Did Silverado 2500HD towing change for 2007?

Compare the cited 2007 figures on this page with the 2006 record. They are stored separately.

Which configuration hits the maximum?

The 16,100 lb fifth-wheel maximum is printed for the 8.1L V8, Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 4.10 axle.

What tongue weight should I plan for a 2007 Silverado 2500HD?

At the cited 13,000 lb conventional maximum, an illustrative 10% assumption produces 1,300 lb of tongue weight. This is not a recommended percentage or a measurement; follow your trailer and vehicle instructions and measure the actual load. At the cited 16,100 lb fifth-wheel maximum, an illustrative 15% assumption produces 2,415 lb of pin weight. This is not a recommended percentage or a measurement; follow your trailer and vehicle instructions and measure the actual load. That load counts against payload and the rear axle rating.

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2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD

The highest fifth-wheel-hitch rating for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD is 16,100 lb, the top of 60 rows transcribed from Chevrolet’s 2007 Trailering with Chevrolet Trucks. That row is printed for the 8.1L V8, Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 4.10 axle. Most configurations are rated lower: 59 of the 60 transcribed fifth-wheel-hitch chart rows for 2007 are below 16,100 lb. The other cited maximum for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD is 13,000 lb on a conventional hitch. Across 120 manufacturer chart rows for 2007, ratings run conventional 9,700 lb to 13,000 lb; fifth-wheel 9,700 lb to 16,100 lb; the engine, cab, axle ratio and package on your truck decide its number.

conventional6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax), Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle.13,000 lb

fifth-wheel8.1L V8, Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 4.10 axle.16,100 lb

The build table for 2007 is not transcribed. This page will not multiply trims, cabs, and engines into trucks the order guide did not list.

Hitch	Cited maximum	Configuration	Source grade
Conventional	13,000 lb	6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax), Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle.	OEM chart
Fifth-wheel	16,100 lb	8.1L V8, Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 4.10 axle.	OEM chart

Highest rows among 120 transcribed chart configurations. Most trucks of this model year are rated lower; find your exact configuration in the table below.

Source: Chevrolet, 2007 Trailering with Chevrolet Trucks, Next Generation Silverado 1500 (p.6), Next Generation Silverado 2500HD/3500HD (p.7), Silverado Classic 1500 (pp.8-9), Silverado Classic 2500HD/3500 (pp.10-11), Avalanche (p.12), Colorado (p.13). Chevrolet-authored "2007 Trailering with Chevrolet Trucks" guide (PDF title "MGM65662_07 CHEVY TRAILERING"); Covers both the Next Generation (GMT900) and Classic Silverado sold in model year 2007; row notes say which. Values printed as "kg (lb.)"; the lb. figure is recorded.

Spec sheet

5 of 25 fields cited; 1 estimate. Field index

Cited fields may cover selected trims or only part of a measurement. Read the configuration and source beside each value; a cited field does not mean every version is researched.

Towing

Conventional maximum: 13,000 lb. 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax), Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 3.73 axle.Chevrolet source
Gooseneck maximum: Not transcribed for this model year.
Fifth-wheel maximum: 16,100 lb. 8.1L V8, Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 4.10 axle.Chevrolet source
Tongue or pin load: 1,300 lb tongue at the 13,000 lb conventional maximum. 2,415 lb pin at the 16,100 lb fifth-wheel maximum. Illustration at 10 percent conventional and 15 percent in-bed, not a measured load or recommendation. Follow the trailer and vehicle instructions; actual load may be higher.Estimate
Weight distribution: Not transcribed for this model year.
Trailer frontal area: Not transcribed for this model year.

Weights

Payload: Not transcribed for this model year.
GCWR: Not transcribed for this model year.
GVWR: Not transcribed for this model year.
Front GAWR: Not transcribed for this model year.
Rear GAWR: Not transcribed for this model year.
Curb weight: Not transcribed for this model year.

Body

Wheelbase: Not transcribed for this model year.
Bed length: Long Box, Standard BoxChevrolet source
Bed width and depth: Not transcribed for this model year.
Cab-to-axle: Not transcribed for this model year.
Overall length, width, height: Not transcribed for this model year.
Ground clearance and angles: Not transcribed for this model year.
Fifth-wheel clearance: Not transcribed for this model year.

Power

Engine, horsepower, torque: Not transcribed for this model year.
Transmission: Not transcribed for this model year.
Fuel type and tank: Not transcribed for this model year.
Drivetrain: 2WD, 4WDChevrolet source
Axle ratio: 4.10, 3.73Chevrolet source
Tow package: Not transcribed for this model year.

