newbie and confused
Merry Christmas, I am new to this forum and looking to Buy a TT and I have done some research. I have a Chevy Silverado 1500 4.8 with 3.23. Max trailer weight is 4700 and gcwr is 10000. Well if I cha...
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@miltvill really 6-7mpg??? I usually get 14-17 without towing. That seems awfully low.
@handye9 well when we go out tent camping or to the coast and rent a home for vacations. We usually don't buy anything until after we have settled in. We take clothes, fishing rods, empty coolers, (tents, sleeping bags, camping stuff when camping), empty buckets and that is it. When we plan on going with our TT we will try to limit also like when we go any other times. I won't need to add water cause they have it at the sites and also dump stations are at sites. I will take the payload seriously though and probably go to a weight station.
@larry and gmw photo how much of a difference would I see in my mpg if I go to a 3.73 or 4.10
You guys are right I will not be towing everyday. I will do towing maybe about once a month at the most and summer twice a month but that is it.
Thanks for all the help I appreciate and I am learning a lot.
@handye9 well when we go out tent camping or to the coast and rent a home for vacations. We usually don't buy anything until after we have settled in. We take clothes, fishing rods, empty coolers, (tents, sleeping bags, camping stuff when camping), empty buckets and that is it. When we plan on going with our TT we will try to limit also like when we go any other times. I won't need to add water cause they have it at the sites and also dump stations are at sites. I will take the payload seriously though and probably go to a weight station.
@larry and gmw photo how much of a difference would I see in my mpg if I go to a 3.73 or 4.10
You guys are right I will not be towing everyday. I will do towing maybe about once a month at the most and summer twice a month but that is it.
Thanks for all the help I appreciate and I am learning a lot.
