Buying Class C Is Chevy 6.0 good for towing?
Ive always had the Ford 460 or a V-10. Is the Chevy 6.0 big enough to tow? We haul a 18' car trailer with 4 full size quads and gear, but only once a year (About 500 miles) the rest of the time no tow...
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The Chevy 6.0 is a great engine. The one in my 2002 Chevy work truck did great pulling 5,000 pounds while hauling about 2,000 in the truck.
The 6.0 in my 2009 Suburban tows my 7,000 pound boat at interstate speed over mountains with my family of 5 inside. I could go faster but I just set the cruise on the speed limit.
The 6.0 in my 2015 Chevy work truck handled a 9,000 pound load of bricks on a trailer while hauling about 2,000 pounds in the bed. I did overload it once with a mini-excavator on the flatbed. I think I had about 13,000 on the hitch with 2,000 in the bed. It would only go up the mountain at 35 MPH but it got it done.
The only engine related problem I ever had with any of the 3 trucks was a crank position sensor on the 2002 that cost about $70.
The 6.0 in my 2009 Suburban tows my 7,000 pound boat at interstate speed over mountains with my family of 5 inside. I could go faster but I just set the cruise on the speed limit.
The 6.0 in my 2015 Chevy work truck handled a 9,000 pound load of bricks on a trailer while hauling about 2,000 pounds in the bed. I did overload it once with a mini-excavator on the flatbed. I think I had about 13,000 on the hitch with 2,000 in the bed. It would only go up the mountain at 35 MPH but it got it done.
The only engine related problem I ever had with any of the 3 trucks was a crank position sensor on the 2002 that cost about $70.
