Broke down an bought a new Chevy

[jeffsw6]

I agree with you the the hitch and the truck are in conflict with each other.

It isn't that they are "in conflict with each other." The hitch is rated for what it can hold, which is independent of what the truck it's attached to can tow.

What dp is saying is GM has a common hitch, with a common label, that they use on many different trucks. You could put that same hitch on a Camaro but it obviously won't enable the Camaro to tow a large trailer!

The reason GM does this is they have less parts to worry about, both for manufacturing and parts supply to dealers. It is easier to stock one common hitch for a bunch of trucks than have several different hitches and worry about maintaining inventory of each one.

The factory hitch on my 05 Suburban K1500 says 6000# trailer 600 tongue. The truck itself is rated at 8200#. If I want to tow more than 6000# trailer with this truck I need to install a larger hitch. If I put your hitch on it I would then be limited to 8200# or wherever the rear axle maxes out on tongue weight (or maybe gross combined weight if that is lower.)

As you may also know the ball mount has its own rating, too. I have a 10K ball mount on this truck but that doesn't mean it should be used to tow 10K!

 

[crashz]

Yeah - I expected that . I'm hoping with the weenie tires and an easy right foot will yield better mileage.

Timber - what did you have your dealer do?

 

[Timber]

Yeah - I expected that . I'm hoping with the weenie tires and an easy right foot will yield better mileage.

Timber - what did you have your dealer do?

I will be content with 12 to 14 mpg, I certainly didn't expect better that. I also won't be surprised if it is less.

The truck was pretty much exactly the way I wanted it. It is a work truck model. I was very annoyed at the am/fm radio that was stock in the truck because of the trim. $35 grand for a truck I wanted a decent radio installed with a CD player and the ability to link to my iPhone. I wasn't taking no for an answer either so they put in what I wanted. The only other thing I did was Simonize inside and out to protect the paint & interior. I use my iPhone for all my music with Pandora, and Sirius. I run a trucking company and I need to be connected through the iPhone. The laws don't let you use the phone and texting any other way.

My wife's truck, the 2003 Z71 is just way to plush inside. I hate to put anything inside the truck other than people and dogs. I also find the 6.5 foot bed frustrating. Don't get me wrong it is a fantastic truck and the wife loves it to this day. But for me I need to jump in with muddy boots and be able to dump a loader bucket over the side into the box. My truck is for work and to get dirty and hers to take the dogs to the vet & grocery shopping.

 

[Bigkrank]

We've bought a lot of new trucks over the years. One of the first things that gets done is the factory trailer hitch comes off and hits Craigslist and a real one, usually a Curt, goes on.

 

[Timber]

Well I just did my 3rd fueling on this truck and changed over to E85, I have decided to run this truck on mostly ethanol. I just paid $3.29 a gallon for it & that was more than $.40 less per gallon. I wll be checking mileage to see what it is. I didn't burn gas long enough to figure the mileage with gasoline.

 

[timswi]

Well I just did my 3rd fueling on this truck and changed over to E85, I have decided to run this truck on mostly ethanol. I just paid $3.29 a gallon for it & that was more than $.40 less per gallon. I wll be checking mileage to see what it is. I didn't burn gas long enough to figure the mileage with gasoline.

You bought what you wanted..Don't worry about it..What can you do anyway?

 

[Timber]

You bought what you wanted..Don't worry about it..What can you do anyway?

That I did I'm actually pretty excited about the whole ethanol thing. I love the idea of not burning gas

 

[timswi]

That I did I'm actually pretty excited about the whole ethanol thing. I love the idea of not burning gas

Ethanol is worth about 20% less fuel economy..Oh well, can't buy anything else in season, gotta live with it.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Well I just did my 3rd fueling on this truck and changed over to E85, I have decided to run this truck on mostly ethanol. I just paid $3.29 a gallon for it & that was more than $.40 less per gallon. I wll be checking mileage to see what it is. I didn't burn gas long enough to figure the mileage with gasoline.

I ran E85 in two of my trucks and my co pilot did in his Yukon XL and we both got 35% or so less economy. It cost us more money to run it over 87.
It would have to be about $2.45 per gallon to make it a break even proposition.

Chris