Towing
01-28-2004, 09:39 PM
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True buck. Even the 3500HD in 8.1 and diesel are across the board 12,000lbs on the hitch. the big difference is in 5th wheel capacity only.
Back to the original post. A 1500 HD with a 6 L is pushing it in power to pull.
Back to the original post. A 1500 HD with a 6 L is pushing it in power to pull.
01-28-2004, 10:13 PM
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01-29-2004, 01:22 AM
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On the hitch step up and get a class 5 titan setup. That way the ones from the factory are weak if you load them up. They will require a weight distribute like buck said to et the max out of them. Also check the ball max weight and what the drop is weighted for as well. The ball will be stamped on the top under the size and the drop hitch will be stamped on the face as well.
01-29-2004, 02:51 PM
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Hi-Tech Marine: I am running the class 5 titan set up. They do make a sleeve so that you dant have to run the 2.5 receiver sized tubes so if oyu have the 2.0 inchers you dant have to change it all over and keep the curent set up. Jusr some friendly fyi. GM said that with the class 5 15,400!!!! Man if so that makes me feel really good about towing my boat then.
01-29-2004, 03:56 PM
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WOW !!!! thats an AWESOME TRUCK !!!
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I got the post while looking for the Titan web site. Like the sleeve idea.
Yes, GM is conservative with there ratings it seems.... I pulled a 38 Top Gun through Knoxville to Ashville NC and truck impressed me with power and braking. The Allison Tranny has me spoiled. I40 has up to 6% grades through this section. By the way ....The Kodiak vented disk brakes on the trailer never overheted. they are a marine version of the GM truck brakes and I am glad we chose to use them as standard equipment. The performce was spectacular.
the GMC dealer was awesome as well (Studebaker in Richmond IN) with service that reminded me of Nordstroms. Scott Studebaker (also a go-fast boater) delivered the truck to me a 11:30PM when passing through Richmond on way back from Chicago. Had to be in Orange Beach following morning by 11:30 for APBA World. He made it happen!
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I got the post while looking for the Titan web site. Like the sleeve idea.
Yes, GM is conservative with there ratings it seems.... I pulled a 38 Top Gun through Knoxville to Ashville NC and truck impressed me with power and braking. The Allison Tranny has me spoiled. I40 has up to 6% grades through this section. By the way ....The Kodiak vented disk brakes on the trailer never overheted. they are a marine version of the GM truck brakes and I am glad we chose to use them as standard equipment. The performce was spectacular.
the GMC dealer was awesome as well (Studebaker in Richmond IN) with service that reminded me of Nordstroms. Scott Studebaker (also a go-fast boater) delivered the truck to me a 11:30PM when passing through Richmond on way back from Chicago. Had to be in Orange Beach following morning by 11:30 for APBA World. He made it happen!
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01-31-2004, 05:05 PM
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Team42, now that's a boat towin' truck
MiamiVice, It depends on what you are going to do from a towing standpoint. Short or long trips. You know a lot of people talk about how this truck is based on that truck etc. etc. they are still classifying the truck as a 1500 and they do not take those ratings lightly.
If you are going on short trips to the ramp, less than 30 miles, it will probably work fine if you are careful. For longer trips there is no replacement for mass and horsepower. Both are required for a good, safe tow vehicle. The boat you are talking about is too much for the truck you describe for long trips. Regardless of all the chest thumping about how the truck is based on the 2500 and has the same "automatic butt wipe option" as the bigger trucks, it is not the same truck.
The safest truck to tow that boat would be a 3500 dually (SRW will work) with the diesel. Use the Titan with the larger draw bar. The thing to remember about hitches is they are not designed around acceleration loads but around deceleration or braking loads. That is when your hitches strength becomes the most important.
MiamiVice, It depends on what you are going to do from a towing standpoint. Short or long trips. You know a lot of people talk about how this truck is based on that truck etc. etc. they are still classifying the truck as a 1500 and they do not take those ratings lightly.
If you are going on short trips to the ramp, less than 30 miles, it will probably work fine if you are careful. For longer trips there is no replacement for mass and horsepower. Both are required for a good, safe tow vehicle. The boat you are talking about is too much for the truck you describe for long trips. Regardless of all the chest thumping about how the truck is based on the 2500 and has the same "automatic butt wipe option" as the bigger trucks, it is not the same truck.
The safest truck to tow that boat would be a 3500 dually (SRW will work) with the diesel. Use the Titan with the larger draw bar. The thing to remember about hitches is they are not designed around acceleration loads but around deceleration or braking loads. That is when your hitches strength becomes the most important.
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