Chev. Silverado 15oo

2trout · Senior Member

Chev. Silverado 15oo

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Morning Trevor,

I was thinking of one when looking around but a friend at my old home base had one and advised me away from them as he felt towing a twin horse float or caravan they were a bit too light in the rear end. Apart from that he was happy with it. The new ones might be a lot better though now.

I don't see all that many around lately but I do see heaps of the Ram's. I believe they are now building them as a right hand drive for those countries as well as left hand for those countries. I think if was doing it all again I would seriously look at a Ram or even maybe a F250. Those two could make my decision hard I think.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

outlaw40 · Guru

just to steal someone's thunder before he turns up CHECK THE REAR AXLE CAPACITY . yawn yawn

yobarr · Guru

2trout wrote:
I am interested in anyone who is towing with a Silverado 1500. Your general thoughts, weight of your van, fuel economy etc. I am not interested to hear from owners of any other vehicles. Thanks in advance.

Deleted....PM sent to Trevor.

-- Edited by yobarr on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 11:05:12 AM

yobarr · Guru

outlaw40 wrote:
just to steal someone's thunder before he turns up CHECK THE REAR AXLE CAPACITY .

"CHECK THE REAR AXLE CAPACITY".....what a great idea.Do you happen to know what it is? Cheers

yobarr · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
Morning Trevor,

I was thinking of one when looking around but a friend at my old home base had one and advised me away from them as he felt towing a twin horse float or caravan they were a bit too light in the rear end. Apart from that he was happy with it. The new ones might be a lot better though now.

I don't see all that many around lately but I do see heaps of the Ram's. I believe they are now building them as a right hand drive for those countries as well as left hand for those countries. I think if was doing it all again I would seriously look at a Ram or even maybe a F250. Those two could make my decision hard I think.

Keep Safe on the roads and out there.

Hi Doug...the Ram 2500 (or bigger) and the F250 are in a totally different class from these small capacity "Big Utes". Your "friend at my old home base" did you a massive favour by pre-warning you about limitations.Have a great Xmas.Cheers.

Rob Driver · Guru

Ah! The old secret PM.

What a shame.

Regards

Rob

PS: Ensure that the tow bar tongue complies...

-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:17:36 PM

bgt · Guru

There will be a lot of negative comments about the big USA trucks. That's ok. But compare them to all the "local" available trucks. Yes some may have "light" axles but again check the figures. I owned a RAM for 6 year and it was a great truck. In the USA the Silverado is not considered a heavy duty truck. But again it depends on options.

yobarr · Guru

bentaxlebabe wrote:
Ah! The old secret PM.

What a shame.

Regards

Rob
PS: Ensure that the tow bar tongue complies...
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:17:36 PM

Simply respecting Trevor's request not to "not hear from owners of any other vehicles". It's called manners.And the reason that I notified that a PM had been sent is that Trevor and I exchanged a couple of PMs a while back,in a "learning" exercise for him,and I simply wanted to ensure that he was aware that he had mail. But thankyou for your valuable contribution to the topic.Cheers.

outlaw40 · Guru

yobarr wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
just to steal someone's thunder before he turns up CHECK THE REAR AXLE CAPACITY .
"CHECK THE REAR AXLE CAPACITY".....what a great idea.Do you happen to know what it is? Cheers

Not a clue disbelief which is why i suggested op check , far better to do your own homework then rely on self appointed EXPERTS on forums . then nobody to blame but yourself . Amazes me that someone considering spending north of $100,000 on a tug would go on a forum for advice re its suitability .

yobarr · Guru

bgt wrote:
There will be a lot of negative comments about the big USA trucks. That's ok. But compare them to all the "local" available trucks. Yes some may have "light" axles but again check the figures. I owned a RAM for 6 year and it was a great truck. In the USA the Silverado is not considered a heavy duty truck. But again it depends on options.

There is little doubt that the bigger USA trucks......Ram,F250,Silverado are fantastic bits of gear,if you like that sort of stuff,but the lightweight versions of these vehicles simply cannot stand up to scrutiny from anybody with any understanding of weights.Just last week I met with a chap who had recently bought a Ram 2500 to tow his huge 5th wheeler.He was horrified when I illustrated to him that he had,for the last 2 years,been running around severely overloaded,and uninsured,when towing his van,or his massive boat,behind his previous vehicle,a Ram 1500.Cheers

Bill B · Guru

yobarr wrote:

Simply respecting Trevor's request not to "not hear from owners of any other vehicles". .

