Jump to content

Lets See Some Towing Pics!

rb-86

By rb-86
in Towing, Hauling & Hitches

 Share

Recommended Posts

1kwik72 Enthusiast

1kwik72

Posted
Posted

No pictures with my new Silverado hooked to it yet (GM is supposed to be building it next week) but here is my trailer with my Kodiak chassis motorhome. 28' enclosed car hauler weighs 9900 loaded with the car, quad tools and fuel.228330_1052721962313_3786_n.jpg

 

Craig

  • Like 1
  • Replies 681
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

snarkee
snarkee

Love towing with this thing   Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk

FreeAmerican
FreeAmerican

I towed our TT for the first time with the new 3/4 this weekend. I have to say on interstate and two lane the bigger truck does so much better. The big three push the half ton esp with the max tow

snarkee
snarkee

Sent from my SM-G900W8 using Tapatalk

Posted Images

Mckenzie Senior Enthusiast

Mckenzie

Posted
Posted

No pictures with my new Silverado hooked to it yet (GM is supposed to be building it next week) but here is my trailer with my Kodiak chassis motorhome. 28' enclosed car hauler weighs 9900 loaded with the car, quad tools and fuel.228330_1052721962313_3786_n.jpg

 

Craig

What mpg does that get loaded down? Have the 6.6 dMax?
1kwik72 Enthusiast

1kwik72

Posted
Posted

What mpg does that get loaded down? Have the 6.6 dMax?

Its an 8.1 gasser I couldn't afford the Duramax option it was another 30K LOL (included a diesel generator)

 

The motorhome by itself averages right at 7mpg but I drive it like I stole it 75-78 mph on the highway.

 

Its a little harder to calculate the mileage towing because my typical run with the trailer is just over 70 miles or so one way and we stay the weekend running the generator then fill back up when we get home. The times I have calculated it including generator gas usage it comes up around 4 mpg. If I figure around 6-8 gallons of fuel over the weekend it would come out around 5.5 mpg hauling the trailer.

 

But like I said I don't baby it not even pulling the trailer. It drives like a car, it will even turn tighter than my old 2500HD crew cab. I like to run with traffic because it takes some time to get it up to speed and you either get stuck behind grandma doing 10 under the speed limit or hang with everyone else that averages 5 over or so.

 

Craig

  • 3 weeks later...
thewhitestallion Senior Enthusiast

thewhitestallion

Posted
Posted

I was finally able to tow something besides my friends 4 wheeler and mine. my fiancé's parents moved houses and one of her sisters car has been KIA for a while now so I was able to tow it. I am assuming that it only weighs about 4k total weight. could be more I have no idea really. I only towed it about 15 miles but the truck pulled great. unfortunately I never exceeded 50 miles per hour as I was on city streets. thinking about getting small travel trailer in a next few years but want to buy smart meaning not buy something too heavy for my truck, as this is going to be my truck for the next at least 7 years.

 

TraileringAveo_zps1869e345.jpg

poitras.matt@gmail.com Enthusiast

[email protected]

Posted
Posted (edited)

Picked up a friends new project, 1983 Toyota Landcruiser.

 

Towed great through the mountains. Felt much better than my 2009.

 

IMG_2695_zpsab6ac8e1.jpg

 

IMG_2700_zps7ad830b8.jpg

 

(didnt want his face on camera)

Edited by matt1983
ShadowGM Enthusiast

ShadowGM

Posted
Posted

What I use to pull now:

IMG_0547.jpg

 

What I used just before getting the Sierra: LOL - I call this one "Sledication"

 

IMG_6421.jpg

  • Like 1
Steve-O-08 Enthusiast

Steve-O-08

Posted
Posted

Here's a few recent pics of the daily driver hauling a few cars around at work:

 

1965 Nova we just just dropped a new engine and trans in. Headed off to the exhaust shop.

 

88DA10DB-D525-4578-8E13-CFCF94ECDDBE_zpsfhozntvx.jpg

 

The shop racecar that is still in pieces unfortunately... Small Block-Soon to be LS Powered Camaro. Chassis is cert'd for 7.50's.

 

259F0996-1F78-4380-8BA6-5873A3A34D41_zps4q2b1y38.jpg

 

And even one of the racetruck doing work:

 

Picking up a customer's boat so we could drop the new engine in.

 

D8EF73E9-CE64-444F-9DAF-9A857BE2E242_zpsgkqxtlvu.jpg

  • Like 1
Blue2500CC Enthusiast

Blue2500CC

Posted
Posted

'14 Pro Starr w/ Sled Shed Cap 12'. Made here in Mi!!!!

 

677034cb2c41e4463959027dbd3c74b7_zps3144

 

Replaced an '11 R&R clamshell 10' due to the better half getting a new sled, leftover '11 Arctic Cat T570. Still not sure how that worked out!!!??? Lol

  • 2 weeks later...
David_L6 Enthusiast

David_L6

Posted
Posted

Me finding out what StabiliTrak is good for. Getting stuck in shallow but slick mud! :( Turning off Traction Control was easy enough to figure out but I couldn't figure out how to turn off the other junk. I know how to now though. Too bad all that BS isn't an option that I could leave off and not pay for.post-111326-0-10612700-1391224342_thumb.jpg

post-111326-0-10612700-1391224342_thumb.jpg

post-111326-0-10612700-1391224342_thumb.jpg

post-111326-0-10612700-1391224342_thumb.jpg

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 3 weeks later...
Ramin258 Enthusiast

Ramin258

Posted
Posted

Just upgraded my fifth wheel. I pick it up next month and I will post a pic pulling it.

