Car and Driver pickup pull

I am glad to see the lack of dead pedal in the new GM trucks even in 4 lo. Running my '18 on that test would not have looked near as good as the 20 did. Pulling heavy trailers in 4 lo happens in many real world applications. Maybe not in most RV applications, but certainly in moving equipment on jobsites. I am not saying that buying based on this alone is appropriate, but knowing that you have access to the full power that the truck is capable of can be important.

QCMan wrote:
Another "test" with no connection to real world trailer towing. Wonderful if you want to consider your truck a tractor but otherwise just a testosterone show.

"And get off my lawn you whippersnappers!!" LOL

Another "test" with no connection to real world trailer towing. Wonderful if you want to consider your truck a tractor but otherwise just a testosterone show.

rjstractor wrote:

BenK wrote:
There is a trick...turn your shank so that the ball is raised higher than the other in a butt to butt pulling contest.

Yours will unweighted theirs and they will add weight to yours.

Also, DO NOT or STOP of your vehicle starts to bounce...if not, breakage of drive train parts

Did you see the article? No mention of any kind of tug of war. They were pulling a tractor pull sled.

Same effect. If there is some downward pull, it will increase the rear axle weight allowing the truck to develop more traction.

If you've ever been to a tractor pull, you will see the front wheels come off the ground...why, they've done this exact thing. When the front wheels come off the ground, the entire weight of the tractor plus part of the sled is on the rear tractor axle maximizing traction.

noteven wrote:
The heaviest truck pulled the sled the farthest .... who knew!

In dirt tread is going to make a lot of difference and a strong start is important as it allows you to build momentum. I agree with the testers that whatever electronic nannies led the Ford to a weak start hurt their performance.

rjstractor wrote:

noteven wrote:
The heaviest truck pulled the sled the farthest .... who knew!

Only 150 lbs between the lightest and heaviest truck, it's doubtful that's enough to make an appreciable difference in an 8000+ lb truck.

A few sand bags in the rear could have made them equal.

noteven wrote:
The heaviest truck pulled the sled the farthest .... who knew!

Only 150 lbs between the lightest and heaviest truck, it's doubtful that's enough to make an appreciable difference in an 8000+ lb truck.

The heaviest truck pulled the sled the farthest .... who knew!

BenK wrote:
There is a trick...turn your shank so that the ball is raised higher than the other in a butt to butt pulling contest.

Yours will unweighted theirs and they will add weight to yours.

Also, DO NOT or STOP of your vehicle starts to bounce...if not, breakage of drive train parts

Did you see the article? No mention of any kind of tug of war. They were pulling a tractor pull sled.

There is a trick...turn your shank so that the ball is raised higher than the other in a butt to butt pulling contest.

Yours will unweighted theirs and they will add weight to yours.

Also, DO NOT or STOP of your vehicle starts to bounce...if not, breakage of drive train parts