Towing 8,000Lbs this weekend.

[smoedog]

Re: Towing 8,000Lbs this weekend.

pin it to win it...:laugh:

 

[26aftcab454]

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my old boat was close to 8,000lbs on trl & full o fluids. I towed like a dream from Lake Texoma to the house in DFW area.
I have a 2008 1500 Siverado ext cab 6.0 4180 automatic. It has a tow capasity of 8800lbs.
The trailer had hyd. brakes on both axels.
It was 105 degrees that August day in Texas and I left the transmision in 3rd gear and cruised 65-70 mph with the transmision never getting over 208 degrees . Go slow & easy-brake early, make wide turns and whatch your overhead clearance. I forgot to lower the VHS anntena and broke it off under a gas station awning. The top of the windshield was 10 1/2 ft tall on trl.

 

[smokeonthewater]

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roger that on the antennae.... I snapped one on a tree with my carver... looked in the mirror and saw it fall to the ground... stopped and walked back... there were half a dozen broken and laying right next to mine! friggen WHOOPS!!!

 

[hungupthespikes]

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^^^^^ now that's funny
Yep, +3 on the antenna :facepalm:
huts

 

[emilsr]

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How did the tow go? Hope it was uneventful, should have been, but you never know about the "other guy" on the road.

 

[agallant80]

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Thanks guys, I got so busy with the boat deal this weekend I did not get back to this thread until now. The trip up went fine and the trip back was fine. I felt the extra weight it had much more of an effect on the rear end of the truck than I thought. I set the cruse at 63 stayed in the middle lane and just went. Had to stop about every 2 hours for fuel seeing as I was getting 8 MPG but it made for nice breakd. For those asking the truck is a 2012 Silverado LTZ with Z71 5.3 and 3.08. Honestly it pulled it just fine. No issues.

 

[MH Hawker]

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Glad ever thing worked out, and yes with 3.08`s that's a bit of a high gear, but I would guess you also have the 6 speed trans, so it has plenty of low end. Chevy has been using the high gears with the 6 speed to get regular driving MPG but still has plenty of bottom towing, especially with the towing selection switch

 

[agallant80]

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Yeah, I think the six speed makes a huge difference. It kinda changes the whole way that we look at gear ratios. 3.08 on a 5 speed is not the same as on a 6 speed.

 

[captain zac]

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might be a little late but might help some people latter

Everytime that I have picked up a used boat I went straight to a tire shop and had them pull the tires and check them
and the hubs

I also like to drive on a snad or gravel road at about 30 mph and slam on the brakes
to check brakes and also check movement of the boat

Harry