6.6 Chevy gas engine

LITEPHIL wrote:
Very interested in the 6.6 gas 3/4 ton. Yes we are all spoiled these days, I remember the family of eight going up to the Sierras in my 54 Carryall/Suburban (that I still have) in the 60s, towing an 18 ft Aljo trailer and a Honda 90 on the front and rack on the roof. Dad was dancing between Granny and second all the way up and had to pull over a couple of times to cool her down and we ended up putting the motorcycle inside the trailer but what a journey that was.
My 2019 RST Silverado tows great with alot of power with the 5.3 and that 8 speed but once you tow with a 3/4 ton,it's hard to go back to a half ton.
I would like a ten speed but the couple people that I've talked to say its a non issue pretty much.

I'm skipping the 3/4 and going 1 ton. But that's more because of stupid tax rules in BC than what I need. Looking at Ford/GM, the 3500/350 is between $800 and $1,000 more than a comparable 2500/250, and gives around 800 lbs more payload. But in BC the 3/4 ton attracts a 3% luxury tax that is not applied to a 1 ton, so the 1 ton ends up cheaper out the door.

I like my Sierra, but with an 8,200 lbs trailer I am right at the limit according to the scale I went over last summer. But I do not want a diesel.