Silverado 3500 HD capabilities

   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #21  
Now we heard that 335HP and 380lb ft of torque in a pickup hauling a cattle trailer or some bales of hay isn't enough power .

More torque and hp mean safer towing, the ability to keep up with traffic and not become a rolling roadblock. If everyone else on the road were driving 1957 model vehicles, a 318 would make sense.
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #22  
More torque and hp mean safer towing, the ability to keep up with traffic and not become a rolling roadblock. If everyone else on the road were driving 1957 model vehicles, a 318 would make sense.

Spare me that excuse. How do semi trucks accelerate and keep up with cars? You will trip cattle off thier feet accelerating like a mad man. How did farmers haul a gooseneck trailer full of cattle just a few years ago with a 165HP 350 four barrel and a three speed automatic?
Just come out and admit that you want a diesel with a tuner for snorting around town Saturday night rolling coal and doing burnouts.
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #23  
I don't own a diesel car or truck nor do I judge and insult people who do, with or without a tuner.
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #24  
I just went through this similar thing. I had a 2012 Power Wagon and the engine was just junk. 3 rear ends and 2 left rear spring replacements because the truck leaned to the left. I traded it in on a 2013 GMC HD2500 with 6.0 gas motor in LTZ trim, 3.73 gears. I loved the truck no doubt and had zero issues with it. It rode great and the seats were comfy. But the mpg was terrible even unloaded. The best I could get highway was 15mpg and 11mpg city. But I could live with that. The suspension will hold a heavy load no problem. But when pulling with the 6.0 gas motor, man it loved the gas! Best I ever got pulling was 8mpg. That I could not live with. I haul but don't haul heavy. With a light trailer, 6,000 lbs, it pulled ok. But loaded heavy it hunted gears a bit and wouldn't hold overdrive (My Power Wagon wouldn't either with 4.56 gears!). So I started looking at diesel power again. I looked at the Duramax and really liked them. BUT I wanted a manual trans and the Duramax doesn't come with one anymore. So I went with a RAM 2500 diesel with manual trans. After the wife and I visited Silverton, CO and the surrounding area, I am glad I bought the manual. Truck has rear coil springs and it handled the 10,000 camper no problem. We took a trip from our home in Round Rock TX to visit family in Georgia and Florida. I average hand calc 20.3mpg running speed limit and sometimes plus 5. Guess what I trying to say is, get the diesel. If you look at RAM don't stress about coils. I think all train cars have coil springs and they hold up just fine. Good luck with your purchase.
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #25  
I had a 2013 chevy 2500HD 6.0 short bed ext cab 4:10. I had is registered at Gross combined weight rating 20,500 lbs. Pulled My tractor and gooseneck pretty well.
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #26  
Ok, my truck curb wt. is 6680 lbs and max trailer conventional wt. is 13000 lbs. max gooseneck trailer wt. 13900 lbs. It's close to 20,500 lbs GCWR. However..conventional wt. is under GCWR by 820 lbs and gooseneck is over by 80lbs. and that's not including passengers, fuel, and cargo in truck.

I know the definitions. It's the madness wt. number methods the manufactures come up with that seems odd.

They always list best case scenario for tow ratings, 2 wheel drive, standard cab, best gears, lowest trim package, ect.

As for the conventional tow being less than the sum it's due to the manufacturer limiting the rating for the weakest link. Might be the hitch itself, chassis, tires, loss of steering and brake effectiveness due to high tongue weight, ect.

Chris
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #27  
It wasn't that long ago a 318 in an 18 wheeler was considered lots to haul a 40 ton load coast to coast over two mountain ranges. Now we heard that 335HP and 380lb ft of torque in a pickup hauling a cattle trailer or some bales of hay isn't enough power .
Oh give it a rest. What next 1/4 mile drag races with a load of steers ?

Give what a rest?. What I said is a fact. The 6.0 GM gas motor is a torque maker. The 6.2, while very powerful is a high RPM motor. What part isn't clear?.
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #28  
My GMC used to hunt gears when towing and downshift way too soon. We adjusted the shift point rpm and mph.
Given the price of diesel at the pumps, the price of a diesel truck vs a gas truck and the cost of Tier IV diesel service costs. The gas even with the lower mpg is still the cheaper ride per mile.
The DI gas are even better alternative to diesel than a port injected gas.
I remember the days when a 400 Chev 4x4 with an automatic made 5mpg on a good day .
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #29  
My GMC used to hunt gears when towing and downshift way too soon. We adjusted the shift point rpm and mph.
Given the price of diesel at the pumps, the price of a diesel truck vs a gas truck and the cost of Tier IV diesel service costs. The gas even with the lower mpg is still the cheaper ride per mile.
The DI gas are even better alternative to diesel than a port injected gas.
I remember the days when a 400 Chev 4x4 with an automatic made 5mpg on a good day .

Well, my 6.2 GMC does not hunt gears even with 3:42's towing a 9,000# give or take TT and my car trailer with whatever is loaded...Sounds like -- Never mind.
 
   / Silverado 3500 HD capabilities #30  
I just bought a 2500HD LT Z71 double cab/standard box with the 6.0L, 6L90, and 4.10 diff ratio. Came across this in my research. Sure, the 6.0L does not have all that the Dmax does, but think it is a slouch and can't handle the job quite well? Check this out. A test of the 2500HD with 6.0L loaded to max GVWR and combined with a trailer that brought it also to GCWR ratings taking on the hill to Eisenhower Tunnel on I-70 in Colorado.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ8fn3PvNhQ
 

Tractor & Equipment Auctions

2016 Ford Fusion Passenger Car, VIN # 3FA6P0G79GR191653 (A50324)
2016 Ford Fusion...
2013 Chevrolet Cruze LS Sedan (A50324)
2013 Chevrolet...
Land Honor Quick Attach Articulating Boom Brush Cutter (A50514)
Land Honor Quick...
2010 DODGE RAM 2500 FLATBED TRUCK (A51243)
2010 DODGE RAM...
VENTRAC 4500Z ARTICULATING TRACTOR (A51242)
VENTRAC 4500Z...
2014 Gillig G27B102N4 31+56 Low Floor Passenger Bus (A50323)
2014 Gillig...
 
Top