Looking for BH for my newer 06 1500 TV

SoundGuy wrote:

lawrosa wrote:

Towing 7500 lbs with a 2006 5.3L Silvy? ... thanks for my morning chuckle. :W Funny now, but not so much if you actually attempt it ... first tow and you'll be wondering what the heck you were thinking. :R No way, no how is this truck suitable for towing any more than ~ 6000 lbs fully loaded, particularly if it's running GM's ubiquitous non-tow friendly 3.42 axle. Having towed our 5500 lb (fully loaded) KZ Spree for 4 yrs with this same truck over just about every terrain one might encounter I wouldn't have wanted to tow any more. I replaced that truck with an Avalanche - same engine, same wide ratio 4-spd transmission that isn't anywhere near as capable as the current narrow ratio 6-spd, and same non-tow friendly 3.42 axle ratio. Our current trailer is 1000 lbs lighter, ~ 4500 lbs loaded and ready to camp, and even though my passenger load is lighter because it's now just my wife and I our Av does just OK and certainly wouldn't set any land speed records. Towing 7500 lbs? - not a chance. Not only is there insufficient grunt under the hood for this size of trailer but you'll run out of sufficient payload capacity to account for trailer tongue weight transferred to the truck l-o-n-g before you get anywhere near the truck's GCWR. Prove it to yourself - fill the truck tank, mount weight distribution including spring bars, and go weigh it. Subtract your weight from the scale reading and you'll have your particular truck's dead weight as it's sits there ready to be hitched to a trailer. Subtract that number from it's GVWR and you'll have it's actual, real world payload capacity ... and it won't be anywhere near 1500 lbs, guaranteed. Believe otherwise and you're dreaming. ;)

Well thanks for the uneducated response.. Do you relize I pulled my current camper of 4500 lbs with an s 10? V 6? That s 10 had a payload of 765 lbs? And riding alone I was 500 lbs below my axle ratings on the rear.?

I get so frustrated at answers like this. Your best off not posting anything..

So now my V8 300 HP newer truck vs my 1996 s 10 190 HP tows my camper like its not back there.

No kidding my capacity will not be 1500 pounds. This aint my first rodeo ya know.

Im just looking for adive on camper layouts. I know what I can tow. I drove tractor trailers for many years.

That 1500 silvy I have is more then capible of pulling 8000 lbs with an 700 lb TW trust me. Yes 600 in the cab at the high end and I have about 800 for TW.

That 5.3 is more then capible. 3 42 or 3 73 makes no difference. its a 200 RPM difference.

7500 lbs is GVW of trailer not UL trailer.

Plus I know the 4l60E trans as my s 10 has the same. I have the biggest trans cooler I can fit as thats the weakest link.

GVW? You go by axle weight as max.

Uggg.

I dont expect anyone to answer my trailer recommendation here as the weight police are on the scene it seems.

Dont worry about me... Ive towed 50K lbs driving a B61 mack triplex and know all about towing..

Im looking for trailer recommendations is all..