Towing with a older truck
Okay so here it goes I’m towing with a 2001 Chevy Silverado 1500 extended cab. It’s got the 4800 v8 auto it’s rated to tow up to 6,000 pounds and our camper is below that rating loaded up and ready to...
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1320Fastback wrote:
I just do regular maintance on mine about ever 3,000 miles and heavy maintance like changing rear end fluid and transmission oil once a year. Like SidecarFlip I use Gates Green Fleetrunner.
Last May in Jackson,Wy a few people asked if I drove all the way from California in that old truck and my reply was Yes I did with my toy hauler behind it. After that a few offered to buy the truck of course. I also saw a early 70s Chevy (has the vertical side marker lights) inside Yellowstone that had Mississippi plates on it!
You already know I have a truck camper but I pull a trailer with me (for the quads) too and Anytime I stop, I always attract gawkers that want to know how an old truck runs and I say 'just fine' and then comes the 'you want to sell it' and my answer is of course...no.
Like you, I know my truck inside and out and I can tell just by listening when it needs something. I can tell by the sound of the motor when oil change time is near. After 20 years, it's an extension of my senses. I'm 'tuned' into it.
Even though I live in Michigan, it's corrosion free. It gets garaged every winter and oiled underneath before storage.
Had no idea I'd keep it as long as I have but, I don't ever plan on replacing it.
