What are you towing with a 1500 5.9?
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10-15-2007, 12:50 AM
RE: What are you towing with a 1500 5.9?
good question! I always pull my jetski with my dodge. Of course no problems, but overdrive is really out of power with any extra weight. I did make a 1300 mile trip with my 01 chevy camaro z28 that weights 3400 pounds on a uhaul trailer with 1000 pounds in the back of the bed. It pulled it pretty good but anything over 55 mph you can forget about it. Plus i drove straight through the hills of tenn.....Its a 01 1500 4x4 5.9 auto
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RE: What are you towing with a 1500 5.9?
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good question! I always pull my jetski with my dodge. Of course no problems, but overdrive is really out of power with any extra weight. I did make a 1300 mile trip with my 01 chevy camaro z28 that weights 3400 pounds on a uhaul trailer with 1000 pounds in the back of the bed. It pulled it pretty good but anything over 55 mph you can forget about it. Plus i drove straight through the hills of tenn.....Its a 01 1500 4x4 5.9 auto
good question! I always pull my jetski with my dodge. Of course no problems, but overdrive is really out of power with any extra weight. I did make a 1300 mile trip with my 01 chevy camaro z28 that weights 3400 pounds on a uhaul trailer with 1000 pounds in the back of the bed. It pulled it pretty good but anything over 55 mph you can forget about it. Plus i drove straight through the hills of tenn.....Its a 01 1500 4x4 5.9 auto
I used to tow the travel trailer, allour camping equipment, 4 people and the ATV at 70 - 75 miles per hour down the Interstate all day long! The truck would usually get 8-9 mpg when I was working it.
We sold the camper so that's why I have the truck for sale. http://www.findcars.com/a.php3?q=242818
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10-15-2007, 11:17 AM
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10-15-2007, 12:27 PM
RE: What are you towing with a 1500 5.9?
My truck must still be broken, after replacing my clogged cat and putting a magnaflow on it, I took it out for a test run yesterday.
Went from 0-1500ft elevation over 22 miles yesterday, 4000+ pound trailer, 55mph, 3500 rpm on the grades, and my tranny overheated.
Tested the coolant and it was measuringat 20 degrees under what it should be protecting to, so I am going to flush that out today and try again.
Where should my rpm's be when pulling a trailer like this up a long grade? It wasnt as steep as its going to get, but long and consistent.
I feel like the truck should pull this trailer much easier than it does.
My friends 03 Tahoe with a 350 pulls it like its not even there, yet I totally feel like its a struggle.
Went from 0-1500ft elevation over 22 miles yesterday, 4000+ pound trailer, 55mph, 3500 rpm on the grades, and my tranny overheated.
Tested the coolant and it was measuringat 20 degrees under what it should be protecting to, so I am going to flush that out today and try again.
Where should my rpm's be when pulling a trailer like this up a long grade? It wasnt as steep as its going to get, but long and consistent.
I feel like the truck should pull this trailer much easier than it does.
My friends 03 Tahoe with a 350 pulls it like its not even there, yet I totally feel like its a struggle.
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