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Old 09-04-2011, 09:20 PM
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whats the heaviest you guys have ever towed and for how long?? I plan on making a road trip to ny to take my dad a 1976 chevy truck i bought him? any suggestions ill take.
 
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do you have 3.55 or the 3.92's?
 
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3.92. I hope she makes it lol
 
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i think the with the 3.92;s it can haul like 1k more than the 3.55 or something like that. just make sure you have od/off

where are you driving from?
 
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el paso texas, lots of mountain driving till i hit arkansas then it levels out a bit more.
 
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I towed my wifes Saturn L200 (2900 pounds) on a uhaul car trailer (2000 pounds) from the west side of phoenix az to austin tx via el paso and I 3.55 gears. My truck did ok the mountains outside el paso were a bit of a b!tch but not too bad I was able to keep it at about 55 going up most of the mountains.
 
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yeah well this truck weighs about 5,000 lbs plus all the spare parts which is prolly another 1200 lbs. idk i guess ill find out in 6 months. do they make a tranny temp gauge for our trucks?
 
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yeah well this truck weighs about 5,000 lbs plus all the spare parts which is prolly another 1200 lbs. idk i guess ill find out in 6 months. do they make a tranny temp gauge for our trucks?
Just be ware what you have licensed your truck for, Mine is licensed for 12k overall

With just your truck and the chevy, you are near or over that, plus trailer and spare parts. Dont get pulled over.
 
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what do you mean?
 
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If you get pulled over and your setup is over weight then they could fine you for it.
 


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