I bought my 2018 Silverado 1500 Club Cab 4x4 with a 5.3 variable displacement V8, automatic transmission and 6 and 1/2 foot box, in January, 2018. The following week I replaced the original tires with Michelin LT 275/65 R18 Load Range E tires on the original rims. Then I had air bags installed on the rear axle with in cab control to inflate/deflate them. I have a 6 and 1/2 foot slide in camper that weighs 1300 pounds, dry. It has a furnace, microwave and cook stove, no A/C, no potty. Add a few clothes, groceries, 20 gallons of water bedding and some odds and ends probably pushes me to 16-1700 pounds. I then hook to my 24 foot, 10,000 GVW enclosed trailer with cargo totaling (estimate) 6000 to 6500 pounds. I pump the tires up to 60 PSI and the airbags to about 40 PSI. My hitch has weight transfer ability and on level ground, it sets straight and level. I can easily cruise 60 to 65 MPH and get 8 to 9 MPG. I do not pass semis unless we are starting out from a traffic light. My only complaint? The Michelin tire tread has wide groves and picks up stones. I put 4 mud flaps on to counter some of the dinging of the lower panels. In February I bought a 30 foot 2015 travel trailer with one slideout. The seller had a 2017 Chevy 1/2 very similar to my truck. Even the same color. His setup was a bit different. He was using the original load rated C tires. His hitch receiver was a bit lower than mine. When I hooked up, the trailer was a bit nose high even with my airbags deflated. I pulled that trailer from south of Marblehead, Ohio to Ypsilanti in some stiff cross winds and some slippery spots. Drive for the conditions. No problem. I'm preparing to pull that trailer 170 miles, in about a week, to my son's property for the summer and park next to his trailer. I will take wife up a week later after it is setup. My plan also allows me to use it as a staging place to go to tractor shows pulling my 24 foot trailer. ALWAYS, NO HURRY!
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