can a 1500 chevy...

[Friscokidd]

I know this is probably a stupid question, but here it goes. We are trying to plan a trip to moab the last week in april and i wanted to tow our heep down there, but dont have a truck that will tow it. Suki's dad has a '01 chevy 1500 that we can use, but my question is that, would that truck be ok pulling a uhal trailer with the XJ on the back?? Ideally, i would prefer to use a f250 power stroke, but we dont have one and the dealer wont let me "test drive" one for a week..haha. Any thoughts????

[Big Dave]

Should pull it just fine as long as the trailer doesn't weight eleventeen thousand pounds and you've got trailer brakes.

[Funrover]

You'll be fine.. Just a little slower over the MTN passes!

[Suki]

you still have to ask if papa will even let us borrow it after the last time we borrowed it. lmao!

[Steve]

It'll tow okay, just very slow up hills and it'll use a shitload of gas doing it.

[CSP]

Should pull it just fine as long as the trailer doesn't weight eleventeen thousand pounds and you've got trailer brakes.

I doubt it if a UHaul trailer is going to have brakes though.

[Funrover]

I doubt it if a UHaul trailer is going to have brakes though.

They have surge brakes, when you slow down the tounge will piviot and push a arm just like a master cyl. The main problem is when backing up a slope if it is steep enough it will lock the brakes!

[Friscokidd]

all it will be used for is to tow the heep to moab, be parked in a parking spot for a few days and then back to denver. So no backing up up-hill and if it goes slow up zee mountains, oh well, no hurry.

And baby, i think it would be better if YOU asked papa if we can use it again..haha, your his tiny tot ;)

Thanks for the info guys!! ;) NOW WHO WANT TO GO TO MOAB??? haha

[Chris Halvorson]

Your mileage will suffer...so bring a new credit card. Myself and a friend decided to go to California to do some ATV'n. We got 11 MPG there and back with the arrangement like this....

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u118/Chris5150_album/2007_1010Image0005.jpg

I know this isn't the best way to do it...but it was only 820 lbs in the truck....we were going to take my flatbed and tow back a classic car...glad we didn't. The trany's in those trucks just love to take a dump on you.

Good luck.:beer:

[Leon Phelps]

Been doing it with a '99 F-150 and this year will be doing it with a Tundra, expect 10-12 mpg, and just about a miracle to climb Eisenhower doing more than 45+. Dont be afraid of the skinny, the modern V8 can handle turning 4g's+ climbing that hill, watch the temps and listen for pinging.

I pull a beefy ass Grand Wag, so it ain't light.

Btw, if that 1500, is late model to have only a 4.8, I wouldn't even bother, been there, done it. Too damn slow for even my taste.

[Leon Phelps]

Your mileage will suffer...so bring a new credit card. Myself and a friend decided to go to California to do some ATV'n. We got 11 MPG there and back with the arrangement like this....

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u118/Chris5150_album/2007_1010Image0005.jpg

I know this isn't the best way to do it...but it was only 820 lbs in the truck....we were going to take my flatbed and tow back a classic car...glad we didn't. The trany's in those trucks just love to take a dump on you.

Good luck.:beer:

Did the Ford over a Chevy auto for that reason.... 4R100 seems to be built a bit better than a 4L60E when towing.

[Chris Halvorson]

I would agree MP. A man at work just had his go out for the umpteen time...and he doesn't even tow anything...just a 700 Suzuki quad.

The truck in this picture has a full exhaust, intake, chipped and it is pretty snappy...but I really wouldn't want to pull a small trailer with it and some ATV's....some of the hills in Utah just flat out killed that truck. 70 mph was a max unless we wanted to floor it the whole time.

He finally gave up on trying to keep up with this....

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u118/Chris5150_album/2008_0115Image0019.jpg......:hail:

[Renegade_Jeeper]

Your mileage will suffer...so bring a new credit card. Myself and a friend decided to go to California to do some ATV'n. We got 11 MPG there and back with the arrangement like this....

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u118/Chris5150_album/2007_1010Image0005.jpg

I know this isn't the best way to do it...but it was only 820 lbs in the truck....we were going to take my flatbed and tow back a classic car...glad we didn't. The trany's in those trucks just love to take a dump on you.

Good luck.:beer:

i wonder what the babys will look like

[Chris Halvorson]

Well, my kids are going to be lucky....this is thier mom.....

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u118/Chris5150_album/2004_1208Image0013-1.jpg


God forbid if they look like the pictures above in my last post!!!!

They are both Yamaha's...so the outcome would be good...LOL Glad to see you have a good sense of humor!!