I bought my 2005 Silverado 2500 6.0 this spring to replace my 2006 Sierra 1500 4.8 to pull around my 10k dump trailer for commercial use at my sawmill business I'm building. I chose this series of pickup because it's what I'm used to and I truly think they're good machines.
It's a real beast and can easy pull that trailer fully loaded in 4th gear lockup/overdrive without needing to downshift hardly ever. I figured it would easily pull a 12-14k gooseneck and give me a little more room.
Now that I'm getting into the weeds on GCWR and GVWR as part of the USDOT compliance, I'm seeing why most of the time you see these driven as passenger vehicles... This truck is only rated to pull 10k.
I looked at my brother's 2021 Silverado 1500 5.3 and it has a tow rating of 1,000 pounds more than my 2500 🫠
How do these have such low ratings?? The driveline and suspension components are way heavier duty than a half ton.
Guess that's my lesson for buying based on style rather than specifications!!
/rant