"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message
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I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

On Jun 1, 12:08*pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" *wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. * You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.

On 6/1/2013 1:38 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 1, 12:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

----------------------------------

Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.


Yeah... I am brought back to another of my dads' words of wisdom... He
said, "a guy can offer you a brand new caddilac for 50 bucks but if you
don't need a caddilac, or don't have the 50 bucks, it's still not a good
deal"...

Might just wait to have something big enough to have mama come along...

On Jun 1, 12:48*pm, JustWaitAFrekinMinute
wrote:
On 6/1/2013 1:38 PM, Tim wrote:









On Jun 1, 12:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" *wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

----------------------------------

Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. * You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.

Yeah... I am brought back to another of my dads' words of wisdom... He
said, "a guy can offer you a brand new caddilac for 50 bucks but if you
don't need a caddilac, or don't have the 50 bucks, it's still not a good
deal"...

Might just wait to have something big enough to have mama come along...

Good words. Your dad was wise, Scott.

On 6/1/2013 1:38 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 1, 12:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

----------------------------------

Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.

Git up and go is only half of it. Slow down and whoa is the other part.

On Jun 1, 12:52*pm, Hank© wrote:
On 6/1/2013 1:38 PM, Tim wrote:







On Jun 1, 12:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" *wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

----------------------------------

Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. * You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.

Git up and go is only half of it. Slow down and whoa is the other part.

True, but pulling that size of a trailer , the thing should have its
own electric or surge brakes on it anyhow.

On 6/1/2013 4:59 PM, Tim wrote:
On Jun 1, 12:52 pm, Hank© wrote:
On 6/1/2013 1:38 PM, Tim wrote:







On Jun 1, 12:08 pm, "Eisboch" wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

...

I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking
at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

----------------------------------

Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.

I agree with Rich. a 1500 is a 'heavy half' tone truck. and is light
for the load. I've never seen a 1500 set up for a 5th wheel, and the
5.3 will pull it but it'd have to work at it.

Git up and go is only half of it. Slow down and whoa is the other part.

True, but pulling that size of a trailer , the thing should have its
own electric or surge brakes on it anyhow.

I think brakes are required by law over 3000 lbs. There might be some
law differences between jurisdictions especially with surge brakes.

On 6/1/2013 1:08 PM, Eisboch wrote:


"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message
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I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking at
a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...

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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'
fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a
minimum.



Yeah, that's what it seems. We are heading out today to look at weights
and such, towing capacity etc... In the mean time we are considering
just getting the biggest trailer we can get for the Jeep and doing with
what we have. If I can take a 7x14 or an 8x16 Haulmark (tm) or similar,
I can do the inside nice for me and Jess anyway with two sleeping areas,
a porta potty, and a separate area for the bikes. The Jeep is within a
few months of being paid off and is still in mint condition even if it's
pretty much useless as a "truck"...

On Saturday, 1 June 2013 14:08:00 UTC-3, Eisboch wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

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I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking

at

a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...



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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'

fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a

minimum.

Seems to me it was only a year ago that a certain Connecticut poster was threatening to kill me if I somehow injured one of his family members towing my new boat behind the RAV4. (I only tow in Nova Scotia)
Boat rig weighs 2000 lbs...RAV4 rated for 1500 lbs.
Scared me so much I bought the Highlander rated at 5000 lbs. ;-)

On 6/1/13 2:19 PM, True North wrote:
On Saturday, 1 June 2013 14:08:00 UTC-3, Eisboch wrote:
"JustWaitAFrekinMinute" wrote in message

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I have been talking to some truck guys around here and we are looking

at

a 1500 Silverado four door with a 5.3...



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Very doubtful that would be rated anywhere near high enough for a 36'

fifth wheel. You are going to need a 2500 or F-250 series truck at a

minimum.

Seems to me it was only a year ago that a certain Connecticut poster was threatening to kill me if I somehow injured one of his family members towing my new boat behind the RAV4. (I only tow in Nova Scotia)
Boat rig weighs 2000 lbs...RAV4 rated for 1500 lbs.
Scared me so much I bought the Highlander rated at 5000 lbs. ;-)


How's that Highlander working out for you? My wife wants to trade in her
4Runner, and since we are no longer towing boats, a Highlander might be
more to her liking. I do like the 4Runner for its capacity of bags of
mulch, though. You have a V6, right? 4WD, AWD?