towing with a 1500 silverado
Before the weight police shoot me my disclaimer is that I can't sleep and am just up doing some research for a buddy. I don't really even have enough info to do much. Just killing some time until I ca...
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dtzackus wrote:
I had an 03' and 07' 1500 Chevy Silverados. Sure they can both pull up to 8500lbs, but every year I was replacing brakes and cutting rotors. Trust me, the 1st time you go down a big hill and you hit your brakes and they go all the way down the floor, you going to wish you had the 2500HD. I upgraded to a 2011 2500HD and will never go back. Sure I miss the 2 mpg I used to get more, but knowing that I can stop on a dime it is well worth it to me..
DITTO...
I started out with a 28' trailer and a 2007 Silverado.
I believed the salesman who sold me my trailer, that my 1500 would do the job... (Shame on me)
Towed ok on flats. Bucked like a bronco on every bump, because the trailer was too heavy for the truck.
NEXT...
Talk about underpowered...
First trip to the Smokey Mts., I went thru Chattanooga.
North side of Chattanooga I started up the first small mountain
at 65MPH, foot on the floor, I was going 25 MPH well before I got
to the top. I came back from that trip and bought a F-250 PSD.
The 3/4 ton flattened out the mountains, and the bucking (Porpoising)vanished.
Same small mountain today is climbed at 65MPH start to finish at about half throttle.
Mountains are a pleasure if you have the right tow vehicle.
The 1500 was definitely no fun when everyone trying to pass you gives you the finger...
