New 2024 Chevy HD and Increased Dmax Power
Here's the new Chevy HD truck... Gas engine now gets the 10 speed transmission Diesel engine 455HP 950 TQ I'll reserve comments on the looks department later. Link
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Grit dog wrote:
Was your 86 a 6 banger 3 speed with 2.73 gears or something? Find it hard to fathom that 8600gvw = 100lbs of towing capacity?
Well, as Marty has stated many times on this forum, it's actually -100lbs tow rating.
The truck didn't come equipped from the factory to tow, so it wasn't rated by the factory to tow. That's how they did it in those days.
I almost think my Dad's 1989, Chevy 2500, 8600GVWR, Vortec 350, 4-speed manual, 4.10 axle ratio, was also NOT rated for towing, because it didn't come equipped with any towing equipment. He built his own hitch and that thing towed like a freight train by 1989 standards.
It was never a statement of the truck's capability. It was a denial of liability by the manufacturer. "If you want to tow, you're on your own."