He is still hearing from a non owner though, isn't he

yobarr · Guru

outlaw40 wrote:
yobarr wrote:
outlaw40 wrote:
just to steal someone's thunder before he turns up CHECK THE REAR AXLE CAPACITY .
"CHECK THE REAR AXLE CAPACITY".....what a great idea.Do you happen to know what it is? Cheers
Not a clue which is why i suggested op check , far better to do your own homework then rely on self appointed EXPERTS on forums . then nobody to blame but yourself . Amazes me that someone considering spending north of $100,000 on a tug would go on a forum for advice re its suitability .

Great to note your concern,Steve.Because Trevor asked not to hear from owners of other vehicles,I chose to PM him with a few pieces of information that I thought would be helpful,including the severe limitations of the rear axle......carrying capacity is even less than that of a Ram 1500.Cheers

-- Edited by yobarr on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:46:12 PM

Rob Driver · Guru

yobarr wrote:
bentaxlebabe wrote:
Ah! The old secret PM.

What a shame.

Regards

Rob
PS: Ensure that the tow bar tongue complies...
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:17:36 PM
Simply respecting Trevor's request not to "not hear from owners of any other vehicles". It's called manners.And the reason that I notified that a PM had been sent is that Trevor and I exchanged a couple of PMs a while back,in a "learning" exercise for him,and I simply wanted to ensure that he was aware that he had mail. But thankyou for your valuable contribution to the topic.Cheers.

Unfortunately yobarr you do not seem to understand that a public forum is a platform where information may be shared to all members and participants.

By replying by a private platform to one member is a total display of bad manners and is considered unacceptable behaviour on many Forums.

There is a reason for this on many forums apart from being just plain rude.

Here it is

Many scammers on line want to get you off the original platform for their communication with you.

Always be aware if someone wants to get you off a forum or public page and communicate by means of a much more private area like email.

This can be the beginning of a scam, or a stalking or trolling effort.

These people dont want to make comment that may be read and commented on in the open for fear of being exposed.

If nothing else it shows you have no respect for any other members

Regards

Rob

By the way did you happen to mention a 79 Series Toyota in your private message.....asking for a friend?

You did note didnt you that the OP did not want to hear about other vehicles

-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:54:04 PM

vince56 · Senior Member

Oh Come On Guys!
Merry Xmas!

Magnarc · Guru

vince56 wrote:
Oh Come On Guys!
Merry Xmas!

X2

montie · Guru

bentaxlebabe wrote:
yobarr wrote:
bentaxlebabe wrote:
Ah! The old secret PM.

What a shame.

Regards

Rob
PS: Ensure that the tow bar tongue complies...
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:17:36 PM
Simply respecting Trevor's request not to "not hear from owners of any other vehicles". It's called manners.And the reason that I notified that a PM had been sent is that Trevor and I exchanged a couple of PMs a while back,in a "learning" exercise for him,and I simply wanted to ensure that he was aware that he had mail. But thankyou for your valuable contribution to the topic.Cheers.
Unfortunately yobarr you do not seem to understand that a public forum is a platform where information may be shared to all members and participants.
By replying by a private platform to one member is a total display of bad manners and is considered unacceptable behaviour on many Forums.
There is a reason for this on many forums apart from being just plain rude.
Here it is
Many scammers on line want to get you off the original platform for their communication with you.
Always be aware if someone wants to get you off a forum or public page and communicate by means of a much more private area like email.
This can be the beginning of a scam, or a stalking or trolling effort.
These people dont want to make comment that may be read and commented on in the open for fear of being exposed.

If nothing else it shows you have no respect for any other members

Regards

Rob

By the way did you happen to mention a 79 Series Toyota in your private message.....asking for a friend?

You did note didnt you that the OP did not want to hear about other vehicles

-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:54:04 PM

Give it a rest mate.....it's Christmas. He's trying to help another poster which maybe you ought to be doing also.

