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Hello, is there anyone who knows where I can download an original document on how much a 68 c10 is authorized to tow?
If I can not prove how much it may tow, then it will be set to max half of what it weighs, and it is not so much. I bought the truck last summer in California, and got it sail back to Denmark, here it must be approved by the authorities before I can drive it. Total interest, thank you in advance ... (Excuse my English, Google is helping me.) |
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Re: Towing weight?
I'm interested in this too. I've looked around but its mostly opinions on how much these things can safely tow. I guess when I get home I could look in my owners manual....don't know why I didn't think of that sooner
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Re: Towing weight?
Someone should have it in the back of their owners manual for that model truck.
It is also going to depend on what style of hitch you have on the truck as a class III or IV hitch is rated a lot higher than a bumper hitch or a step bumper with a hitch ball in it. It is pretty normal for guys here to tow a car trailer with a full sized American car behind a C-10 of any year. |
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Towing weight?
believe it or not, it mostly depends on what eangine and what gearing is in the rear end.
I don't think I have anything for a 68, but I think I do for a 70. I'll see if I can dig into it later on this evening. |
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Re: Towing weight?
Thanks for the replies
The Danish authorities need only "model and vintage" so if anyone has a piece of paper with something from Chevrolet of what the vehicle is authorized to tow I will be happy. (My hitch is class v-5 it says 10,000 lb) |
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Re: Towing weight?
On a vehicle that old it will more than likely depend on the gvw and the hitch type. They didn't have gcvw back then. Here you can tow GVW with a regular hitch rated to that capacity. You can tow double gvw with a weight distributing hitch, a goose neck or a 5th wheel. At that point it really becomes the gvw and axle ratings. On a lighter vehicle they will become the limiting factor because of the weight the hitch transfers to the tow rig. Whether it tows well or not that's really equipment on the individual truck. A typical 67-72 half ton with a good 350/ th350 and a 373 diff will pull 8 or 9k on the flat really well and at 10% tongue weight you are pretty much at or over one of the gross weights. In the hills it will probably be a bit weak. Here over 3K and you need trailer brakes. Get a really good controller as it makes a big difference.
I'm talking in thousands of pounds here so in Europe do the conversion to KG
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Re: Towing weight?
Hey 1968 c-10 357 I'm not much help as to your towing question but thought i'd say hey to a fellow Dane. Well i'm only half as my dad is from Danmark but my mom is from California. Pops was born and raised outside of Hobro and came to the U.S. in the sixties and obtained his citizenship. He's been back half a dozen times since and even took me in '98. Seems like I went through Odense on the train from Copenhagen to Soro. My aunt lived there at the time. The only American Iron I saw when I was back there was a rusted out 70's blazer. Good luck on your project!!!
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its all about the +6 inches
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Re: Towing weight?
Digging this one up... Without the engine and rear gear ratio, I can't help you. So far all i have located is for a 1970. I don't know if they will settle for that or not, but it breaks it all down by engine and rear ratio.
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Re: Towing weight?
There were trailering brochures that had decent data on towing capacities. This is dated Nov 68 if it helps. Rod
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Re: Towing weight?
Thanks for the chart. There doesn't seem to be a lot og guidance on this topic out there on the internet.
What strikes me is that the C10 and C20 can pretty much tow the same amount of weight if they have the same drive train. kind of goes against what has been said on some of the threads here (and against common sense).
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Re: Towing weight?
Sorry this is for a 71 and is in bad shape. Good luck with your Department of Motor Vehicles. I have some larger files if you need them. Your English is better than mine and I've lived here most of my life.
Jay
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Re: Towing weight?
![]() ![]() ![]() Thank you all, that is exactly what I hoped to find, great ... |
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Re: Towing weight?
ok quick question. my 68 had a 283 in it. i allways thought that was the original motor but it doesnt show one on that brochure?
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Re: Towing weight?
nope, 283 stopped in 67... 307 and 327 in 68 for the SBC...
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Re: Towing weight?
i don't recommend doing this.....
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Goodness gracious, Seraph.
You're killing that poor thing! ![]()
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lol this was when it was the only vehicle we had, today she sits up getting ready for the restoration she deserves. just thought i would share the pic
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Re: Towing weight?
Combined weight of loaded truck and trailer... for an L6 3.73 C-10 was only 6,250 lbs??? The truck weighs about 3,800lbs. Dang. That means I could really only haul a "lowes" style small trailer with about a ton in it.
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Re: Towing weight?
Good stuff their Edmond, glad the Canadian's can help out The Netherlands.
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![]() Although my truck was not a Canadaian built truck they still could help me out with the right data. Kudos to http://www.vintagevehicleservices.com/ and George Zapora. ( George.Zapora@cc.gm.ca ) Cya, Edmond Dutch Longhorn
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Re: Towing weight?
That's a pretty light load but at least you can tow something now. I'm glad it worked out for ya!
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Yeah I know it's not the biggest load one can tow, but all together, the weight of the truck, the load in the truck and the towing weight behind the truck I'm within the GCW of 9500lbs that GM recommends for my Longhorn. At least I can now legally tow some kind of weight. Before I could not tow anything. Yep, I'm happy with it! ![]() Cya, Edmond
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Re: Towing weight?
hey......that blazer needs more leaf's in the back and a drop tow bar!
and those towing laws you guys have to deal with oversees are complete ca-ca.... |
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