Chevy's New Medium Duty Trucks
I have to say these trucks looks pretty good... It'll be interesting to see if they offer a 250k mile drivetrain warranty. Link
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colliehauler wrote:
Surprised at the detuned engine and the lower tow rating. I guess the intended market is hauling stuff not towing.
I agree, I would say you're correct.
I saw The Fast Lane Truck video about the new MDT Chevies and the GM Engineer from what I recall(I maybe not exact on this) said something about the new MDT Chevy that payload was their focus with this line of trucks, but also that these trucks while in use by construction, utility, etc...could be pulling trailers with equipment, etc. on them.
These kind of applications for trailer use, while they can still be heavy, aren't usually at the maximum of the larger RV/Stock trailers that 1 tons sometimes haul.
The payload on the MDT though is significantly greater than a 3/4-1 ton I would think. They're (MDT) set up for commercial boxes, flatbeds, dump bodies, etc.