Bed, tongue weight, and wheelbase

The trailer rating is one limit. The bed has to fit the load, the tongue or pin has to fit in payload, and the wheelbase is the column the chart uses.

An illustrative 10 percent of the 13,000 lb conventional maximum is 1,300 lb of tongue weight. This is not a measured load or recommended percentage; actual load may be higher.
An illustrative 15 percent of the 16,100 lb fifth-wheel maximum is 2,415 lb of pin weight. This is not a measured load or recommended percentage; actual load may be higher.

Bed capacity · Tongue and pin weight · Wheelbase · GCWR, GVWR, and GAWR. Wheelbase is not transcribed for this year. GCWR is not transcribed for this year.

Estimate payload margin and bed volume · How these limits work together

Change from 2006

Conventional: 12,000 lb in 2006, 13,000 lb in 2007 (+1,000 lb).
Fifth-wheel: 16,100 lb in 2006, 16,100 lb in 2007 (unchanged maximum, different source or equipment list).

Generation

GMT800 HD

2007 is year 7 of this generation (2001–2007). First Silverado HD generation, through 2007.

2007 towing by engine

Lowest to highest printed rating for each engine across 120 transcribed chart rows. A missing hitch means the chart did not print one for that engine, not that it is zero.

Engine	Conventional	Fifth-wheel	Chart rows
8.1L V8	12,000 lb	13,200–16,100 lb	40
6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)	12,000–13,000 lb	12,500–15,900 lb	40
6.0L V8	9,700–12,900 lb	9,700–12,900 lb	40

Highest-rated configurations

Trailer	Engine	Cab / bed	Drive	Axle / package	GCWR	Evidence
16,100 lb Fifth-wheel	8.1L V8	Regular Cab, Long Box	2WD	4.10^{note 1}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row C25903 (C25903 – Regular Cab Long Box, 2WD), column 8.1L V8, axle 4.10
15,900 lb Fifth-wheel	6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)	Regular Cab, Long Box	2WD	3.73^{note 1}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row C25903 (C25903 – Regular Cab Long Box, 2WD), column 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax), axle 3.73
15,900 lb Fifth-wheel	8.1L V8	Extended Cab, Standard Box	2WD	4.10^{note 2}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row C25753 (C25753 – Extended Cab Standard Box, 2WD), column 8.1L V8, axle 4.10
15,800 lb Fifth-wheel	6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)	Regular Cab, Long Box	2WD	3.73^{note 3}	—	Page 7, Next Generation Silverado 2500HD/3500HD fifth-wheel trailering, row C20903 (C20903 - Regular Cab Long Box, 2WD), column 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)
15,800 lb Fifth-wheel	8.1L V8	Regular Cab, Long Box	4WD	4.10^{note 4}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row K25903 (K25903 – Regular Cab Long Box, 4x4), column 8.1L V8, axle 4.10
15,700 lb Fifth-wheel	6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)	Extended Cab, Standard Box	2WD	3.73^{note 2}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row C25753 (C25753 – Extended Cab Standard Box, 2WD), column 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax), axle 3.73
15,700 lb Fifth-wheel	8.1L V8	Extended Cab, Long Box	2WD	4.10^{note 5}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row C25953 (C25953 – Extended Cab Long Box, 2WD), column 8.1L V8, axle 4.10
15,600 lb Fifth-wheel	8.1L V8	Crew Cab, Standard Box	2WD	4.10^{note 6}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row C25743 (C25743 – Crew Cab Standard Box, 2WD), column 8.1L V8, axle 4.10
15,600 lb Fifth-wheel	6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)	Regular Cab, Long Box	4WD	3.73^{note 4}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row K25903 (K25903 – Regular Cab Long Box, 4x4), column 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax), axle 3.73
15,600 lb Fifth-wheel	8.1L V8	Extended Cab, Standard Box	4WD	4.10^{note 7}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row K25753 (K25753 – Extended Cab Standard Box, 4x4), column 8.1L V8, axle 4.10
15,500 lb Fifth-wheel	6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)	Regular Cab, Long Box	4WD	3.73^{note 8}	—	Page 7, Next Generation Silverado 2500HD/3500HD fifth-wheel trailering, row K20903 (K20903 - Regular Cab Long Box, 4x4), column 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)
15,500 lb Fifth-wheel	6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax)	Extended Cab, Long Box	2WD	3.73^{note 5}	—	Page 11, Fifth-wheel trailering with Silverado 2500HD and 3500 pickups, row C25953 (C25953 – Extended Cab Long Box, 2WD), column 6.6L V8 Turbo Diesel (Duramax), axle 3.73

