Because I can lift it doesn't mean I should,
There isn't one. Lol. It's a 5.7
Except for the weight of a 1/2 ton vs a heavy duty. My 1500 ram is rated to tow over 10k and the paper in the door from when it was shipped claims it weighs just over 5k lbs. All my buddies with diesels claim their trucks weigh 7-8k. I would feel a lot safe using my buddies LBZ to tow 10-12k than my Ram lol
The heavier the truck the more control you are going to have over the trailer. And this is coming from a guy who grew up riding in his dads 98 expedition with a 4.6 towing a toy hauler that weighed 6.5k dry, probably pushing 8-9k loaded for the desert. My Ram was rated to tow more than my buddies 99 7.3 dually and I would give him shit all the time, but anyone who thinks my truck or a similar 1/2 ton could actually tow better than a 2000s diesel is stoned.
Cause they tow great. My 2018 tows and handles better than the 2006 2500HD I sold few months back and gets better MPG doing so. Rated for 9200 lbs with the small motor but mainly my river runner launch vehicle.How come no one talks about towing with a Silverado (1500)?
My first time towing was to Echo in high school. Borrowed my Moms astro van with a 4.3 in it and towed our 25' family camper loaded up with beer and van filled with friends. The wind on the 10 was white knuckle drive. Got home sold my Mazda truck and bought a Dually. What a difference.
I could hook up to the back of your 1/2 ton and drag it around like a little kids pull toy with my 20 year old uncapable or un robust old truck. Let me know when your new truck has 500,000 miles on it and still dragging shit back and forth East to west and is a daily driver
I’m not sure you’d ever be able to catch me considering it tops out at 52 MPH and you can’t pass a gas station
FACT:I could hook up to the back of your 1/2 ton and drag it around like a little kids pull toy with my 20 year old uncapable or un robust old truck. Let me know when your new truck has 500,000 miles on it and still dragging shit back and forth East to west and is a daily driver
You talking about top speed. Not towing. You are replying to the wring thread. But I can run down the freeway at 90 plus if I want to. But it’s not made for that. Just like your car with a big trunk is not made for towing a big load.
Unless you have a 07 Duramax I will take that challenge with my new little truck. If all 3 are gassers you are kidding yourself.
A tow thread gets started and next thing it’s about drag racing and gas mileage. What ever.
Fact. Good for you. My truck has already lasted longer than you “new truck “ will be on the road. It will fall apart just like the rest of the new trucks. Like I said. 500,000 on the clock. Call me when you can say that. You will sell it way before you get close.
We are talking about recreational towing moderate amounts here. Modern 1/2 tons can do the job, period.
My boat boat/trailer weighs 8.300 unloaded, travel trailer 7850 unloaded. TT is rated to load up to 9600 but weighed near 10.000 on the scale.Truck's brake rotors are 13.8". Both, T trailer and boat has Dexter HD brakes on all axles, that's more than adequate to stop the rigs. If anyone, including Canuck1, knows the mountain passes between Vancouver to Penticton, there are more hills with steep grades than the entire country has. I barely ever go into 3rd gear to muster pulling either my boat or trailer anywhere. One of those steep hills at the snow shed on the Coquihalla highway, my truck maintains 55 mph pulling uphill, no problem. The Ecoboom as some here calls it, giving full torque at below 3000 rpm. I towed my 24 Spectra with 2500 Ford diesel, it was a dog, compared to my 1998 5.2L Grand Cherokee. However, that 7.3 diesel would outlast the rest of the truck.
Well said.
Nice dump trailer. Best investment i ever made bought new in 03 now I have 3 . 2 Carson 1 PJ. I have not towed 1 with the 1500 loaded yet.
I checked out the new 6500 at work truck show. No where was it tagged with GCWR and not 1 sales rep knew or could find it in there literature or online. I see trucks all the time in CA with 45k weight stickers an they are 30k GVWR as I own the same. They told me to declare the weight if I buy but could not tell me the GCWR only the GVWR which was stamped on door.
Well if they're running a 45k weight sticker good luck with that , think about it single axle semi with single semi trailer can only can be at a GVCW of 52,000 . Now tell me which one you would like to have doing a emergency stop behind your family vehicle .
I hear ya. That F650 I posted is 50k GCWR compared to a F350 that is 40k GCWR it is much more truck. It weighed 13k lbs empty the F350 8700 lbs.
Oh no. Not lawyers now. Most only tow you boat 2 miles down the toad to the lake. 1/2 ton. Good for you.Using your logic, it’s a towing thread, not a longevity thread. No one cares that your truck has half a million miles on it and you had to pull the seat springs out of your ass
Yup. Towing not longevity. Just because I kept my truck longer than anything you kept ahold of doesn’t mean it’s worn out. I take care of my stuff. Sorry. No springs in my ass unlike your head in yours. You have no idea about my equipment or who I am. Tow with what ever you want. Over load your 1/2 ton pos and you also will need a lawyer. I see people towing with a Honda Civic. As per And I didn’t ask if anybody cared.
Yup. Towing not longevity. Just because I kept my truck longer than anything you kept ahold of doesn’t mean it’s worn out. I take care of my stuff. Sorry. No springs in my ass unlike your head in yours. You have no idea about my equipment or who I am. Tow with what ever you want. Over load your 1/2 ton pos and you also will need a lawyer. I see people towing with a Honda Civic. As per your logic. It does it period. And I didn’t ask if anybody cared.
