Verified configuration 2026 / US market

2026 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 HDDuramax 6.6L V8 Turbo-DieselCrew Cab · Standard Bed · 2WD SRW · 18/20-inch wheels · 11,750-lb GVWR variant · 30,000 lb GCWR · 11,750 lb GVWR · 20,000 lb trailer

The published limitsMatch all equipment conditions below
Gross combined weight rating
30,000 lb13,607.77 kg · converted

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2026; Chevrolet; Silverado 3500 HD; Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel; Crew Cab; Standard Bed; 2WD SRW; 18/20-inch wheels; 11,750-lb GVWR variant

Published trailer rating
20,000 lb9,071.85 kg · converted

Source, 39
2026; Chevrolet; Silverado 3500 HD; Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel; Crew Cab; Standard Bed; 2WD SRW; 18/20-inch wheels; 11,750-lb GVWR variant

Vehicle GVWR
11,750 lb5,329.71 kg · converted

Source, 39
2026; Chevrolet; Silverado 3500 HD; Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel; Crew Cab; Standard Bed; 2WD SRW; 18/20-inch wheels; 11,750-lb GVWR variant

Front GAWR
Unknown · verify individually
Rear GAWR
Unknown · verify individually
Trailer frontal area
Unknown · verify individually

Bring these reference values into your own load sheet. Your vehicle labels and actual loading complete the picture.

01 / The exact vehicle

Match the complete configuration

Transmission
Not confirmed
Wheelbase
Not confirmed
Trim
Not specified; verify exclusions

Required equipment and applicability

  • 18/20-inch wheels
  • 11,750-lb GVWR variant
  • Conventional ball-hitch trailer only; this record does not describe fifth-wheel or gooseneck towing.
  • Published maximum is for the listed, properly equipped configuration. Passengers, cargo, accessories and options can reduce the trailer mass the actual vehicle can accommodate.
  • Confirm the actual vehicle trailering label, required equipment and owner-manual instructions before applying this row. Vehicle-specific payload, axle and hitch-component limits remain separate.
  • Single rear wheel (SRW) pickup. The published GVWR identifies this table row; verify the actual certification label.

Exclusions

  • High Country has a separately listed row.
02 / The connection

Weight carrying and weight distribution

Weight carrying

Exact installed component limits are not established by this table. Read the equipment labels and model-specific hitch instructions.

Trailer limit: Check your installed component label. Tongue limit: Check your installed component label.

Weight distributing

No numerical installed component capacity or weight-distribution threshold inferred from the towing maximum.

Trailer limit: Check your installed component label. Tongue limit: Check your installed component label.

Weight distribution does not raise factory ratings. Axle loads and vehicle mass in the adjusted state require measurements. Receiver, ball mount, ball, and coupler must each be checked.

03 / The paper trail

Fact provenance

Gross combined weight rating · 30,000 lb lb

2026 Chevrolet Trailering Guide · 39 · Silverado 3500 HD conventional trailer-weight ratings — GCWR

Revision: CH-CAT-GEN-TRBRND020; v2 as linked by current catalog. Reviewed: 2026-09-22. Status: verified. Scope: 2026; Chevrolet; Silverado 3500 HD; Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel; Crew Cab; Standard Bed; 2WD SRW; 18/20-inch wheels; 11,750-lb GVWR variant.

  • Conventional ball-hitch trailer only; this record does not describe fifth-wheel or gooseneck towing.
  • Published maximum is for the listed, properly equipped configuration. Passengers, cargo, accessories and options can reduce the trailer mass the actual vehicle can accommodate.
  • Confirm the actual vehicle trailering label, required equipment and owner-manual instructions before applying this row. Vehicle-specific payload, axle and hitch-component limits remain separate.
  • Single rear wheel (SRW) pickup. The published GVWR identifies this table row; verify the actual certification label.
Published trailer rating · 20,000 lb lb

2026 Chevrolet Trailering Guide · 39 · Silverado 3500 HD conventional trailer-weight ratings — maximum conventional trailer mass

Revision: CH-CAT-GEN-TRBRND020; v2 as linked by current catalog. Reviewed: 2026-09-22. Status: verified. Scope: 2026; Chevrolet; Silverado 3500 HD; Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel; Crew Cab; Standard Bed; 2WD SRW; 18/20-inch wheels; 11,750-lb GVWR variant.

  • Conventional ball-hitch trailer only; this record does not describe fifth-wheel or gooseneck towing.
  • Published maximum is for the listed, properly equipped configuration. Passengers, cargo, accessories and options can reduce the trailer mass the actual vehicle can accommodate.
  • Confirm the actual vehicle trailering label, required equipment and owner-manual instructions before applying this row. Vehicle-specific payload, axle and hitch-component limits remain separate.
  • Single rear wheel (SRW) pickup. The published GVWR identifies this table row; verify the actual certification label.
Vehicle GVWR · 11,750 lb lb

2026 Chevrolet Trailering Guide · 39 · Silverado 3500 HD conventional trailer-weight ratings — published GVWR variant

Revision: CH-CAT-GEN-TRBRND020; v2 as linked by current catalog. Reviewed: 2026-09-22. Status: verified. Scope: 2026; Chevrolet; Silverado 3500 HD; Duramax 6.6L V8 Turbo-Diesel; Crew Cab; Standard Bed; 2WD SRW; 18/20-inch wheels; 11,750-lb GVWR variant.

  • Conventional ball-hitch trailer only; this record does not describe fifth-wheel or gooseneck towing.
  • Published maximum is for the listed, properly equipped configuration. Passengers, cargo, accessories and options can reduce the trailer mass the actual vehicle can accommodate.
  • Confirm the actual vehicle trailering label, required equipment and owner-manual instructions before applying this row. Vehicle-specific payload, axle and hitch-component limits remain separate.
  • Single rear wheel (SRW) pickup. The published GVWR identifies this table row; verify the actual certification label.

Other source rows, different limits.

These configurations have different published numbers. Match all equipment conditions before comparing.

ConfigurationBody / wheelbaseDrive / axleGCWR (lb)Trailer rating (lb)
6.6L V8 gas

18/20-inch wheels · 11,350-lb GVWR variant

Crew Cab
Long Bed
2WD SRW
Axle ratio unknown
26,000
11,793 kg
16,000
7,257 kg
6.6L V8 gas

18/20-inch wheels · 11,700-lb GVWR variant

Crew Cab
Long Bed
4x4 SRW
Axle ratio unknown
26,000
11,793 kg
16,000
7,257 kg
6.6L V8 gas

20-inch wheels · 11,700-lb GVWR variant · High Country

Crew Cab
Long Bed
4x4 SRW
Axle ratio unknown
26,000
11,793 kg
16,000
7,257 kg