Chart model code C25903; row label 'C25903 – Regular Cab Long Box, 2WD'. Silverado Classic (carry-over body style sold alongside the Next Generation model in 2007). 6.0L: manual or automatic; 8.1L and Duramax: automatic 6-speed.
Chart model code C25753; row label 'C25753 – Extended Cab Standard Box, 2WD'. Silverado Classic (carry-over body style sold alongside the Next Generation model in 2007). 6.0L: manual or automatic; 8.1L and Duramax: automatic 6-speed.
Chart model code C20903; row label 'C20903 - Regular Cab Long Box, 2WD'. Next Generation (GMT900) Silverado. Notes: all 2500HD and 3500HD Series have an automatic transmission and a 3.73 axle ratio as standard equipment; maximum GCWR 18,500 lb (6.0L), 22,000 lb (Duramax SRW), 23,500 lb (Duramax DRW); weight-carrying hitch limit 7500 lb.
Chart model code K25903; row label 'K25903 – Regular Cab Long Box, 4x4'. Silverado Classic (carry-over body style sold alongside the Next Generation model in 2007). 6.0L: manual or automatic; 8.1L and Duramax: automatic 6-speed.
Chart model code C25953; row label 'C25953 – Extended Cab Long Box, 2WD'. Silverado Classic (carry-over body style sold alongside the Next Generation model in 2007). 6.0L: manual or automatic; 8.1L and Duramax: automatic 6-speed.
Chart model code C25743; row label 'C25743 – Crew Cab Standard Box, 2WD'. Silverado Classic (carry-over body style sold alongside the Next Generation model in 2007). 6.0L: manual or automatic; 8.1L and Duramax: automatic 6-speed.
Chart model code K25753; row label 'K25753 – Extended Cab Standard Box, 4x4'. Silverado Classic (carry-over body style sold alongside the Next Generation model in 2007). 6.0L: manual or automatic; 8.1L and Duramax: automatic 6-speed.
Chart model code K20903; row label 'K20903 - Regular Cab Long Box, 4x4'. Next Generation (GMT900) Silverado. Notes: all 2500HD and 3500HD Series have an automatic transmission and a 3.73 axle ratio as standard equipment; maximum GCWR 18,500 lb (6.0L), 22,000 lb (Duramax SRW), 23,500 lb (Duramax DRW); weight-carrying hitch limit 7500 lb.

Chart source: Chevrolet, 2007 Trailering with Chevrolet Trucks. The evidence column gives each row’s page and table.

Find your exact configuration (120 rows) →Download 2007 rows as CSV ↓

What changes the number

Engine and transmission
Cab, bed, and wheelbase
Two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, or all-wheel drive
Axle ratio and tow package
Conventional hitch versus fifth-wheel versus gooseneck
People, options, and cargo, which spend payload the chart assumed was empty

Questions

How much can a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD tow?: The highest fifth-wheel-hitch rating for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD is 16,100 lb, the top of 60 rows transcribed from Chevrolet’s 2007 Trailering with Chevrolet Trucks. That row is printed for the 8.1L V8, Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 4.10 axle. Most configurations are rated lower: 59 of the 60 transcribed fifth-wheel-hitch chart rows for 2007 are below 16,100 lb. The other cited maximum for the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD is 13,000 lb on a conventional hitch.
Did Silverado 2500HD towing change for 2007?: Compare the cited 2007 figures on this page with the 2006 record. They are stored separately.
Which configuration hits the maximum?: The 16,100 lb fifth-wheel maximum is printed for the 8.1L V8, Regular Cab, Long Box bed, 2WD, 4.10 axle.
What tongue weight should I plan for a 2007 Silverado 2500HD?: At the cited 13,000 lb conventional maximum, an illustrative 10% assumption produces 1,300 lb of tongue weight. This is not a recommended percentage or a measurement; follow your trailer and vehicle instructions and measure the actual load. At the cited 16,100 lb fifth-wheel maximum, an illustrative 15% assumption produces 2,415 lb of pin weight. This is not a recommended percentage or a measurement; follow your trailer and vehicle instructions and measure the actual load. That load counts against payload and the rear axle rating.

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