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Zepaholic
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Jun 25, 2014

Would a Chevy 1500 HD be a good truck to tow with?

I am a newbie on here. I bought a 28 ft. 2014 Springdale travel camper & the dealer told me I would be able to haul it with my 2004 1500 silverado (5.3 with 3.42 gears). Well on the way home it was ...
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msjdbman
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Jun 25, 2014
The GM 1500HD's are an 8600 GVW truck. Same in every way period as the 99 and 2000 2500's. Personally I would prefer 4.10 gears, but the trailer you've mentioned should be fine with 3.73's. May have to leave it in 3 rd and let it rev a bit.

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