Anyone weighed a 25ZX on Triple Axle trailer?

[freeheel4life]

EGR deleted??

[akdoc]

EGR deleted??

Yes EGR delete as well. I had a little transmission slip on the way home from the lake Sunday, not towing thankfully.

[freeheel4life]

Sounds like you have a 6.0 ready to tow. Sure you probably over its capacity if towing a 25' but who isn't these days <eye roll>. Even if the 5R110 takes a poop you can probably get out the door for around 5k on swap, 3k if you do it yourself.

The price of new trucks has gone up so much its staggering. Im just going to keep old stuff running.

[akdoc]

Love the old box style trucks! Yeah states excursion towing capacity is 11,000 pounds. Yeah probably rebuild the trans for 3k, my neighbor owns a transmission shop so he will hook me up I'm sure.

[UNSTUCK]

I've been going back and forth for a LONG time about getting a larger truck. I have never felt unsafe in my half ton towing over thousands of miles in the Rockies. My truck only sees maybe a third of its miles towing. Sure is comfortable the rest of the time (ok, towing too).

[Bamer]

I have never felt unsafe in my half ton towing over thousands of miles in the Rockies. My truck only sees maybe a third of its miles towing. Sure is comfortable the rest of the time (ok, towing too).

I stayed with a half ton basically due to how rough the Ram, Ford and chevy 3/4 tons rode... I too only tow

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[BrentP]

I didn't say I wanted the smallest vehicle, I already own a 2004 diesel excursion but would like some of the comforts of a newer rig. Hard part is finding one suitable to fit my family of 6. I will probably end up with a 1 ton truck that has a middle front seat or wait and have an excursion conversion built for me. I also rarely tow as the boat is on a lift in a covered dock at the lake.

You know, you could get an XLT super duty with dual benches and a good bedcover. I’m not saying it’s a great solution for driving to central Texas, but would work well for a local lake day.

Also, from your previous post, you can get anything you want done in Oklahoma man. Those guys haven’t seen a car they didn’t go after with a torch. Lol

(Hello from Texas boys. OU still sucks! Love u

[Booms]

We are looking at the new Yukon XL Denali diesel and the max tow rating on it is ~8,100#. Which I am afraid is too close to tow our 23ZX. We would prefer a SUV as 90% of the time it is family, dog, gear in the SUV for long weekend trips. I wish a newer SUV would be built on the 2500 platform.

[UNSTUCK]

Get an older 2500 suburban and convert it to a duramax. There’s a few companies that specialize in them. I’d do that if my family was any bigger.

[BrentB]

We are looking at the new Yukon XL Denali diesel and the max tow rating on it is ~8,100#. Which I am afraid is too close to tow our 23ZX. We would prefer a SUV as 90% of the time it is family, dog, gear in the SUV for long weekend trips. I wish a newer SUV would be built on the 2500 platform.

I tow an RZX2 with a 2020 Sierra AT4 1500 3.0L Duramax. It handles it pretty well, but probably wouldn’t want to tow a 23ZX over a long distance.

The new 2021 3.0L Duramax models have improved tow ratings due to improved engine bay materials (from what I’ve read), but probably not enough to make a huge difference, especially in the Yukon which has a lower tow rating to begin with.

[freeheel4life]

BrentB Im very curious to see what the sticker says for payload on the driver door frame. Half tons with diesels often have lower payload capacity than their gasser counterparts because diesel blocks are heavy(compacted graphite iron). Havent looked at newer numbers though. I wouldn't be surprised to find the tongue weight alone is 600-700lbs on your RZX2. If you only have a 900-1100 lb payload rating you you could be over as soon as bodies are put in the vehicle.

Not that I care at all.. its just something I find gets overlooked a lot. GVWR is what people tend to jump to, while overlooking that they have exceeded payload rating.

[BrentB]

freeheel, here’s the sticker.

[freeheel4life]

1455 # is higher than I was expecting on the 1/2 ton chassis. Thanks for posting. My new but of knowledge for the day