Quote Originally Posted by jcarter20 View Post
I agree, mid-size isn’t going to cut it unless you are towing all 8 hours on flat land. I just got back from a 4 hour tow from Ohio to Tennessee. I have a 2011 6.0 2500 GMC and was thoroughly disappointed in how it towed my Craz. This was the first time I towed the boat any distance. At one point my transmission got up to 204 degrees and the motor was constantly downshifting. I know you are going to get some of that in the mountains, but this boat felt like a big lug compared to my 05 Supra. Part of my problem is I put larger tires on the truck, but what I learned over the weekend is the 6.0L barely has more Hp than the 5.3L and actually has less torque. WTF! My next one will be the 6.2L! My dad was behind us towing a lighter rig, but he has a 2015 1/2 ton with the 5.3L and said his tranny never got over 198 degrees.


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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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