Towing a 40’ weekend warrior 4005 flt.
OK I’m getting mixed reviews on towing my trailer. I have a 98 2500 Chevy diesel but I don’t plan on hauling it with that since I’m getting rid of it but I’m considering either another 2500 HD or 3500...
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Windowman wrote:
I’m looking at a used Chevrolet 3500 dually with an 8.1 in it. I would like to keep a diesel but my budget right now wouldn’t allow it and I don’t think my 2500 diesel would fit or be too much for me to convert it.
Your "2500 diesel", if it's in perfect mechanical shape, might get that size a trailer up to about 50mph downhill with a wind behind it...
But I wouldn't take it down a big hill...unless you have a clear runout at the bottom!
The 8.1 Alli will pull it better than the ole 6.5 Turdbo Diesel, but still be sucking sidewalk.
Not sure how you "pulled trailers all your life including transfer pups" and have these conceptual questions, but every 40' WW I've seen is a triple axle behemoth. Not suitable to tow safely or with any efficiency behind anything other than a diesel, from this century. Preferably a dually.
