Towing report 10k

jamin87ss · April 26, 2015

Well I went and picked up the boat outta storage today, towed a bought 40 miles home, Some 2 lane and some highway.

I am quite pleased to be honest, I played when i could, M5 seemed to be a good spot and even had it in M6 and tow haul on with reasonable results, I was even able to set the cruise and it would hold its own and downshift when needed, but not like the old trucks (my 05) would downshift and race to the point it scared you. These new trucks are so quiet to be honest at times i did realize it was doing anything, for the record i have a 5.3/3.42 truck, I also found it handled bumps pretty well, I cannot wait to take it on a road trip later this summer to really see wht she will do, but at this time I can say I am pretty happy and feel I made a good decision sticking with the half, especially since on the way out I was getting 22 mpg, on the way home it seemed to wanna fall around 10 mpg, boat and trailer are roughly 10/10500 pounds

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · April 26, 2015

Don't show this to a dealership since your truck as it's equipped is rated at towing 9,600 lbs if it's 4x4 or 9,800 if it's 2wd..

ConnRadd · April 26, 2015

Nice truck! Boat is ok at best... J/k boat is awesome. Thanks for sharing the experience. Feels good to know that the truck will do what they claim.

jamin87ss · April 26, 2015

Don't show this to a dealership since your truck as it's equipped is rated at towing 9,600 lbs if it's 4x4 or 9,800 if it's 2wd..

when theres no fuel in it im under lmao

SouthernSilveradoGuy85 · April 27, 2015

when theres no fuel in it im under lmao

I was just giving you a heads up lol. Nice boat though. I'd hate to imagine the mpgs and how much that boat cost to fill up lol.

jamin87ss · April 27, 2015

I hear ya, I can't imaging the mpg's on the boat either, we just figure where can a quarter tank get me too, lol just a couple of 502's

arkenzo · April 27, 2015

I'd be terrified to haul something like that around! Especially in California traffic! Wow........

Do you have tow mirrors ? Doesn't quite seem like you do

jamin87ss · April 27, 2015

I'd be terrified to haul something like that around! Especially in California traffic! Wow........

Do you have tow mirrors ? Doesn't quite seem like you do

Ya I've been out there, I agree lol, no tow mirrors, not needed the boat isn't that wide (like a camper) and I found overall sight to be very good,

Shimmy Bang Bang · April 27, 2015

Do you think it matters to have the Rancho Z71 shocks versus the standard LT shocks in terms of towing performance and how much the truck will sag in the back?

In other words, is the standard LT suspension just as good as the Z71 suspension for towing (we are assuming on a typical V8 4x4 3.42).

jamin87ss · April 27, 2015

Honestly not sure, I feel like there was some sag, but not horrible, and I forgot to mention stopping was pretty good as well

peejaykay · April 28, 2015

I'd be terrified to haul something like that around! Especially in California traffic! Wow........

Do you have tow mirrors ? Doesn't quite seem like you do

Tell me about it. I tow my 37' trailer on 405, 710, 110 and I-10, I-5 and 91 routinely. Had to pull off the highway just before I5N from 405 and got stuck in some nasty city traffic with the trailer. STRESSFUL.

jamin87ss · May 2, 2015

Went and splashed the boat today, no issues pulling out of ramp in fact it did very well

ember1205 · July 18, 2015

Personally, I can't tell from the pics... Are you using a WDH? What kind of tongue weight does the trailer produce with the boat loaded and how much are you carrying if you're using a WDH?