2004 Silverado Towing Capacity

Grit dog wrote:

donn0128 wrote:
Way too much trailer for that age of 1500 truck.
Weights are only part of the equasion. That trailer is going to be a monster sail going down the road. It is going to be pushing you all over the place.

Oh ma gersh! He's gunna kill someone! .....not really.
DL , sounds like you ran all the numbers and you're within them, the 3 big factors imo are:
1. Is the truck in good/great mechanical shape? It could be a dually but at 14 years old it may not be up for the task anymore from a safety or production standpoint.
2. How far/where do you want to go? I'd tow that thing all over the Midwest, but would have second thoughts about towing thru the Rockies. Or beating it down the road 20,000 miles a year.
3. What do YOU think? Are you comfortable handling it? Any prior experience towing trailers?

Set up properly it is not a problem. Notthe mack daddy ideal, tow in comfort with the cruise on in top gear through a tornado type of setup, but it's adequate if you can answer all the above favorably.

Yes - the truck is in good shape - has 120,000 miles on the odometer. New shocks, new truck tires, brakes good condition (checked by local garage), changed and replaced all fluids, etc.

Truck is used for towing and short trips in town (I'm retired so it is used maybe once or twice a week for short trips). Upcoming trip is through southwest Texas ( no Rocky Mountain trips) to Big Bend and the hill country.

I started towing a pop up camper in 2009, upgraded to a hybrid camper in 2012 and picked up the current camper this past November. I have don't have any problems towing the trailer - maximum speed that I will go is 60 mph. I plan on taking a trip this October to Texas and look to upgrade to a Chevy 2500 in early Winter.

Dave