Z85 Towing Question

[redwngr]

Stupid phone

 

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There is another sticker (likely at the bottom of the door post -- need to stand on head to see) that has the load rating. It's likely silver and black, with none of the yellow, white and red that is on the tire pressure sticker.

 

It will also have plant of manufacture and month/year of manufacture.

[Barnes16]

I definitely don't have the silver sticker on the door post.

 

 

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[calgator73]

I guess my sticker does have the payload for the truck, I was looking for trailer info when I looked at it.

 

I appreciate all of the help. I don't plan on maxing it out. I've been a passenger in a half ton towing a 30' that was flirting with the max load when we were passed by a semi; make you pucker a little.

 

Most of the campers that I've looked at were 3000-5000. I'm also doing what I can to help it out control when I got LT tires, Weight distributing hitch, and maybe an add a leaf or air ride. I know that's not going to increase the weight I can pull.

 

Thanks again for the help and advice.

 

 

 

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Best of luck

 

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[DougIrby]

When towing a trailer the weight is not the only factor to consider. Just as important is the frontal area of the trailer. If you are towing a boat, you have very little frontal area. If you are towing a travel trailer you have a lot of frontal area. That makes travel trailers much more difficult to tow than a boat of equal weight.

 

Also, where you tow is a factor. If you want to tow in mountainous areas where the elevation is high you will loose about 2% of your towing power for every 1,000 feet in elevation above sea level.

 

I tow a 5,000 pound (fully loaded) travel trailer with a 2015 Silverado 5.3L with the MAX TOW PKG (3.73 rear end), rated to tow 11,200 pounds. When I get it in the mountains of Colorado, my speed going up the mountains is about 25 MPH at 3,000 RPM in M3.

 

If you are going to tow in the high mountains I recommend a max trailer weight of no more than 70% of your maximum towing capacity.

[calgator73]

For that package you should be able to maintain speed limit up a 7% grade

 

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[DougIrby]

For that package you should be able to maintain speed limit up a 7% grade

 

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I'm not sure about that. I like to keep my RPM's at 3,000 or lower. Perhaps if the speed limit was low and I kept the PRM's at 5,000 plus it might do the speed limit. All I know for sure is that I wish I had more torque when I am in the high country going up a grade. I was spoiled by pulling a 5th wheel trailer with a Duramax diesel. If I could afford a 3/4 ton Duramax LTZ that is what I would use to tow.

[calgator73]

I had a 14 max tow... it would easily maintain speed limit (mountains in va)with 11k behind it. Just set the cruise and let it go. Wife would just look at me with the "really" look. Tfl truck did a good review at high altitude with that combo.

 

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[DougIrby]

We will be taking a trip to DC this Fall and going up on the Blue ridge Parkway. I'll test it out at that time...but that will be at much lower altitudes than Colorado.

[Barnes16]

I live in South Florida and right now I only plan on going to Gainesville for football games and Georgia for hunting and camping. More or less flat in all the areas I'll be going for now.

 

I'll tell my wife I need a 3/4 ton Duramax if we want to hit the mountains.

 

 

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