06 silverado

5.3s like to rev, just remember that especially with 3.42 rear end if you upgrade trailers. I pulled our 8k gvw trailer with my 5.3 and 3.73 gears fine. Really steep long hills I downshifted to 2nd but that wasn't too often.

Bought a 2500 Yukon XL 6.0 for yanking the camper now and don't regret it one bit.

Had the same truck, but an '07 classic. Had it for over 200K miles and the worst problem I ever had was bad front hubs. Thats the kind of trouble-free ownership we all seek. Best overall truck I've ever had.

Previous RV was a 5000-ish pound TT. That truck handled it just fine on flat ground, but in the hills it struggled a little (even downshifting to 2nd gear). Never took it the mountains with this truck since we always had a diesel TV for that purpose.

You'll probably be OK in the 5000 pound range, but I wouldn't go past that.

bikendan wrote:
you should post the truck's payload capacity from the driver's door yellow sticker.

STICKER SAYS 1500 LBS PAYLOAD CAPACITY..

The GVW and axle weight sticker has been rubbed off.... How can I get this sticker?

Sounds like a great truck, except for the 3.42 axle ratio. Switch to 4.10 or 4.56 and you will be much happier with the towing power, especially with the 4 speed auto tranny.

Nice truck! I'm still amazed you towed ANYTHING with an S-10!

you should post the truck's payload capacity from the driver's door yellow sticker.

had a 2006 short bed, really liked it.

I recently bought an 07 classic ext cab long box, so same cab. Husky liner makes a pretty nice organizer for under the back seat

lawrosa, nice truck! That body style Chevy and dash was the best. That's a heck of an upgrade in a TV. Enjoy.

This also has the 2 batterys... Not for starting but on battery's for a camper?