What can I tow w/ a Chevy Express 2500 4.8L?
I want to get a TT. My current vehicle is a 2016 Chevy Express 2500 cargo van with the 4.8L engine and heavy-duty towing package. According to Chevy, this van has 285 hp, a GVWR of 8600lbs, and a ma...
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Budro1890 wrote:donn0128 wrote:
Towed an arctic fox 19b with a Tahoe 5.3L and it struggled on the hills. I guess if acceptable is 20mph up hills then you will be ok.
So with your 305 hp Tahoe and 4400lb TT (plus gear, passengers, etc), you could only hit 20 mph on the hills? Yeah, that'd be a problem.
OK I give up. Answered your question and you get insulted!
Go ahead and buy one. Guaranteed you will be the one impeeding traffic everywhere you go. Regardless of what GM says, the simple fact is you do not have enough motor to pull much more than a tent trailer.
BTW, HP does not move the load, torque does!
BBTW. Your looking at advertised DRY numbers. The AF 19B weighes ready to go at 7000 pounds. The Nash your looking at will have a real world ready to travel weight at close to 7000 pounds. Unless of course you dont plan to add water, propane,food,clothes,cooking utensils, etc?
