Payload capacity vs 310 GK

[DBISS7]

Hey team - this post theme has been hit up before - asking a specific question - Looked at a GMC 2500 Denali - the specific sticker on the door panel said 3100# payload capacity - Would appreciate any / all opinions if this 3/4 ton would be suitable for towing a solitude 310 GK -

I do a lot of driving for my sales job - trying to find a good tow vehicle that i could drive for work yet have a great tow vehicle. NOT wanting to have two vehicles -

thoughts appreciated

 

[huntr70]

Loaded pin weights can easily be 3000lbs+ on the 310.

Add in the weight of your occupants and anything else in the truck (coolers, hitch, firewood, etc) and you will be over.

The ride between a 3500 and 2500 is negligible, so just buy the 3500.

 

[cfowler55]

Mines 3100lbs. Combo washer/drier in walk-in closet. No gen. I’m using a MOPAR hitch at around 200 lbs. My loaded , traveling weight is a tad over 14k on the RV. I would want at least 4K CCC on the truck. I think you can find that on some of the newer 350 & 3500 SRW’s , but it’ll take some looking.
Charlie

 

[gdjlrv]

Hey team - this post theme has been hit up before - asking a specific question - Looked at a GMC 2500 Denali - the specific sticker on the door panel said 3100# payload capacity - Would appreciate any / all opinions if this 3/4 ton would be suitable for towing a solitude 310 GK -

I do a lot of driving for my sales job - trying to find a good tow vehicle that i could drive for work yet have a great tow vehicle. NOT wanting to have two vehicles -

thoughts appreciated

My F350 SRW longbed 6.7L diesel has a payload capacity of 4,541 lbs., so I anticipate that being adequate to tow the 310GK-R that I have on order. Not sure that the 3/4 ton has enough payload capacity for the 310.

 

[Wileykid]

Every 3/4 ton, and 1 ton truck I have owned, with just me, a full tank of gas, my normal junk, and I am always about 200-250 lbs less payload, which means you are realistically looking at 2,850 lbs payload, before you add passengers, hitch (200-300 lbs)...etc.

I would pick a 3500. The GMC 2500 and 3500 ride dang near the same. Same size, and usually less than a couple of thousand difference in price.

 

[FreddieD]

My F350 SRW longbed 6.7L diesel has a payload capacity of 4,541 lbs., so I anticipate that being adequate to tow the 310GK-R that I have on order. Not sure that the 3/4 ton has enough payload capacity for the 310.

Greg, Is your truck a 4X4, I could only get to 3800 while looking?

 

[gdjlrv]

Greg, Is your truck a 4X4, I could only get to 3800 while looking?

Yes, it is a 4X4. I ordered it with the 12,400 lbs GVWR package.

 

[gdjlrv]

Yes, it is a 4X4. I ordered it with the 12,400 lbs GVWR package.

Attached tags from truck, hope this works. I have a crew cab.

 

[FreddieD]

Thank you sir!

 

[Second Chance]

As others have stated, the 310GK, when loaded, is too much trailer for a 3/4-ton truck. Ours puts 3,280 lbs. on the pin (washer/dryer, but nothing in the waste tanks and no generator - and lithium batteries which weigh half what lead-acid batteries do). By the time you consider the weight of a hitch, you and your passengers, and "stuff," the 310GK needs a minimum of a properly optioned 1-ton SRW.

Rob

 

[Joe1967]

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Attached tags from truck, hope this works. I have a crew cab.

How does your truck ride with that payload package? Is there a second overload spring?

 

[gdjlrv]

How does your truck ride with that payload package? Is there a second overload spring?

No, just one overload spring. I had an F150 so, the 350 rides a bit rougher, but not a great deal rougher. Overall, I have been pleased with the ride. Haven't towed with it yet, so will see how that goes.

 

[Kings7248]

Hey team - this post theme has been hit up before - asking a specific question - Looked at a GMC 2500 Denali - the specific sticker on the door panel said 3100# payload capacity - Would appreciate any / all opinions if this 3/4 ton would be suitable for towing a solitude 310 GK -

I do a lot of driving for my sales job - trying to find a good tow vehicle that i could drive for work yet have a great tow vehicle. NOT wanting to have two vehicles -

thoughts appreciated

Hello,
We towed a 2020 310GK with a 2019 GMC 3500 CC Denali, Duramax, short box. The payload on the truck was 3499 lbs. My numbers indicated I was over payload when traveling with my elderly folks. We just upgraded to a 2021 GMC 3500 CC, Denali, dually. Payload is 5247. There are numerous posts on this forum about the level of concern one should give to payload and whether or not to stay within the payload limit of your truck. In the end, its a matter of what you are comfortable with. For me, getting a truck that would give us margin on payload is what made me more comfortable.
FWIW, the dually does not drive like a big truck. We do find we have to find bigger parking spaces and we end up parking further away from a store most of the time. I think the long bed rides better than the short bed. Both will remind you you are driving a truck...