Chevy 2500 HD to tow 3160 EL

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skoz1

Member

• May 14, 2015

• #1

Can I comfortably tow a Bighorn 3160 Elite with a Chevy 2500HD with 6.0 L engine?
I know GVRW is 15500 but dry weight is 12,000 something.
Thanks

 

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Administrator

Staff member

• May 14, 2015

• #2

You will need to know the tow capacities of your truck. What year is it?
A new 2500 will have a higher tow rating than a 10 year old.
And you have that gasser working against you, it will be very thirsty.

Peace
Dave

 

Doublegranch

Mountain Region Director-Retired

• May 14, 2015

• #3

You need to look at your trucks payload weight....I was going to upgrade my North Trail to a Sundance XLT and my 2500 Ram Diesel would be over the weight for my rear end " payload". Your Chevy may have a different payload as I take a hit with a mega cab, 6 sp manual and short bed. Good luck.....

 

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skoz1

Member

• May 14, 2015

• #4

It is a 2015. Also has the 4.11 rear end. We weren't thinking about a 5th wheel until after we bought the truck.

 

BigJim45

Luv'n Life

• May 14, 2015

• #5

skoz1 said:

It is a 2015. Also has the 4.11 rear end. We weren't thinking about a 5th wheel until after we bought the truck.

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You still need to check your payload for that truck. Check on the drivers side for info.

 

justafordguy

Well-known member

• May 14, 2015

• #6

A little more info about the truck will help. Is it 4x2 or 4x4, crew cab or extended or single cab, short bed or long bed?

 

jnbhobe

Well-known member

• May 14, 2015

• #7

The short answer is no

 

kowAlski631

Well-known member

• May 14, 2015

• #8

We have pulled our 3670 over the Rockies in our 2012 Silverado 2500 HD Duramax with Allison transmission with no issues. Of course, ours is a diesel. You might be able to pull it, but you'd be more comfortable with a diesel.

 

DW_Gray

Well-known member

• May 15, 2015

• #9

As others have pointed out, there is not enough given information to provide an educated and honest answer.


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Bob&Patty

Founders of SoCal Chapter

• May 15, 2015

• #10

I would not do it. Your owners manual will give all the specs as to towing. The 6.0 is a good engine for pulling a boat...a 15500K 5er is a different story. Over time you will probably kill the engine and trans and your fuel mileage will suck...5-6 MPG towing. The $6K upgrade for the Duramax/Allison combo will over time pay you back for the money spent. I get 11.8 average fuel mileage towing and that is double what you will get. IMHO, a 15500K trailer needs a 1tn and at least a SRW for safe towing. BTW, all the specs change greatly with the D/A combo over the gas engine.