towing capacity of my truck

[M.$terner]

1988 GMT 400 chevrolet k3500 pickup
4.10's SRW
454/turbo 400


Anybody know where I can find info on the towing capacity of this truck? im looking into buying a 7 ton deckover to do a lot of hauling with and with a load can expect to have 6000-12000 lbs total (trailer and load) at any time and want to make sure this is going to be reasonable for the truck before I spend any kind of money on this trailer.Was really looking for a 5 ton deckover but the weight difference between the 2 isnt much and this one is for sale privately and is much cheaper.If anyone has any personal expierences feel free to chime in.Thanks

[M.$terner]

okay let me put it this way, what of a comparable truck have you guys towed with in the 10,000-12,000 range (trailer and contets) and how did it handle. Ex braking, taking off, small hills, large hills,etc

[bad ass 305]

ive had 12k behind my 2500 305 and id would still do the speedlimit just fine slow on take off but never felt like it couldent do it i have 3.73 4l60e ld 2500 trailer brakes are a must good luck id say you should be fine

[DarkCharisma]

~12,000lbs behind a 10-year-old F-350 CCLB with a 7.3L and ZF-6 can be tough at times. Not sure I'd want to do it with a big-block and three-speed in a 23 year old truck.

[M.$terner]

My 23 year old truck is in better shape then most peoples 5 year old trucks and were talking chevy trucks here not fords.lol jk. I bought the trailer anyway and tested it out the other day with a 4500 lb vehicle (8500-9000 total lbs) and it didnt seem to bad. taking off was fine, didnt notice any kind of effect there and it pulled fine doing 40-50 mph but i didnt want to go any faster than that on the road I was on.Braking without the electric brakes hooked up is deff an issue though, it stops but I need a good amount of room. going to buy a electric brake controller for my truck this week. wheres the best place to get one?

[ToyHauler]

i just bought my tekonsha from ebay, they arent going to have a harness for your truck so you dont have to worry about that.

[burt]

~12,000lbs behind a 10-year-old F-350 CCLB with a 7.3L and ZF-6 can be tough at times. Not sure I'd want to do it with a big-block and three-speed in a 23 year old truck.
maintenance makes way more difference than age
454 BBC puts out similar numbers as the IH 7.3 ~250hp
in direct (3rd) with 4:10's i bet it will pull pretty good

[Ironroad9c1]

Check the GM heritage site , in the vehicle information kits you can view online.

[patgrim00]

that truck should hold anything you want to pull we had a guy that used to buy hay from us and he had an almost identical truck and he would pull 450 + bales of coastal
bermuda square bales with a 35' gooseneck with hog pannels up the sides coastal weighs any were from 45 to 60 lbs a bale so you do the math



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