New here, have a question on weight.

[50+]

I just traded my 03 2500HD 6.0, on an 05 D/A 2500HD ext cab sb. Can anybody give me an approx weight on this truck. I am trying to ball park my GCW when I pull my trailer. I pull a 20' GN combo stl Featherlite which weighs 5100 lbs empty. With 4 horses and tack it will weigh 10,000 -11,000. The D/A pulls this trailer like nothing, its great. In two weeks I'm headed to Colorado with four horses on a pack trip. I will be the lone Chevy in a group of five trucks and trailers, all hauling four horses with similar trailers and weight. All of them are Ford Super Duties with the 7.3 Diesel and one V10. I think I'll eat them, but not sure. How will I do?

[jbplock]

Originally posted by 50+:
... Can anybody give me an approx weight on this truck... 50+,

See the post by rdlit in the following topic: Truck Pulls (http://forum.thedieselpage.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=3;t=008874)

rdlit's 03 2500HD ExtCab SB recently weighed in at 6680 lbs at a truck pull.


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[OC_DMAX]

I have a 2500HD / DMAX / Alli / 4x4 / Extended Cab / Short Bed truck. As delivered from GM (with a few gallons of fuel) it weighed 6400 #'s. After adding a number of accessories listed in the signature, plus a fifth wheel hitch, a full tank of fuel, two adults, one dog and a tool box in the bed, the truck was recently weighed at 7200 #'s. So this should set an upper and lower bound for you on the weights.

[50+]

Thanks Gentlemen thats about what I had it guessed at.

[Willcoc]

I have weighed the truck full of fuel and bed empty several times and now just use 6,900 as an empty weight. Good enough for making I am not getting to far overweight anyway.

[Jim Brzozowski]

50+, I know you've already figured out the weight thing. Sounds like a fun trip. I know one thing you can do. You can get there and back on a lot less fuel than the F***d guys can. I wouldn't worry about being shown up by any stock truck regardless of Brand or stock engine. That Dmax loves those Colorado Mountains. Mine keeps saying take me back, take me back.

[50+]

Thanks for the info. I've made this trip 8 or 9 times but never with a diesel. Cant wait to get the cruise set and let it eat highway. I'm anxious to see how the D/A does between Cheyenne and Laramie on I80 on the way out, and back. All the gaser's I've pulled through there got the job done but worked their tales off.