Tow Vehicle

[jcarter20]

204 tranny temp isn’t that bad. Mine runs 198 on the regular and on hills with a lot of shifting towing I’ve seen 204 but it immediately goes back down. I would worry if I started seeing 210+ consistently. But I have that 3.5 liter V6 that makes more torque than the 5.3 and 6.0. .


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Yeah, I wasn’t worried about the 204 temp. It was only there for brief period. I guess my point was the 5.3 didn’t get as hot at my 6.0. In the exact same towing conditions. Again his boat is probably 1,000 less than mine. I was also shocked when I looked up the specs of the 6.0 vs. the 5.3. I thought the 6.0 2500 would have much more torque than a 5.3 half ton. Not the case.


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[Broke Pilot]

Yea, but I’d take a 2500 with 6.0 over a 1500 any day. All the power in the world does no good if the vehicle can’t handle it, especially when towing. I can’t imagine pulling the SA on my old 1500 Chevy, it would definitely do it but I’d be getting my ass handed to me on gas, bumps, hills... momentum is a big factor in towing. Lol
It pulled the 06 great, but you knew it was there and that thing was maybe 5500 maxed out on the trailer? These newer boats alone are heavier than an older rig with the trailer.
Heck, my Cummins can feel the SA, it doesn’t care, but you for sure know it’s back there.

[jcarter20]

Yea, but I’d take a 2500 with 6.0 over a 1500 any day. All the power in the world does no good if the vehicle can’t handle it, especially when towing. I can’t imagine pulling the SA on my old 1500 Chevy, it would definitely do it but I’d be getting my ass handed to me on gas, bumps, hills... momentum is a big factor in towing. Lol
It pulled the 06 great, but you knew it was there and that thing was maybe 5500 maxed out on the trailer? These newer boats alone are heavier than an older rig with the trailer.
Heck, my Cummins can feel the SA, it doesn’t care, but you for sure know it’s back there.

Yeah, I will always stick with the 2500 for weight capacities...just the 6.2 next time. I was only getting 6.5 MPH, so gas is not my concern. lol. I would like a diesel, but I drive a car to work and my truck sits most of the year. Quite frankly don’t put enough miles on to keep a diesel running right. Plus that extra $15k is hard to stomach for two 4 hour tows per year.


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