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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Not enough info to answer properly. We had a 9,000 lb (on the scales) 5er with our 6.0 2003 Chev truck. The number that mattered for just towing was the 16,000 lb combined limit with the 4 speed transmission. We had the 4.10 gearing . Later they came out with 3.63 (whatever, by memory) which cost you 2,000 lbs to make it 14,000 combined. So what is the gearing on the C?
Also tire size mattered. 16" tires for the 16,000 combined, but taller tires cost you another 2,000 lbs pulling power same as if you had 3.63 gearing. So what tires are on the C?
Our truck is about 7,000 so that left 9,000 for the trailer.
A MH weighs more than the truck, so you need to know what it weighs, what tranny it has, what tires it has, and then do the math for what it can tow for pulling power.
The next issue was carrying any weight in the truck, never mind pulling power. A Class C cannot carry much and then it goes over its RGAWR. So that could be a killer before you even start with the tongue weight.
The 2003 truck has a "bumper pull" receiver OEM for a 12,000 lb pulling limit (raised to 13,000 in mid 2007). You need the specs for whatever receiver the C has.
You have a 2009, but around 2011, Chev boosted its truck ratings above what the 2003-2007s would do, by quite a bit. So don't confuse newer truck ratings with what your 2009 C can do.
Also tire size mattered. 16" tires for the 16,000 combined, but taller tires cost you another 2,000 lbs pulling power same as if you had 3.63 gearing. So what tires are on the C?
Our truck is about 7,000 so that left 9,000 for the trailer.
A MH weighs more than the truck, so you need to know what it weighs, what tranny it has, what tires it has, and then do the math for what it can tow for pulling power.
The next issue was carrying any weight in the truck, never mind pulling power. A Class C cannot carry much and then it goes over its RGAWR. So that could be a killer before you even start with the tongue weight.
The 2003 truck has a "bumper pull" receiver OEM for a 12,000 lb pulling limit (raised to 13,000 in mid 2007). You need the specs for whatever receiver the C has.
You have a 2009, but around 2011, Chev boosted its truck ratings above what the 2003-2007s would do, by quite a bit. So don't confuse newer truck ratings with what your 2009 C can do.
