Can a 1/2 Burb with a 350 small block tow a 20- 22 ft toy box? It would have electric brakes on the trailer[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]
Yes, my buddy tows a 28' 8000lb boat with a 350 Blazer. Add a transmission cooler to the Burb if you are going to tow heavy through the mountains, otherwise you should be fine.
yes very easly we used to tow our 29 foot camper with ours it weighted about 7900 or more pounds, just not good in the mounitains, or hills, was fine here on the coast of texas.
I've got a 2wd longbox gmc with a 305 that I use to pull my 24' cargomate race trailer. You definately know its back there, but it will get the job done.
I agree with the trany cooler. I tow a 7000# trailer with my F150, so I installed a trans temp gauge and cooler. Its not hard to get the trans hot if you drive it hard.
It has a trans cooler, 4 core radiator, headers and exhaust, computer chip, etc. It pulls pretty good but I was just wondering if it was up to the task
Just a note, be watchful on your weights. You have to meet:
Tow Vehicle:
GVWR What the tow vehicle is rated to carry. (Don't forget to add tounge weight @ 10% of trailer weight.)
GAWR What each axle is rated to carry. Could end up over on the rear.
GCWR The combined tow vehicle and trailer. This is where you might run into problems.
Trailer:
GVWR This is what your trailer is rated at weighing. You are in CA (right?) and are limited to 10,000lbs rating on a Class C non-commercial. And this is what the trailer is RATED at. Not what it actually weighs. You can go more on a Class A Recreation or Non-Commercial. I think it's 15,000lb. Can't remember it's exact name. At 20-22' you shouldn't really have a problem with that.
GAWR Same as the Tow Vehicle.
Those weights are your rolling weights. Fully loaded, gas, cargo, passengers.
To give you an idea, one guy I ride with weighed in with a Dodge Durango and an 18' Coyote, with one 400ex in it. Dry. 10,750+ He's over by 250+. I would suggest loading up what you would carry in the tow vehicle and hit a scale to get an idea of where you are starting from. Use that to help when you are looking for a trailer. Then when you get something, load it all up and hit a scale again. The scale operator hopefully will work with you to get all those weights. It will probably take a while though. I've never gone to a scale so I have no clue what it will cost.
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As far as upgrading for weight, I have installed a 14 bolt rearend with a locker, 3/4 ton springs, rear disk brakes, and a load leveling hitch is coming.
I had a 99 F150 with a 5.4. I towed a 22' 5th wheel, and my quad trailer w/ 4 quads hooked behind that. My gross was about 14,500. It did it, even up over our difficult passes here. Put a blower on it then it did it with style. But I changed the tranny fluid often, and finally sold the truck for a Duramax since I really needed more room and was afraid I was burning that little thing up. Check Engine lights kept coming on etc.
It was fun at the dunes when people would say "Where's your truck?" "That half ton." "You tow all THAT with THAT?"
And with the blower it was REAL fun empty. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Trasher: be careful on that. Watch the rating from the manufacturer. The CHP doesn't care what you did with it (hell, they might give you a ticket for that!). It's what the manufacturer says it can do. If they get a hint you are over, they'll probably start getting picky. They can also make you go to a scale and weigh. The state is out of money. Easy way to make it is in tickets. CHP isn't letting people go. If they pull you over, you're getting a ticket. They were crawling all over 101 this weekend.
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1/2 ton small block- can it tow one?
