Towing with 1500
I am looking buy a used TT for me and my family. Def want a bunk house trailer with slide for the extra room. I will be towing with Silverado 1500 with 9200 tow cap. and 1850 payload. Also I will be u...
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Wishbone51 wrote:
Not apples to apples, but I have a Nissan Titan with a 7500lb limit, and a much lower payload than yours. I have a trailer with a 6500 dry weight. I have plenty of power to keep the speed limit, but the issue is transmission temp, and because of this, I am very slow (35mph) on hills and cruise on flat ground at 55mph. This combination is very stable, though, especially when I have some extra fresh water on board (tank is up front). Feels really good towing. Certainly not "white knuckle"
Wishbone, if you're worried about transmission temps, have a secondary transmission cooler put in. They are only like $40 (without install) and it makes a difference. I had one put in recently and my transmission cools a lot faster now.
