Am I Nuts?

[Dryfly01]

I have a, new to me,1999 WildernessGL 26H has a MGVW of 8600 and a Max dry wt of 6200.I don't know the tongue wt. yet.. I pull it with a1999 Yukon, SLT 5.7 (350) which has a tow capacity of 6500.. I will be upgrading the trans cooler. oes anyone have any experience with such a combination?

[blt2ski]

WHile some will say the tranny is an issue, the one I have seen more of an issue is the rear axel on the 1500 series Burbs.

The other, which I did not highlight earlier, how are you on the total payload part of the equation. If the truck is over gvwr, or an RA< then do not tow this trailer. If under a bit, it will work, but break down sooner than later. If well under, then it will work fine. You can find 350V8's in rigs upwards of 20K in the past. I;ve been at 18K with my 2000 C2500 with it, was quite surprised at the speed I was able to go, MUCH MUCH better than the 454's I've had in the past.

Marty

[x96mnn]

My vote is, if your not nuts now you may be drove crazy after a few hauls and a little wind.

[kvangil]

Another vote for Yes.

[fla-gypsy]

Yes

[DaveF-250SD]

Yes.

[APT]

Think about this: You will be towing 1000 pounds over the vehicle's ratings when it was new 15 years ago. You better be very intimate on the condition of the Tahoe. Brakes, tires, springs, bushings, steering rack, etc.

[blangen]

Trouble waiting to happen, in my opinion. X2 on the premature killing of your trans, if not more.

[ib516]

Short trips over flat terrain - you'll be OK, though performance won't be great.

Long trips, mountains, or headwinds, you'll really suffer.

[BenK]

Depends how long you plan to keep your TV...

Yes you'r are nuts if you wish to keep it a long time

No you are not nuts if you plan on trading it soon

It's not just "GO", but also manhandling the trailer during emergency situations...

[Mvander]

Yes

[boogie_4wheel]

With my signature trailer weighing approx 6k before any toys, I was on the verge of overloaded with a '97 K1500 (350/4L60E/3.73). GCW was 11600lbs. I had added a B&M cooler IN ADDITION TO the factory aux cooler along with a trans temp gauge that I located in the pressure test port.

It was hard to keep the torque convertor locked in 3rd. At 65mph I was a little bit under the peak torque of the engine. If the 6000-6500lb load was on a flat bed and didn't grab much wind it would have done ok, but being an enclosed trailer was just too much work. Engine power output was adequate but transmission is not there. I even toyed with using a manual TC lockup switch just to keep temperatures down. 4.10 gears would have helped but not worth the money to swap out. If my truck would have been the NV4500 5spd man trans I might have kept it a little longer, maybe.

Anything other than flat ground and I had one eye glued to the trans temperature. If you plan to go farther than 50mi your transmission is going to hate you and will prove to you the hatred it has in a short amount of time.

I bought a larger truck 2 months after buying the trailer. Same drivetrain as you and I have less trailer.

[blt2ski]

Id do it with out thinking twice with my 2000 c2500, and it has the vortec 350 also. I pulled my old 24' TT that usually was in the 6500 lb range a couple of times, no issues. I've pulled my equipment trailers upwards of 8K with out issues.....

You probably have the 1500 version. You can tow with 3.42 gears/4l60e trans and have better performance than a 2500 and the 4.10/4l80 trans. As the 4l80 has a 2.48 first, the 60e a 3.08. Overall low with the 60E is 10.55-1, 80e a 10.1-1. The engine with rev, so plan on it reving on hills in the 4000 range. It develops 255hp, 330 lb ft of torque. you'll do fine if you keep your head togother, and not use your right foot for everything.

You mihgt change your gears to 3.73 if that is not what you already have.

Marty

[Bumpyroad]

dry weight of 6,200 and towing capacity of 6,500. you will be way over your limit. but then you knew that. but to answer your question, "yes".
bumpy