What is the risk of exceeding payload?
Depending on what vehicle we buy, our Airstream will be a 27' twin, or 30' bunk. If we buy the Ford F-250 diesel, will get 30'. But if we are able to safely tow the 27' twin with Tundra, we are going ...
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TP,
Too bad your 93 was not an NV4500. GCWR is 2000 lbs lower than a 4l80e equiped truck. the 4l80e Pulls 10 mph slower up a 5-6^ grade, only can go up a 15% grade at 15K, an NV is 30% at 20K. I could pull those 5-6% grades with AC on, most I knew with the 4l80 needed AC off, and the water temp was still some 20F higher than my 96. Not sure what is so special about that 4 spd auto that took some 20 more HP to use vs the NV.
The only white knuckle times I had at 15-16K were not caused by weight issues. ie 30 15-20 passenger vans on a site seeing tour coming the opposite direction as me on a 1.5 lane mtn pass in Utah above Redfords ski area. that was fun. A buffalo walking down the middle of the road in yellowstone......realizing his horn would go thru the door and halfway into me!.......
I'll still take a slightly under power rig, that can handle the trailer vs an overpowered rig that is too small in payload!
Marty
Too bad your 93 was not an NV4500. GCWR is 2000 lbs lower than a 4l80e equiped truck. the 4l80e Pulls 10 mph slower up a 5-6^ grade, only can go up a 15% grade at 15K, an NV is 30% at 20K. I could pull those 5-6% grades with AC on, most I knew with the 4l80 needed AC off, and the water temp was still some 20F higher than my 96. Not sure what is so special about that 4 spd auto that took some 20 more HP to use vs the NV.
The only white knuckle times I had at 15-16K were not caused by weight issues. ie 30 15-20 passenger vans on a site seeing tour coming the opposite direction as me on a 1.5 lane mtn pass in Utah above Redfords ski area. that was fun. A buffalo walking down the middle of the road in yellowstone......realizing his horn would go thru the door and halfway into me!.......
I'll still take a slightly under power rig, that can handle the trailer vs an overpowered rig that is too small in payload!
Marty
