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Turtle n Peeps wrote:
How big is the 5er your going to tow?
I have the same truck you're talking about except it's a 2500. I've towed with it for 20 years.
As was said by a few, don't worry bout weight, worry about horsepower. I can carry a ton of fertilizer on the end of the bed and it will take the weight just fine.
Mine is a J code engine and puts out 200HP and 425 ft/lbs of torque and has a 4:10 rear end. Contrary to common RV.net thinking, HP is what gets you up a mountain in a timely manner and 200 HP is not much. I've towed over Ike a few times with a 7000 lb TT and I was down to less than 30 MPH. Towing on the flats was fine because I only needed about 100 HP to maintain 65 to 70 MPH. Even in the hills it towed fine. When you get into the mountains is when things get slow.
So to answer your question. It depends. I would not want to tow much over 7K if I towed a lot in the mountains. If you tow in the flats a lot, it would tow a 10K 5er just fine.
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B.O. Plenty wrote:
Lucky if it can move itself let alone a trailer too. It's an old truck even in perfect shape I wouldn't want one. Those 6.5s were very troublesome.
B.O.
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Tankcar wrote:
Hi. You may want to look in the driver side door frame for a plate / sticker.
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SouthpawHD wrote:
Found a few spots using Google to give you an idea. Google: 1993 gmc 3500 towing capacity
But the best thing to do is contact GM and give them the VIN. They should be able to give an accurate answer.