 

Here is the trailer:

post-122476-0-91217200-1393989300_thumb.jpg

post-122476-0-91217200-1393989300_thumb.jpg

post-122476-0-91217200-1393989300_thumb.jpg

post-122476-0-91217200-1393989300_thumb.jpg

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Forum Statistics

    250.5k
    Total Topics
    2.7m
    Total Posts

  • Member Statistics

    342,980
    Total Members
    8,960
    Most Online
    Fishboat
    Newest Member
    Fishboat
    Joined

  • Who's Online   5 Members, 0 Anonymous, 550 Guests (See full list)

  • Latest Articles

  • Posts

    • diyer2
      AFM Experience

      By diyer2 · Posted

      Hey guys, sorry for the confusison about this. This wasn't my experainnce, it was copied and pasted fom the net. 
    • KARNUT
      AFM Experience

      By KARNUT · Posted

      The problem with failure rates or increase failures are there’s people who don’t have a problem. What are you doing wrong they say. We had 4 5.7 GM diesel’s in the family when they came out. One was flawless. My uncle who happened to be the most abusive. Early rotary engines were known to use oil. I abused my first car so bad in six months I replaced the clutch, transmission and rear end. It didn’t use oil. My brother in law has a 2013 Tahoe and an older Yukon. The Yukon has 280K miles. The Tahoe around 175K. He runs them to about 300K. If his lifters fail before that time he would consider it a failure. My Hondas, I know people hate it when I mention them. Identical engines. One with cylinder deactivation one doesn’t have it. One shudders when the eco light goes on or off. Cylinder deactivation. But wait! According to the web. It can happen with lock up too. So now people in the know are changing the oil and transmission fluid more often. Then you read it could be a programing issue. So what do you do? There’s lots of money involved. I see three ways to deal with it. One only works if you don’t drive lots of miles. Lease, never get out of warranty. Or only buy older vehicles with a good track record. They all have bad runs. Usually when there’s a change. Even Toyota and Honda. 
    • Grumpy Bear
      AFM Experience

      By Grumpy Bear · Posted

      Question @diyer2 on this line if you please. Are you saying the shudder is the system turning on and off at the frequency of the shudder? Guess I'm asking if you are saying you have seen it do this with the bi-direction scan tool in graph mode? If so have you been able to discern the 'trigger'. Something is telling to cycle rapidly.    My truck just started doing this recently. 197K on the clock. My response has been M5 anything under 55 mph. I treat it like a lugging stick shift. Gear down and let it spin a bit. Engauge M5, then tow mode and then M6 lets the trans stay in 5th but the AFM is active. Smooth like Skippy.    My thought was that as a machine ages the friction gets lower and as the system is load based, the lower friction would allow it to turn on at ever lower rpm until it reaches the lugging point. And yes I am ignorant of any minimum rpm requirement for the system. If you know that would be useful information.    As you know I run a Scan-Gauge II which allows me to watch the On/Off of the signal to the VLOM. While in the shudder mode I'm not seeing is cycle at that frequency or at all for that matter outside the triggers @newdude posted a few years back. Now is it possible that the refresh rate isn't fast enough to catch it? Maybe. It is why I asked my first question about graphing and trigging parameter.     As we have observed from members here the failure point is all over the map miles wise as you note yourself in your opening post. That by itself begs a few questions like fellows that comment on these lifters failing even after the system has been disabled. Long after. 😬   https://www.enginelabs.com/news/tech-tips-replacing-ls-active-fuel-management-lifters-with-melling/   The Gen5 lifters operate the same as the LS versions. In fact they are the same lifter.    https://www.enginelabs.com/tech-stories/sorting-out-gen-v-lt-lifter-failure-with-a-simple-valvetrain-fix/        
    • SwitchBladeSierra
      14-18 Sierra 1500 Heated Steering Wheel Help

      By SwitchBladeSierra · Posted

      UPDATE 2: Steering wheel control backlights and control of the cluster can supposedly be achieved by adding a wire to pin 20 of the cluster and tapping it to pin 2 of the main clock spring harness. I'm going to give it a shot - will update  
    • newdude
      Seems to be Missing a lot of Updates

      By newdude · Posted

      GM Global A pickups 2019-2022 can do OTA programming for the radio.  GM VIP (GM Global B) can do OTAs for almost every module on board.  So a 2022.5 and newer pickup can do OTAs for recalls like the 2.7 fuel flow recall.  EVs get OTAs that improve one pedal driving, radio issues, HVAC issues, updated battery management software, etc.     So age of the vehicle/what GM electrical platform its on will alter what amount of updates can be pushed on OTAs.  

  • GM-Trucks.com Clubs

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...