Tow Truck 1/2 Ton?

Lambertcars · 08-22-2012, 06:14 PM

I have a 1/2 ton extended cab Chevrolet truck that I pull a open trailer that weights 2500 lbs empty, put the car,pit scooter and load the box on the frt of the trailer and the weight is up around 5900 lbs. The truck is way under powered because it is a 4.3 v6. I had a 5.3 v8 truck before the v6 but the fuel mileage was bad. The v6 will get 13 mpg and the v8 was only about 9 mpg at 60-65 mph. I would not recommend a v6 for pulling, BTW tried to pull a 20 ft enclosed trailer with the v6 and in about 50 miles the transmission failed.

08-22-2012, 06:14 PM	#6
Lambertcars Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Johns Island SC Posts: 114 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Tow Truck 1/2 Ton? I have a 1/2 ton extended cab Chevrolet truck that I pull a open trailer that weights 2500 lbs empty, put the car,pit scooter and load the box on the frt of the trailer and the weight is up around 5900 lbs. The truck is way under powered because it is a 4.3 v6. I had a 5.3 v8 truck before the v6 but the fuel mileage was bad. The v6 will get 13 mpg and the v8 was only about 9 mpg at 60-65 mph. I would not recommend a v6 for pulling, BTW tried to pull a 20 ft enclosed trailer with the v6 and in about 50 miles the transmission failed.