5.03 truck 3.08 rearend towing 6000 lbs
I am planning on towing a 6000 lb. trailer 3000 miles over the Rockies three times. any one towing with a GM 1500 5.03 motor and a 3.08 rear-end how well will this set up tow?
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Heheh .... if I were to get down to 20 - 23 mph I would be considering another truck as the load is too much. Just me 2 cents.
Been there done that with the mighty 454 and Ford 460 big blocks..Pick a gear that works and set back and cruise up the hill like the logging trucks and semi's.
Living in Central Idaho I'm surrounded by hills and grades.I worry more about the RVer going fast and furious over the grades than the ones going slower..There's been about 5-10 wrecks per year of RV's on Whitebird and other grades around here and almost all were from inexperienced drivers going to fast and yes,3/4 and 1-Tons pulling trailers and fifth wheels not 1/2 tons so far.:?
30-35 mph in the appropriate gear is better than faster popping in and out of gears and passing gear.That's what I pulled my 34' Terry at with more than one 454 engine.
This need for speed going up hills kills people.I have seen to many of them over the years hauling logs/grain,lumber,machinery and about anything you could fit on a flatbed behind my semi.
