2015 Chevrolet 2500HD 6.0 Gas and 12K fifth wheel
I now have a 2008 Ram 2500 with 6.7 Cummins. It tows great but I want a new truck. I am retired and live in the Baton Rouge suburban area. What that means is a lot of short 1 -3 mile trips without many longer ones. I have an Edge Insight so I can see when the truck starts regenerating, which is a lot. I live near the interstate and spend at least 30 minutes a week just driving to let the truck complete a regeneration. A gas truck would be better for me the 90% of the time when not towing, since it is my daily driver. I have a fifth wheel 34' long, 10,600 empty and 12,000 almost exactly per the CAT scales ready to camp.
I am considering a 2015 Chevrolet 2500HD with 6.0 gas, 4.10 axle and 6 speed. I have towed with gas before and fully understand that gas engines create power when climbing grades above 4,000 RPM. I have read more reviews in the last few weeks than I ever thought I would. It seems many people tow 10K plus and are happy with this engine, while about the same amount towing the same weight hate the engine. I know this configuration (2WD crew cab short bed) meets the new J2807 standards for 2016 at over 21K GCWR (almost 15K towing). Truck has about 3,300 lbs of payload, which is more than enough.
The gas truck weighs empty almost the same as my quad cab Cummins. I know my GCWR will vary between 18,800# and 19,100# ready to camp. This is well under the 2015 20,500# GCWR. I live in Louisiana, so about 50% of the towing time is flat land, 30% of time is rolling hills in southeast US, and 20% of time is mountains (I like the Rockies and Smokies).
I really value the input of members towing over about 10K with this truck. Please give me any towing input, good or bad, when towing. Yes, I know to expect 6-9 mpg towing and overall 12-13 mpg. If that's off, please let me know.
So how well does the engine, transmission and axle ratio perform when you are between 80-90% of the trucks tow ratings?
I know the diesel is best when towing, but this truck is a daily driver 80-90% of the time.
Thanks. Keith
I am considering a 2015 Chevrolet 2500HD with 6.0 gas, 4.10 axle and 6 speed. I have towed with gas before and fully understand that gas engines create power when climbing grades above 4,000 RPM. I have read more reviews in the last few weeks than I ever thought I would. It seems many people tow 10K plus and are happy with this engine, while about the same amount towing the same weight hate the engine. I know this configuration (2WD crew cab short bed) meets the new J2807 standards for 2016 at over 21K GCWR (almost 15K towing). Truck has about 3,300 lbs of payload, which is more than enough.
The gas truck weighs empty almost the same as my quad cab Cummins. I know my GCWR will vary between 18,800# and 19,100# ready to camp. This is well under the 2015 20,500# GCWR. I live in Louisiana, so about 50% of the towing time is flat land, 30% of time is rolling hills in southeast US, and 20% of time is mountains (I like the Rockies and Smokies).
I really value the input of members towing over about 10K with this truck. Please give me any towing input, good or bad, when towing. Yes, I know to expect 6-9 mpg towing and overall 12-13 mpg. If that's off, please let me know.
So how well does the engine, transmission and axle ratio perform when you are between 80-90% of the trucks tow ratings?
I know the diesel is best when towing, but this truck is a daily driver 80-90% of the time.
Thanks. Keith
