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

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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

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I've had this combination on a couple of 100+ mile excursions now.  This is a smooth pull for my V6.  MPG are much better cruising at 60 mph than 70!  

 

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Towing my bro’s 22’ wellcraft.

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2 hours ago, GoBlue2014LT said:

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Looks great!  You're pulling this with a 4.3?   If so,  what is the weight of your trailer?  

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Looks great!  You're pulling this with a 4.3?   If so,  what is the weight of your trailer?  


Yeah 4.3, dry weight is 5200


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1 hour ago, GoBlue2014LT said:

 


Yeah 4.3, dry weight is 5200


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Very impressive!  My trailer pictured above is 3900 lbs dry.  I am very pleased with how well my 4.3 pulls and your combination demonstrates that I have power to spare!

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Here is my Silverado pulling my Jay

 

scored both of them 2017

 

 

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The 6.0L handled the load quite well.  I had the boat full of stuff, under the quad was full of stuff, and 3 people plus a cooler in the cab.  She was well loaded, cruised at 60MPH (100kph) for a 120 Mile trip (200km) and averaged about 8mpg according to the truck calculation.

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On 5/25/2018 at 10:39 AM, Bhurt said:

The 6.0L handled the load quite well.  I had the boat full of stuff, under the quad was full of stuff, and 3 people plus a cooler in the cab.  She was well loaded, cruised at 60MPH (100kph) for a 120 Mile trip (200km) and averaged about 8mpg according to the truck calculation.

What did you pull your ATV's front tires on to raise it up?

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7 hours ago, Big Whiskey said:

What did you pull your ATV's front tires on to raise it up?

I actually used the old style red metal oil change ramps with a couple 2x6 boards underneath the front of them. If I didn’t have the tonneau cover it probably would have fit with just the ramps. The metal ramps are about 1-2” higher than the new plastic style ones. 

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On 5/28/2018 at 8:05 AM, Bhurt said:

I actually used the old style red metal oil change ramps with a couple 2x6 boards underneath the front of them. If I didn’t have the tonneau cover it probably would have fit with just the ramps. The metal ramps are about 1-2” higher than the new plastic style ones. 

Very cool. My dad has a set of those red metal ones. I may have to "borrow" them!  :D

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