Rob Driver · Guru

So as to please montie here is pretty much all the info on the Silverado models.
It would be so easy for our resident expert to just post this info but he just can not help himself.
As was advised above, the OP would be wise to do some research of his own because I will bet my Christmas Baubles that the expert has not towed anything with a Silverado.
It also should be noted that the OP did not state any weights, measures or tow configurations of his requirements but that doesnt matter to our resident expert as he always automatically assumes that any enquiry will be towing 3500kg with a ball weight of 350kg.
Anyway for those interested here are all the specs but remember these are US vehicles and their figures for weights are not in kilograms.
And not a PM was sent.

www.chevrolet.com/content/dam/chevrolet/na/us/english/index/vehicle-groups/trailering-and-towing/trucks/02-pdfs/2020-chevrolet-trailering-guide.pdf

www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/silverado-1500/specs

Regards and a very Merry Christmas to all.

Rob and Angie

-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 03:42:06 PM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

yobarr · Guru

bentaxlebabe wrote:
So as to please montie here is pretty much all the info on the Silverado models.
It would be so easy for our resident expert to just post this info but he just can not help himself.
As was advised above, the OP would be wise to do some research of his own because I will bet my Christmas Baubles that the expert has not towed anything with a Silverado.
It also should be noted that the OP did not state any weights, measures or tow configurations of his requirements but that doesnt matter to our resident expert as he always automatically assumes that any enquiry will be towing 3500kg with a ball weight of 350kg.
Anyway for those interested here are all the specs but remember these are US vehicles and their figures for weights are not in kilograms.
And not a PM was sent.
www.chevrolet.com/content/dam/chevrolet/na/us/english/index/vehicle-groups/trailering-and-towing/trucks/02-pdfs/2020-chevrolet-trailering-guide.pdf

www.caranddriver.com/chevrolet/silverado-1500/specs

Regards and a very Merry Christmas to all.

Rob and Angie
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 03:42:06 PM

Much better,I think, if the Australian specs were provided,which I have done for Trevor.The main problem will be the rear axle,which is rated at a miserable 1724kg,but thankyou for at last contributing something positive.Cheers

Bobdown · Guru

yobarr wrote:
bentaxlebabe wrote:
Ah! The old secret PM.

What a shame.

Regards

Rob
PS: Ensure that the tow bar tongue complies...
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:17:36 PM
Simply respecting Trevor's request not to "not hear from owners of any other vehicles". It's called manners.And the reason that I notified that a PM had been sent is that Trevor and I exchanged a couple of PMs a while back,in a "learning" exercise for him,and I simply wanted to ensure that he was aware that he had mail. But thankyou for your valuable contribution to the topic.Cheers.

We understand where you are coming from Rob, no Secret Santa here.

Maybe Trevor or whoever could request a PM if they need help, and Yobarr for everyones' sake you don't need to advertise when you do a PM.

Cheers Bob

boab · Senior Member

Bentaxlebabe has contributed many positive comments on this forum and Yobarr finds anything he does not agree with as none positive any ways merry christmas to all and yobarr may note i have managed to make a comment without highlighted letters or capitols which i am told is shouting your message lets hope 2021 is a better year for every one

yobarr · Guru

Bobdown wrote:
yobarr wrote:
bentaxlebabe wrote:
Ah! The old secret PM.

What a shame.

Regards

Rob
PS: Ensure that the tow bar tongue complies...
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:17:36 PM
Simply respecting Trevor's request not to "not hear from owners of any other vehicles". It's called manners.And the reason that I notified that a PM had been sent is that Trevor and I exchanged a couple of PMs a while back,in a "learning" exercise for him,and I simply wanted to ensure that he was aware that he had mail. But thankyou for your valuable contribution to the topic.Cheers.
We understand where you are coming from Rob, no Secret Santa here.
Maybe Trevor or whoever could request a PM if they need help, and Yobarr for everyones' sake you don't need to advertise when you do a PM.
Cheers Bob

Had you actually read my post,made at 12.28pm today,you would perhaps not have made the comment above? Cheers

montie · Guru

Bobdown wrote:
yobarr wrote:
bentaxlebabe wrote:
Ah! The old secret PM.

What a shame.

