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Post  quick 52 December 21st 2011, 11:39 am

have a 1500 suburan with 5.3 will it pull a 24' enclosed trailer with a 4000# car in it

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Post  Henryslx December 21st 2011, 11:44 am

I have a Tahoe with a 5.3 and my trailer is 28 ft... car is not as heavy but mine pulls fine, jus cant get nasty with it on a grade...

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Post  bruno December 21st 2011, 11:53 am

gonna get hairy ...but yes it will pull it

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Post  richter69 December 21st 2011, 1:00 pm

not very quickly, or safely, but it should get it there..............
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Post  jcoxracing December 21st 2011, 1:18 pm

My brothers 5.3 burban struggled with a 20 ft. trailer with a 3500 lb car. I hope you have load levelers, sway bars, and, ride rite bags.
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Post  quick 52 December 21st 2011, 6:39 pm

it does have autoride and seem to pull my open trailer ok with a 4000# car

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Post  richter69 December 21st 2011, 7:47 pm

depending on the trailer, and the amount of stuff crammed in it..............I'll venture a guess mine is well over 11k fully loaded, hell maybe more. The added weight will tax the trucks suspension, the increaed wind drag will tax the powertrain. It can be done but man your in for a white knuckle ride. How far do you tow to the track?
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Post  John Myrick December 21st 2011, 7:49 pm

Don't forget about the brakes or rather lack of brakes affraid
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Post  quick 52 December 21st 2011, 11:34 pm

the trailer has brakes is there more to it then that. should be pulling around 7500# trailer and car

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Post  zbob December 21st 2011, 11:46 pm

my 5.3 silverado pulls my car. BUT it has the 6 speed tranny, ten ply Firestone tires, a open 14ft light weight trailer and the car weighs only 3050. i also putz along like mr magoo....fwiw, bobn

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Post  Diggindeeper December 21st 2011, 11:52 pm

5.3's barely have enough power to get out of their own way. Also better check for coolant in the oil if you get there.
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Post  schmitty December 21st 2011, 11:56 pm

I've got a 2011 burb with the 5.3 and it has a hard time pulling my 25' boat around FWIW
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Post  whitefield December 22nd 2011, 12:04 am

I would worry about the transmission ! Those things are weak and junk ! If it has the 4L80 you are in good shape but I doubt that you have the 4l80 with a 5.3.
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Post  Barney December 22nd 2011, 11:02 am

Diggindeeper wrote:5.3's barely have enough power to get out of their own way. Also better check for coolant in the oil if you get there.
My 2005 Silverado 5.3 w/ 4.10 gears ran 15.30s and pulled a 24 ft 75-80 mph all day. In fact speed wise it pulled better than my Excursion, control and brakes not so much.
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Post  the Coug December 22nd 2011, 11:14 am

I use to have a silverado 5.7 4x4 z71 and it wouldn't pull the hat off a sick Whore. all it would do is 55mph loaded out of OD... I wouldn't walk across the street to pee on it if it was on fire......
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Post  dfree383 December 22nd 2011, 11:21 am

My 2010 F150 will tow that thing just fine, but slower than Fabio.... cheers
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Post  gdog December 22nd 2011, 11:23 am

Coug,
Wouldn't pull the hat off a sick Whore.......that is a weak S.O.B.
You crack me up.

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Post  richter69 December 22nd 2011, 12:23 pm

dfree383 wrote:My 2010 F150 will tow that thing just fine, but slower than Fabio.... cheers


I see our tow rigs and race cars have something in common................... Razz
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Post  dfree383 December 22nd 2011, 12:35 pm

richter69 wrote:
dfree383 wrote:My 2010 F150 will tow that thing just fine, but slower than Fabio.... cheers


I see our tow rigs and race cars have something in common................... Razz

My little 427 will blow your car away........ king
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Post  richter69 December 22nd 2011, 12:36 pm

dfree383 wrote:
richter69 wrote:
dfree383 wrote:My 2010 F150 will tow that thing just fine, but slower than Fabio.... cheers


I see our tow rigs and race cars have something in common................... Razz

My little 427 will blow your car away........ king


even at your weight Im not so sure................ Basketball
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Post  dfree383 December 22nd 2011, 12:40 pm

Bring it....... 2012 Bash I'll grudge race you with it.
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Post  richter69 December 22nd 2011, 12:43 pm

you better leave now it will take you 5 months to drag it there lol
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Post  dfree383 December 22nd 2011, 12:46 pm

richter69 wrote:you better leave now it will take you 5 months to drag it there lol

And we all know you won't show any way...... Sleep You'll make up some kinda excuse about the cost of fuel, racing somewhere else, The Wife wont let you, Dano wants to beat you up........ lol!
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Post  richter69 December 22nd 2011, 12:50 pm

hell nobody showed last year, they all had excuses.
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Post  Barney December 22nd 2011, 1:09 pm

We showed
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