Can a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 tow
a Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender?
LTZ Premium 6.2L V8 (2023), checked against the manufacturer's published figures.
No
The Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender's published ATM of 6,000kg is 1,500kg above the Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 4,500kg braked towing rating.
The Chevrolet Silverado 1500's 7,160kg GCM leaves 1,160kg with the Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender loaded to its ATM. That covers the car itself, its passengers and everything in it.
- Braked towing ratingThe Chevrolet Silverado 1500, manufacturer published
- 4,500kg
- Towball ratingThe Chevrolet Silverado 1500, manufacturer published
- 422kg
- ATMThe Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender, maximum loaded weight, manufacturer published
- 6,000kg
- Ball weightThe Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender, manufacturer published
- 420kg
Figures are the manufacturer's published ratings.
No - this pairing is outside the published ratings
The Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender at its published ATM is 1,500kg heavier than the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 is rated to tow.
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Important checks
- The Chevrolet Silverado 1500's published kerb weight of 2,552kg plus the Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender at its ATM comes to 8,552kg. That is over the 7,160kg GCM (Gross Combination Mass) for the two together, before anyone gets in or anything is packed.
This is a guide off the makers' published figures.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.
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Three published figures decide it for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and the Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender: the caravan's weight fully loaded, the weight it puts on the towball, and the combined limit the car holds for the two together.
Chevrolet Silverado 1500
LTZ Premium 6.2L V8 (2023)
Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender
Price on application
Always check your compliance plate
Online databases use factory-standard specs. They do not know about the bullbar on your car, a suspension upgrade, or how much you are carrying. Each one changes your real limits.
How to find it
Open your passenger or driver door. Look for a silver or black metal plate riveted to the pillar. This plate overrides everything you read online.
Why the numbers move once you load up
The figure most often left out of the sum is payload, which is everything you add after the vehicles leave the factory.
- • Bullbar and winch: both add weight to the front of the car, and it comes out of your payload.
- • Passengers: everyone in the car, including the driver, comes out of its payload.
- • Ball weight: the weight the van puts on the towball comes out of your car's payload as well as its towing limit.
Work out what this van is allowed to carry, then check the figures before you pack it.
Always weigh your rig fully loaded.
The answer above is a No on the published figures.
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What towing this pair needs
A brake controller in the car. Coupled up, the Kedron Caravans TE7 Triple Axle Topender puts about 5,580kg on its wheels, and Australian law needs a controller above 2,000kg GTM (Gross Trailer Mass).
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Figures come from the makers' published specs for this exact pairing.
This is a guide off the makers' published figures.The legal numbers are the compliance plates on your car and the van. Where we do not hold a published ball weight, we estimate it at 10% of ATM.Weigh the loaded rig at a public weighbridge to know for sure, then read the ticket.
Every figure here describes the two vehicles as they left the factory. Anything fitted since then changes the numbers, and the plates on your own car and van are the ones that count.