Silverado 1500
I wanted to get some opinions on my new truck. I for years had an F-150 eco-boost V-6 and pulled my travel trailer around for about 5 years, and with a few mods pulled well. I now have a New Silverado...
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Missouri Man wrote:
How is everyone else with a Silverado 5.3L V-8 doing pulling a 7500lb tt all over, mileage and power?
I've been towing with 3 different versions of GM's 5.3L for a dozen years now, all coupled to a 3.42 axle ratio, currently tow with a 2012 Silverado and wouldn't ever consider towing a trailer weighing any more than 6000 lbs loaded & ready to camp with it. Aside from grunt under the hood this truck just doesn't offer sufficient payload capacity to tow anything much heavier. Whether newer versions are better qualified for this task I can't say but payload on my current '12 is pretty well topped out towing my current Coachmen which only averages ~ 4800 lbs fully loaded. How one would tow any trailer weighing nearly 3000 lbs more than that is a mystery to me. :h
