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250 towing capacity?
I have a 3/4t pickup with a stock 250 and a 3 speed manual running 4.56 gears. I just won a car online, and wanted to know if my truck has the capacity to tow a 3,500lb car. I have upgraded to front disc brakes, and I will be using a trailer from uhaul with inertia brakes.
any thoughts? class 3 hitch is all I need right?
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Location: Maine
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
How far are you towing the car? I'm sure the 250 will have guts enough to pull a car on a trailer. Probably not the fastest ticket, though. Reviever hitch would help.
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
Should work ok...............Plan your trip so you don't have to start that load from a dead stop on a hill.................
We pulled more than that in gravity wagons on the farm with our C-10, 250 3spd with 3.73's.
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
Are you gonna use U-haul... or are you just saying that name genericly? U-haul will say no.
There car transporter weights right at 2000 pounds, plus the 3500 of this car, they'll say your truck can't do it. |
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
uhaul told me I could tow my 96 bonneville, and my 69 camaro, without any problems. This is going to be an 80 malibu 2dr.....and I figure thats gotta weigh less than either one of those cars.
so, no hills, and we are ok? lots of clutch slip, or am I doomed on a hill.
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
by the book, you are rated to tow 6500 pounds.
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
I went thru the same thoughts when I went to bring back one from Arizona. Weight wise, have you considered a wheel dolly. The Malibu doesn't weigh as much as the burb I towed and it did well. Disconnect the drive shaft put good wheels and tires on rear and tow from the front.
i have done a lot of picking up vehicles last year, and used a tow dolley when ever possible and that was towing full size trucks. The rental would be cheaper, less weight and easier on the truck. You do have to be a little more carefull but depending on the distance would be a good option |
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
I think the 3spd is your biggest drawback.It`ll pull it,it`ll slow down a good bit on hills,downshift,etc.But,the 3spd has that high 1st.Like you said,just slip it.
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Re: 250 towing capacity?
It should do fine. I tow my boat & trailer (3500lbs) around with my 89 S-10. It only has the lowly 2.5L (151cid) 4-banger. The boat definately weights more than the truck.
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