I am prepping a "new to me" TV and looking for some pre-season advice. My tow vehicles have always been trucks I bought new, so was very aware of prior maintenance etc. My new TV is a 3500 Silverado (06) 8.1 with 6 speed Allison auto trans, and thi...
I purchased a truck with a B&W roll over ball gooseneck hitch. My intention was to simply attach a new set of rails to mount my 5th wheel, but the shop told me that it could not be done without completely removing the B&W hitch first. They sold me ...
Just entered the RV world last Spring (2017) with a 26' Greywolf but by the end of the season we were sold on the lifestyle and traded up before the value went down. Upgraded to a Rockwood fifth wheel. Dry weight @7,700. All totaled up was about 9...
Has anyone had any experience with upgrading their engines in a 1500 Silverado WT? I am pulling with a 5.3 now with airbags and am very happy with the vehicle overall, but would like a little more power. New fifth wheel has a dry weight of about 76...
"Dealer set it up pretty nose high despite claiming it was okay and telling me that it would level out with so weight in it."I don't want to impugn the good dealers and mechanics out there, but this sounds like a weak answer giving him/her an easy ou...
sch911 wrote:Here you go, Post the URL directly to the picture (jpg) file.Thanks sch, Thats what I get for trying to post from my phone!I should probably be home too, been out at least a couple days every other week. We do weekdays to cut down on th...
Opinion from another newbie? I never owned and RV before last Spring. Pulled my daughter horse trailer with an '05 1500 Silverado short bed, step side WT. Never comfortable. Kept it and bought a 2012 1500 crew cab with a 5L, also in a WT configur...
We purchased a used TV that came with a B&W rollover hitch. Used a Curt X5 adapter and Curt 16K. TV is a '06 Silverado 3500 with a 8.1 gas engine. Have pulled a little bit with the combo (taking the Rocky to have it serviced) and seems strong. W...
"I have an '01 8.1/Allison combo in a crew cab and love it. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have mine. It's main duty these days is pulling car trailers and tractors. One thing about your pic. Check your clearances often as a buddy of mine just c...
