I have a 2004 Chevy Silverado with Z71 packaage. Truck has the 5.3 liter motor. Will this truck be capable of pulling 20-24 ft. enclosed trailer with car weighing 2800 lbs?

Hey Dave, sure it will. Look at what my brother Rob tows his car and trailer with. Isnt it the same truck? And his car is 3600#. His trailer is a 24ft.

Thanks. Doesn't he also use some form of stabilizer towing bars with it? I guess I didn't pay that much attention to what he was towing it with. I thought all you guys drove were Mopar stuff (other than the occasional Ford).

He does use torsion bars and a sway bar, but it drives good .

For some reason, Rob has had GM trucks for a long time. He has always had good luck with them too. I wouldnt go bigger than a 24ft. trailer though.

Is the chassis a 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton or one ton? does it have a maximum combine GVWR trailer towing weight shown in the owners manaul? If it has a maximum combine GVWR towing weight make sure, just in case of a accident, that your not exceeding it What are the state laws on towing that trailer in your state It pays to know

If you are going to tow a enclosed car trailer you need
a correct receiver hitch and torsion bars (either 750 lb
or 1000 lb bars). The sway bar is optional, kind of
depends on the size of your truck. I pull with a Ford
F350 4x4 long bed diesel and do not have a problem with
sway.

Also be sure you have a electric brake controller mounted
in the cab for the electric brakes on the trailer. 4 wheel
electric brakes are much better than 2 wheel. Also if you
can upgrade from 3500 lb axles to 5000 lb plus and 16" wheels
you will be ahead of the game.

Yes it will tow it. I'm betting it will do better than my 95 Ram 1500 did pulling my 24ft box just from the fact that the power, brakes, and tow capacity raised quite a bit across the board (all makes) in 10 years. Of course after we moved to western AZ it became worthless due to the terrain and we ended up in a 2500 w/t a Cummins which is definately the right tool for the job. A walk through the pit area will show that very few, if any box trailers are pulled with a 1500.

It is a 1/2 ton chassis. Thanks to all others who responded. Looks like it will work by adding a few things. The terrain we will be on is pretty much flat. Now I just have to find a good used trailer.

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I just got a 02 Chevy 1500 pickup check the door and glove box Mine ended up having trailer towing pkg and was a 3/4 ton with 3.42 axle. Engine wise the Vortec Chevy hauls tail. Never thought I would say that a Chevy that runs!

there's a local pulls a stacker with a dualie

I hauled this trailer for two seasons with this short bed Ram. It was ok when going to my local track that was mainly curvy back roads. On the interstate is where I didn't feel comfortable. I was puching the weights limits & risk factor. Sold it a little over a year ago & went back to my old open trailer & now looking at getting something nicer. I would not recomend a 24 footer with a 1500. I understand its hard for many of us to justify an single purpose expensive tow rig. This sport is expensive enough allready. However you want to be safe & legal out there.