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02XLT4X4
12-19-2007 10:08:08
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Re: O.T. tracter hauling vehicle in reply to Michael Soldan, 12-17-2007 19:37:11
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mj said: (quoted from post at 10:00:34 12/19/07) | JD 1956 60 said: (quoted from post at 07:29:19 12/19/07) There have been a lot of negative comments about towing with a 1/2 ton pickup. I don't get it. I have a 1999 Chevy Silverado 1500 Z71. 116000 mile. 5.3 V8, 4 wheel drive, factory tow package. Pull a 16 ft. bumper hitch trailer. I have no problems hauling the Ford 8n, 1950 JD A, 1955 JD 50, and the 1956 JD 60. Get 15 mpg hauling/loaded and 18-19 mpg empty. Better mileage than my wife gets with her 05 Lincoln Aviator. |
Flat ground is one thing - hauling thru the mountains is a whole other deal. Monarch, Red Mountain, Slumgullion or even Douglas pass will kill a 1/2T in the summer's heat with a 5K load behind it, particularly if it's an auto tranny. Been there & done that! 8) |
If you don't have mountains to deal with it is a moot point. I pull my 5000lb tractor on a 18' flatbed with ease here in the midwest, I have a 2002 F-150 with a 5.4. I only go about 60 miles out at the most with it, a 3/4 ton or heavier would be a major waste of money for what I do, but what he needs it for may be different. I don't think the 4.8 truck will be made for this kind of work though, it has a lighter drivetrain than say a 5.3 or 6.0 truck.
I have 4x4 and have even used it a couple times with the tractor on the trailer, I wouldn't own a truck without it. Empty on the highway I get about 18-19 mpg, loaded around 10. The only thing that would hurt your milage with it is a tad more weight and the higher height (even less of a factor with a GM, they still sit pretty low). CV joints are alot more effecient to turn than the u-joints of old and most still shut off the driveshaft going to the transfer case, at least my Ford does anyway.
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