs dry tongue weight
I never had any problems with the Chevy handling the 27DSRL. My issue was with the 5.3L having enough torque. It would get me to where I wanted to go with no overheating but the transmission would "hunt" on the slightest of hills. The solution could have been to limit the transmission to 4 (out of 6) but the whining would annoy me. IMO for any 3 to 4 hr trip I would not have a problem with it. To pull to FL or through the mountains out west I didn't like. We knew we wanted to upgrade to a much larger 5er in the future so we just bit the bullet a little sooner and upgraded to a 3500 Duramax. Completely different pulling experience! Plus we have decided to purchase a Truck Camper for our occasional "road trips" so the 3500 (at least a 2500) is a must for most all TC's.
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2015 Jayco 27DSRL (Sold and shopping for new 5er)
2016 Little Guy CIRRUS 800 Truck Camper
2015 GMC SLT 3500 Duramax Crew Cab, SRW