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I just had it welded and reinforced and it $ cost $800. I still love this truck and should have bought an "HD". It has a bigger frame. My next truck will be a used 2500 HD duramax 6.6 with allison trans.
Can anyone suggest which year has the least amount of problems with the engine and trans? 2004, 2005, 2006 ?
My truck is a 2007 GMC Classic.
Thanks to All Brad03.
What have other people buying 2007-2009 Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra trucks done?
Thanks. :confuse:
The easiest fix for your problem would probably be to "flip" the axles on your trailer.
I personally wouldn't tow the 5th wheel around without at least 8 inches of gap. If you never tow it anywhere that has a significant road pitch transition (ie Off Road), you might get away with less.
This is where I need some input. I am thinking the Stud 1 and Stud 2 that was referred to in an earlier post referred to the driver side battery posts. Am I right? If so, maybe I don't understand the hookup, but why would the wire marked trailer power wire be connected to the negative terminal of the battery? I looked at the end connectors and they could go on either stud, however the wire lengths tell you which wire to has to be connected to each stud.
Thanks for input.
There are different fuses for each of the 6 functions of the wiring harness. They are located under the hood in the engine compartment and are labeled accordingly. Check those and let us know what happens. Does sound like the issue is in your fuses. Sometimes they will blow even if the harness is never used if it gets wet.
6 of the pins work as required.
Running Lamps
Left Stop/Tail
Ground
Electric Brakes
Right Stop/Tail
Back Up Lights
The pin marked + has no power.
I believe this should have power at all times
I need power at this pin to activate the deck lights on my Imperial car trailer
Thanks for your help
John
SO, can you tell me which wire is the aux power (switched 12v) wire so that I can hook it to the 7 pin receptacle?
Any help is appreciated!!
Middy
I plan to add a transmission temp guage. I would appreciate any comments.
jsealy
I apologize that you are experiencing a problem with your vehicle. Can you please keep me informed on the fixes go. Can you please email me your VIN so I can look to see exactly what your vehicle should tow for you? You can get my email by clicking on my name. Thank you,
Mariah GM Customer Service
my gmc sierra doesn't have a towing package either. I've installed a hitch but haven't been able to find the factory plug for the wiring harness. Where have I missed it?
Thanks
:confuse:
I have a 2003 Silverado 1500 extended cab with a 6 cyl 4300 and has towing gears on the transmission ???
The book says it has" tow-haul mode on automatic transmission
max trailer weight "4700 or 5200lbs"
I'm looking at a terry resort trailer 24'.
does anyone know where i can find the info on how much the trailer weighs or would it be printed somewhere on the chassis or interior?
Thanks for the help!
WAY more info than you asked for, and for that I do apologize, however it's things that I see even experienced trailer haulers overlook, and I'd hate to see you mess up your new trailer and that pretty little truck.
By the way, you're probably ok on weight... depending on the options installed, however you maybe at risk of going being overweight by the time you pack it. My parents just purchased a 19' camper trailer to pull with their Silverado 1500 w/ 5.3 V8 and their trailer was 3,500 dry.
*Dry weight is the weight of the trailer with it's standard / built in equipment, no fuel, no additional "stuff" packed in.
Get yourself a big cup of coffee and go to RVTravel.com (put a "www." on the front of it) or goodsamclub.com and start reading the stuff about mistakes and correct procedures.
You should find links to the military forums and get a book listing military campgrounds at rvbookstore.com.
Our most frequent visits are at Fallon, Seal Beach, and Vandenberg.
I would expect the Terry to be a bit on the heavy side if it is older as I suspect.
We have a Salem Lite T23 that has a 3960 dry weight. I still haven't put it on a scale to get a realistic reading. My old '98 K1500 with a 5.7 pulled it, but I felt like it was working at it. The newer trucks have better brakes and are geared better to handle more weight.
There is no consistent place to find the trailer weight and axle weight information. Ours has a paper label glued to the inside of a kitchen cabinet door and a metallic label on the outside near the front that is no longer readable. When doing the looky-loo exercise at the trailer shows I routinely open every cabinet door looking for the weight information. Sometimes I don't find it at all. I do write down the model number, name, and manufacturer to look online for a similar current model to get an idea. Ours would be T23, Salem, and Forest River. So I go to forestriverinc.com and select Salem and go from there.
TrailerLife.com has tables of tow ratings of vehicles. Trailer Live magazine is a good read too.
See ya down the road. Don't wait until after your retire to get started like we did.
Thanks