Can I tow this?

Eh you could be right…

Grit dog wrote:

mkirsch wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
God advice received, albeit with zero other helpful input or response from the OP.
Barring the extreme weight or vehicle condition scenarios that many on here like to put forth to “help” those with less than common sense, yes a 2018 6.2 GM half ton will pull that trailer smartly, safely and capably in any reasonable configuration/scenario.

Common sense isn't common.

Agree wholeheartedly......

What scares the hell out of me is wondering when I’ll get to this state of being and praying that I’ll notice it as not to embarrass myself regularly….

Grit,

Who's to say you aren't embarrassing yourself currently?!?!?

You just don't know it?!?!?!?

Marty

mkirsch wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Good advice received, albeit with zero other helpful input or response from the OP.
Barring the extreme weight or vehicle condition scenarios that many on here like to put forth to “help” those with less than common sense, yes a 2018 6.2 GM half ton will pull that trailer smartly, safely and capably in any reasonable configuration/scenario.

Common sense isn't common.

Agree wholeheartedly. This forum is a great platform for almost anyone to learn what not to do or how not to act. At times.
I feel most days like I can picture a group of grumpy old men sitting around a table at the local diner at 7am on a Wednesday just complaining about the weather or the state of the “anything” with no constructive output at all.
And sometimes I can picture the respondents around a similar table at the old folks home unable to pat attention to the nursemaid calling out the bingo numbers because they think their being watched by the govt or Donald Trump or something! Lol.

What scares the hell out of me is wondering when I’ll get to this state of being and praying that I’ll notice it as not to embarrass myself regularly….

Grit dog wrote:
Good advice received, albeit with zero other helpful input or response from the OP.
Barring the extreme weight or vehicle condition scenarios that many on here like to put forth to “help” those with less than common sense, yes a 2018 6.2 GM half ton will pull that trailer smartly, safely and capably in any reasonable configuration/scenario.

Common sense isn't common.

Good advice received, albeit with zero other helpful input or response from the OP.
Barring the extreme weight or vehicle condition scenarios that many on here like to put forth to “help” those with less than common sense, yes a 2018 6.2 GM half ton will pull that trailer smartly, safely and capably in any reasonable configuration/scenario.

The 6.2 engine has 420 hp/460 torque so no problems pulling in Rockies or high head wind flat lands on all day runs.

If your 2018 has the NHT tow package this gives the 1500 GM truck a 4300 rawr and good for around 1800-1900 lb payloads.
My wifes std duty '16 1500 chevy crew cab 4wd 5.3 6 speed.... rear axle weighs 2360 lbs. Your '18 rear axle will be close to that number unless you carry the kitchen sink. :).

Yes, of course you can tow it. Get a good hitch like one made by equalizer with real spring bars instead of the mickey mouse flimsy ones that are out there. Then set it up right and it will tow and handle like a dream It's all in the set up. You won't break a rear spring or lose a rear axle bearing, a transmission or hurt your tow vehicle in any way. I've pulled a lot bigger with a lot less. Like I said It's all in the set up. Also keep your trailer brakes in good shape. I'm sure I'll get a lot of disagreements. I'm just going by my own experience.

Yup, it all boils down to what's in the truck and what shape the truck is in.

A good well maintained truck with a reasonable amount of stuff in it... No problem, but if you're one of those "no compromises" types that has to bring everything with them everywhere they go, it might get heavy and uncomfortable to drive.

That truck is 6 model years old now for all intents and purposes, could have hundreds of thousands of miles on it and be tired and beat because you couldn't keep your foot off the happy pedal with the 6.2L under the hood. Or it could be a nice low-mileage, well-cared-for machine.

Just you and your wife? Triplet 350lb linemen sons? Half a cord of firewood or a 1000cc quad in the bed?

blt2ski wrote:
That will be closer to 1000 lbs of HW loaded.
Payload of burb? How many occupants and weights? My family of 6 with 4 adult sized teens was 1200-1300 lbs, plus 1000 lbs of hitch.....that's at the limit of most GM 15 series trucks, be it a burb, or my ext cab pickup. If it's just 2 adults, doable payload wise.

The 6.2l has upwards of a 12-14k tow rating iirc. Power is not the issue. It will be lack of payload.

Marty

This ^^^^

Though even with 2 adults, the payload may or may not be sufficient. 1/2 ton pickup payloads can run from under 1000lb to upwards of 2500lb. To pull this trailer and stay in the ratingss, you need to be at the upper end of the payloads. If you look on the drivers door jamb, there is a yellow sticker that shows the payload...or even better, swing by a CAT scale and get the real weight of the truck, so you know how much payload you really have left when you load people and gear in the truck.

Plus with only 1300lb of cargo capacity in the trailer, you will have to keep the loading very limited...but if the truck is at or near max, you can't move stuff to the truck bed.

That will be closer to 1000 lbs of HW loaded.
Payload of burb? How many occupants and weights? My family of 6 with 4 adult sized teens was 1200-1300 lbs, plus 1000 lbs of hitch.....that's at the limit of most GM 15 series trucks, be it a burb, or my ext cab pickup. If it's just 2 adults, doable payload wise.

The 6.2l has upwards of a 12-14k tow rating iirc. Power is not the issue. It will be lack of payload.

Marty