Mar-22-2016 10:37 PM
Apr-01-2016 05:07 PM
IBcarguy wrote:
I know this has been kicked around a hundred times but I need more input. I have a new TT, 31.5' overall length, about 6000 dry weight. Since I can't afford a Duramax, I've been looking at a 2013 GM 2500 4x4 crew cab with the 6.0 liter V8. Most of my towing will be in Northern CA which isn't exactly flat...a lot of towing into the Sierra mountains on camping trips. My old TV was a 1998 Suburban 2500 with a 454 but it's getting tired and needs to retire from towing.Truth is, I wasn't very happy with the performance of the 454 anyway. The 6.0 with the 6 speed trans seems like the likely choice but I would hate to spend this much money if I would be disappointed with the towing ability of this truck. Wish I could rent one for a test tow. Anyone out there towing with the 6.0 with a TT comparable to mine?
Mar-29-2016 03:17 AM
Mar-28-2016 07:57 PM
IBcarguy wrote:
I just found a 2014 2500 crew cab, 6.0 with 4.10 gears. Nice truck and I think it will do the job, but not cheap. For what this truck will cost, I could buy a older Duramax with higher miles. Tough decision.
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Mar-23-2016 02:24 PM
mkirsch wrote:
Okay, right off the bat, get over this notion that if the engine is running faster than 2000RPM for more than a split second, that it is "struggling," or going to explode.
If you can't get past running the engine faster than 2000RPM, save your money for a diesel. You will never be happy with a gas engine, ever.
That's the problem with 99.9 percent of people. They're used to the engine loping along at 1800-1900 RPMs at highway speeds and any more than that is immediate cause for alarm.
Gas engines need RPMs to make power. Even my big 8.1L doesn't make the real power until 3200RPM. You have to be willing to stomp on the skinny pedal and letting the beast breathe. It doesn't take much power to run around empty. That's why you can lope along at 1800RPM. It takes big power to tow big. That's why you have to run the engine faster.
You're not hurting the engine. It's not going to blow up. Everything is fine. The computers will not allow you to blow the engine up. Everything is still fine. When you get to the top of the hill it will upshift and the RPMs will go back down. Everything is definitely fine. I promise.
Mar-23-2016 12:24 PM
Mar-23-2016 10:57 AM
SouthpawHD wrote:IBcarguy wrote:
Thanks for the input. The Youtube video wasn't too encouraging but I would never be pulling that much weight. I think I better check which gear ratio this truck has before I pull the trigger. I probably should keep looking if it doesn't have 4.10 gears.
Keep in mind that the vid is at Eisenhower tunnel outside of Denver, one of the steepest mountain grades in the US. And they were pulling near max load.
If it can tow that much up that steep, it'll handle more "normalized" towing no problem.