Gas 1500 vs 2500, same tow rating?
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Gas 1500 vs 2500, same tow rating?
My sister caught the suburban on fire driving with a locked up caliper.
So I've been looking at 2013 GM trucks. I am surprised to find that 4wd 5.3 1500s and 4wd 6.0 2500 ext cabs are rated with 200 lbs of each other, on a hitch, at just under 10k lbs.. The 5.3 has a 3.42 and the 6.0 has a 3.73. I can't seem to find any 2500s with the 4.10 gears. So is the limitation in the tow rating just a function of the trucks being similarly powered? Can the 2500 handle more w/o problems? Anyone used both?
So I've been looking at 2013 GM trucks. I am surprised to find that 4wd 5.3 1500s and 4wd 6.0 2500 ext cabs are rated with 200 lbs of each other, on a hitch, at just under 10k lbs.. The 5.3 has a 3.42 and the 6.0 has a 3.73. I can't seem to find any 2500s with the 4.10 gears. So is the limitation in the tow rating just a function of the trucks being similarly powered? Can the 2500 handle more w/o problems? Anyone used both?
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My catalog from '08 shows 13,000 lbs. for the HD Duramax and 12,300 for the Gas HD. I find it hard to believe that the current gas HD would be lower than the '08 considering the frame has gotten stronger and the engine more powerful. I towed with a 1500 prior to getting my diesel and it was night & day. The 1500 bounced and got scary squirrely over dips & bumps. My HD is awesome.
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My sister caught the suburban on fire driving with a locked up caliper.
So I've been looking at 2013 GM trucks. I am surprised to find that 4wd 5.3 1500s and 4wd 6.0 2500 ext cabs are rated with 200 lbs of each other, on a hitch, at just under 10k lbs.. The 5.3 has a 3.42 and the 6.0 has a 3.73. I can't seem to find any 2500s with the 4.10 gears. So is the limitation in the tow rating just a function of the trucks being similarly powered? Can the 2500 handle more w/o problems? Anyone used both?
So I've been looking at 2013 GM trucks. I am surprised to find that 4wd 5.3 1500s and 4wd 6.0 2500 ext cabs are rated with 200 lbs of each other, on a hitch, at just under 10k lbs.. The 5.3 has a 3.42 and the 6.0 has a 3.73. I can't seem to find any 2500s with the 4.10 gears. So is the limitation in the tow rating just a function of the trucks being similarly powered? Can the 2500 handle more w/o problems? Anyone used both?
No 1500 is going to be anywhere close to a 2500.
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See pages 13-15 in the GM towing guide.
http://www.gmc.com/content/dam/GMC/g...ring_Guide.pdf
Yes, the values are relatively close. CC SB - 9500# w 5.3/3.43 vs 10,400# 6.2/3.73
I am sure there are some technical and advertising hype reasons why the tongue rated tow values are relatively and even the same given the same engine and axle ratio package. '13 are going to start getting harder to come by so you may need to open your search area for specifically equipped trucks.
Reality, as exampled above - The 1500 is light duty compared to the load handling of a 2500/3500.
When I was buying and have towed since with friends vehicles, about 7,000# gross trailer weight is the break point where a 1500 looses my confidence on a road trip. Around town a little heavier, especially if equipped with electric brakes. Then again, these numbers are close relatively when one considers the normal extra total load for a road trip.
I have a 3500SA/CC/LB and have never regretted it with 7,500# gross trailer boat load.
http://www.gmc.com/content/dam/GMC/g...ring_Guide.pdf
Yes, the values are relatively close. CC SB - 9500# w 5.3/3.43 vs 10,400# 6.2/3.73
I am sure there are some technical and advertising hype reasons why the tongue rated tow values are relatively and even the same given the same engine and axle ratio package. '13 are going to start getting harder to come by so you may need to open your search area for specifically equipped trucks.
Reality, as exampled above - The 1500 is light duty compared to the load handling of a 2500/3500.
When I was buying and have towed since with friends vehicles, about 7,000# gross trailer weight is the break point where a 1500 looses my confidence on a road trip. Around town a little heavier, especially if equipped with electric brakes. Then again, these numbers are close relatively when one considers the normal extra total load for a road trip.
I have a 3500SA/CC/LB and have never regretted it with 7,500# gross trailer boat load.