Regards

Rob
PS: Ensure that the tow bar tongue complies...
-- Edited by bentaxlebabe on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 01:17:36 PM
Simply respecting Trevor's request not to "not hear from owners of any other vehicles". It's called manners.And the reason that I notified that a PM had been sent is that Trevor and I exchanged a couple of PMs a while back,in a "learning" exercise for him,and I simply wanted to ensure that he was aware that he had mail. But thankyou for your valuable contribution to the topic.Cheers.
We understand where you are coming from Rob, no Secret Santa here.
Maybe Trevor or whoever could request a PM if they need help, and Yobarr for everyones' sake you don't need to advertise when you do a PM.
Cheers Bob

Why?

I quite often post in the thread that I have sent a PM to alert the recipient to check his inbox. Nothing unusual there.

-- Edited by montie on Tuesday 22nd of December 2020 06:41:13 PM

Bobdown · Guru

yobarr wrote

We understand where you are coming from Rob, no Secret Santa here.
Maybe Trevor or whoever could request a PM if they need help, and Yobarr for everyones' sake you don't need to advertise when you do a PM.
Cheers Bob
Had you actually read my post,made at 12.28pm today,you would perhaps not have made the comment above? Cheers

I actually did Yobarr, and I am not saying you can or can't send a PM, you have your opinion like everyone.........But I get an email notification when someone sends me a PM, so who would know Montie other than me and the sender?

Cheers Bob

yobarr · Guru

Bobdown wrote:
yobarr wrote

We understand where you are coming from Rob, no Secret Santa here.
Maybe Trevor or whoever could request a PM if they need help, and Yobarr for everyones' sake you don't need to advertise when you do a PM.
Cheers Bob
Had you actually read my post,made at 12.28pm today,you would perhaps not have made the comment above? Cheers
I actually did Yobarr, and I am not saying you can or can't send a PM, you have your opinion like everyone.........But I get an email notification when someone sends me a PM, so who would know Montie other than me and the sender?
Cheers Bob

I understand what you mean,Bob,but,as I said,I was involved in a "learning exercise" with Trevor,who was trying to learn about PMs.As you obviously are aware,the site can be programmed so that one gets an email that alerts one to the arrival of a PM.This notification is NOT automatic,and must be selected by the recipient.Many PMs are missed by people not selecting this option? While I'm here,I may as well throw in a brief summary of 1500s weight allowances in Orstralia. Cheers

montie · Guru

Guys I think it's time for everybody to lighten up and chill out.

Focusing negative posts on any member is not productive especially when, for the most part, he knows what he's talking about.

Merry Christmas to all....I'm sipping on a very nice Jameson at the moment looking forward to Xmas.

yobarr · Guru

montie wrote:
Guys I think it's time for everybody to lighten up and chill out.
Focusing negative posts on any member is not productive especially when, for the most part, he knows what he's talking about.
Merry Christmas to all....I'm sipping on a very nice Jameson at the moment looking forward to Xmas.

Thanks Montie,for your support.Always I comment only on things I have some knowledge of,when trying to help other members of the forum,but unfortunately I am often challenged by a member who seems to know little,understands less,but chooses to denigrate me anyway.Merry Xmas to you and your kin,and, indeed,all forum members.....I hope that you're enjoying your Jameson! Cheers

2trout · Senior Member

Guys, thank you for all the input, and of course, some robust discussion. And thank you Yobar. Your information was well worth reading. Just for everyone's information, I have now purchased a Silverado 1500, 6.7 litre V8 to tow my 21 foot Silverline. I currently have a Ford Ranger XLT which I think is a great vehicle. The problem is that the weight of the Silverline has us right up or perhaps a little over the legal limit. We pack fairly light but it is a balancing act. The Silverado should handle the van quite well. Being a petrol with a huge engine, I expect the fuel costs will increase over the diesel which typically returned 17/100kms.

I am impressed with the technology that is available in the Silverado and, if driven sensibly, I believe that the fuel usage will not be too bad. I do not take delivery of the vehicle for 3 months. Once I get it and do a trip with the van in tow, I will post a report including field usage.

Again thanks, Trevor.

bgt · Guru

In the USA the Silerado is highly regarded as a great drivers car. Lots of bells and whistles. In the USA those looking for heavy towing usually opt for the F350 of RAM 3500. Either way you can't go far wrong with the Silverado.