any 6.0 2500HD pulling travel trailers?

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Jul 29, 2009 | 05:02 PM

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nicesilverado

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i pull a 26 foot tt and 12 foot boat with mine.you gotta work your foot going up big hills.takes getting use to but once you do its a breeze.

Jan 26, 2021 | 08:27 PM

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2500 HD and a 36-foot trailier

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Originally Posted by ap2002

any on here have a 2500HD 6.0 and pulling a travel trailer? wanting to know if they had issues pulling? im looking into some travel trailer and am really hoping that my 2500hd is enough to do the job, im looking at a 31ft TT bumper pull (not a fifthwheel), it says to weigh at about 5600-5800lb, the sales people say that even a 1/2ton truck can pull that trailer but they are sales people so i can believe all the bull

, i've been told that for my truck i just need to stay under 10k lbs? i bought the truck from a friend about 8months ago and he pulled his 30ft TT with no problem (according to him).... would a 31ft be ok or should i go smaller around a 26ft that weighs in about 5k lb?

before some one says it, i know a diesel is better but im not going to get one, im sticking with what i have, i dont plan to make very long trips, pretty much just staying in texas.....

I have a 2017 Silverado 2500HD Duramax and tow a Wildwood 31kqbts which is actually 36.5 feet long and weighs more than 8,000 pounds with what we usually carry. It tows like a dream and accelerates on a 3% grade. I've gotten up to 14 MPG towing, and on a good road, it's easy to forget the trailer is back there. We've towed for several thousand miles, and I'm glad I went with the HD. With such a long trailer, I thought I'd at least have a minor sway problem, but that's not been the case.

I think you will be more than fine with the 2500HD gas.