Huntindog wrote:
Viperpoker wrote:
there seems to be two types of replies to this question. some are speculating what is holding gm back, such as the allison. the others are basically saying that gm is too nice to brag and want to protect us from towing too much. i have no doubt, zero, that gm would publish numbers better than 32,000 if they could.
i am looking to get the most capable one ton truck that i can. i like silverados, have owned 5. but i am not blind. just wondering what part is not up to a higher tow rating. i am sure in a year or two when they raise the ratings they will tell us what was beefed up to increase the ratings. and they will brag about their improved capacity.
ram has jumped their ratings up about 8 or 9,000 lbs over the last few years. they attribute that to the aisin transmission being better than the 68rfe, and tuning the cummins to take advantage of it. you can still get a 68rfe, but it is rated about 8000 less than the aisin. one is obviously better to tow heavy.
that is the type of answer i was wondering about on the gm.
It has been this way for quite a few years now.
How do you square your thinking with the fact that GM smokes the other two at its rating?
I would not hesitate to tow with the GM at 23k
It performs the way I want it to
I would have concerns about towing with the Ram at 31k
35 mph up a hill does not impress me at all
at 23k if you were using a ram would you rather have the 68rfe rated at 23k or the aisin rated at 31k? as i said before, i would rather be towing at 75% of my rated capacity than 100%. these numbers are not meaningless. there is a reason ram rates the 68rfe 8,000 less than the aisin.
