GMC/Silverado 2500 Gas

It will be a ton of an improvement over the 150. Lots of power. My TT is light so maybe 5400 loaded and i load up the bed of the truck. It has power to pass and stop. Like a lot of it. I have no problem now passing big rigs on big inclines. Before with the 2012 gmc i had issues going up large inclines. I had to pull onto the slow down lanes for the trucks. Now , i can honestly say i pull faster, 70 ish. Where before was 60 ish. With 0 problems. Plus is more cab room, more bed room ( a lot). I like the back up camera for hitching up, and when your close you swap to hitch veiw to get it lined up perfectly. Also, it automatically puts the ellectric e break on so you dont roll out from the hitch. Other great options, auto scolls the lights for a pre check. No more needing a second person or a weight to hold the break down in the truck. I like it for towing a lot. Especially with a smaller trailor. It had a good upper limit on tow weights also. Longest trip this year was nj to lake george, so 4 hours. Also did a few trips to pa, through the water gap, big inclines. Mirrors are better to see out of hitched up. Only con is not great gas millage, and its big. So its my DD. Its fast.

I towed 9500lb Travel trailers in Michigan - No issues.

I towed 15000lb goose neck with 14 hay round bales - No Issue. Nearly 1000 miles of towing.

I towed 17500lb grain (beans) wagon - No issue.

Over 16k miles, 13 mpg average. Never took a long road trip - probably because it was a reg cab dually.

I have had three Silverado 2500HD's 2007, 2009, 2013. All were capable of towing 8,000 pound or more trailers. All had the 6.0 GAS engine. I emphasize GAS, because they love it. Lots of it.

ksss wrote:
I have a lightly loaded '20 LTZ. Doesnt have the multi camera system (but I wish it did).

Be careful what you wish for. I have a very loaded 2020 LT. It does have the multi camera "system". I put that in quotes because you have to buy the extra cameras for placement on your RV which I opted not to do. The backup camera on GM trucks that come with the system, is different than the standard backup camera. They come with a wide angle camera. It's pretty much useless as a backup camera under normal backing conditions. Everything is distorted and the truck sensors beep all the time because it thinks I'm going to hit something that I'm not even close to. The view when backing up while the wheels are turned makes the distorted view in the photo 10X worse. I've had two dealerships tell me it's normal and nothing can be done to correct the problem.

At even 9K you would have plenty of power with the 6.6 gas. As far as options, it all depends on how you order it. I have a lightly loaded '20 LTZ. Doesnt have the multi camera system (but I wish it did). If you check the right boxes they can come very well loaded, the options are there you just have to pay for them. Depending on what you are and are not willing to pay for, you may have to order it to get exactly what you want. There are not a lot of trucks sitting on lots, so getting exactly what you want, already built is difficult right now.

Can't speak on those years as my Chevy Silverado 2500HD has been faithfully hauling our 9K# toyhauler for many years already. I imagine the newer versions would perform better as horsepower and transmissions have been improved, our Silverado with 80K miles is dedicated to just towing our rig around the mountain west region where we live and do most of our RVing. No major issues and it has ever been to the dealership, good buddy of mine is a mechanic and has just done maintenance fluid and filter changes.