Calling those of you who use your trucks as weekend warriors or jobsite heroes.
We all love this little diesel for its mpgs. For me, the diesel option was the deciding factor because it allowed me to get a smaller truck. I came down from a half ton I was tired of. A Tacoma can't do the work I need, so the Duramax Colorado filled the gap for me.
I pull this rig and trailer around to spots in the southeast every few weekends or so. 18' bed Trailer weight varies from about 5500-6000lb depending on how much gear, equipment and spares I'm carrying. I don't weigh it very often once every few years.
I went from a 2011 Ford F-250, I gave up plowing so I no longer need a heavy duty truck.
I trailer roughly 4800 lbs. 5 days a week during the mowing season.
Absolutely love this truck.
With the lift and tires on the Colorado, I got 13.5 mpg pulling the toyota to South Carolina this weekend. The trailer and toyota weigh almost 1000lb more than the Colorado. So many people come up to me and ask me questions about this little truck.
That's prolly the heaviest load I've seen pulled. Thanks for posting. Funny thing is you probably got better mpg towing that avalanche than the avalanche gets on its own just driving.
That's prolly the heaviest load I've seen pulled. Thanks for posting. Funny thing is you probably got better mpg towing that avalanche than the avalanche gets on its own just driving.
Ouch at least that ten bolt rear end is a dime a dozen at the pull-a-part. Every 1500 truck even made has one I think. Don't ever worry about fixing it just find and swap one with the right ratio. Z71 donors will have the rear locker too. Glovebox sticker will tell you which rear end gear it is and if it has a locker.
Edit: avalanche is a coil spring rear? Look for Tahoe and suburban rear end. H2 rear end is an upgrade (12 bolt) but some fabbing required
Ouch at least that ten bolt rear end is a dime a dozen at the pull-a-part. Every 1500 truck even made has one I think. Don't ever worry about fixing it just find and swap one with the right ratio. Z71 donors will have the rear locker too. Glovebox sticker will tell you which rear end gear it is and if it has a locker.
Edit: avalanche is a coil spring rear? Look for Tahoe and suburban rear end. H2 rear end is an upgrade (12 bolt) but some fabbing required
Yeah easy fix. We had a spare. We used to do a lot of offroading. Wheel it break it fix it and repeat. Lol. Keeping this pick up on asphalt. Thats the plan as of right now.
Good point. Tongue weight on this trailer is on the heavy side 925 lbs. I'll only pull with a weight distribution hitch, but considering adding Hellwig helper springs. Thoughts?
I have add a leafs, I didn't need them but they certainly don't hurt. I like having extra muscle over the rear axle. I had air bags on my last tow rig, they get he job done as well.
Airlift 1000 bags provide 1000lb lift, my add a leafs are rated at 750lb added. Air bags can be deflated and you'll have a totally stock ride, Hellwigs are a proven product as well.
Seeing reviews of weight distributing hitches and watching a video where they used tire scales and did an in depth explanation leads me to believe that those things work and that would be all you needed.
Good point. Tongue weight on this trailer is on the heavy side 925 lbs. I'll only pull with a weight distribution hitch, but considering adding Hellwig helper springs. Thoughts?
Good point. Tongue weight on this trailer is on the heavy side 925 lbs. I'll only pull with a weight distribution hitch, but considering adding Hellwig helper springs. Thoughts?
Cataula, I can't confirm if it's 900lb, but the truck handles lots of tongue weight without issue. I have the add a leafs, but i squat about an inch. It squatted about two inches on stock leafs before the added springs.
"TFL truck" did a review where they had 600lb tongue weight on stock canyon diesel that sagged 1". If I spent some time figuring out my weights from the truck scales printout, I could figure out my tongue weight but it will suffice to say it is much more than 600lb
When my truck is in regen mode, I always know it because if I have to come to a stop and the truck is still in gear, I almost instantly get a god awful sulfur smell in the cabin. I want to see if this is normal, and if not, if I should press GM to do something about it. This has been a...
I've noticed that after a few minutes sitting at idle, I hear a noise over the exhaust that sounds like a waste gate or pressure by pass. Is this normal for these Duramax engines? I have a 2019 ZR2 with about 8K miles.
Thanks!
Dave
After reading through a number of different posts and comments on numerous topics, I have found a common theme. And perhaps you get this with any vehicle, I'm not sure. I wouldn't think you should get it with a brand new one however.
But that common theme is either; you absolutely love your...
It is a long story but I had an injector failure that caused a hole in a piston and blowing oil out the rear main. The engine had to be totally replaced. They came back and blamed the Tune as to the failure. I don't want to get into that because I am now doing some research to find out if...
Motor Trend is reporting 23.2/31.4/26.3 (mpg city/highway/combined) when they tested the Colorado Diesel.
I'm curious what everyone else is getting.
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