First HEAVY TOW for my 2018 Silverado!!

[@optionizerss4511]

Watched this video cause step-son just bought a 2018 Sierra 1500 over the weekend and see you are pretty close to me. He bought the truck in Butler. I am in Lawrence county but used to live in North Sewickley and keep my boat in Bridgewater. I am very familiar with that part of 376 you were on. Good luck with your channel!

[@justinchurch2366]

Lol...hardly any squat

[@aaronmeadows9329]

It'll squat harder with a rick of wood in the bed

[@Icutmetal]

@@aaronmeadows9329 Ya think?

[@paulcondie2520]

Too much tongue weight. That's why the major squat! Lol tandom axle trailer most weight should be above the axles with just enough tongue weight so trailer doesn't sway.

[@Rick-pw5ll]

What do expect when you have a lift kit.

[@Killbuck.Southern.Railroad]

That thing was always giving me electrical headaches but I do believe it had something to do with the blinkers not working and the on tail light being messed up.

[@datguyry4127]

beighley96 where you the owner before John

[@JohnWargo93]

DatGuyRy 412 yessir 🤙🏼

[@datguyry4127]

beighley96 hit me up would love to know what all you know is wrong with her an the problems you have

[@datguyry4127]

Had**

[@mega-hb4re]

Check the fuses one at a time with a meter and you'll find out where the problem is. And as far as the truck I didn't see much squat

[@JohnWargo93]

Thanks for the feedback my man, I'll let the new owner know as he hasn't played around with it too much yet to this point!

[@TwinkleP-v9j]

Air Bags are an option for your squat issue

[@Civiliansoldier762]

Weight distribution hitch is where it’s at.

[@JohnWargo93]

Civiliansoldier762 yeah definitely need to get myself one of those ☝🏼

[@shanelayne6640]

It had some squat to it but really doesn't look bad at all.. either way, you got the truck to handle it.. I drive tractor n trailers and tandems and I'm like you, have to watch your gauges and mirrors..

[@vivillager]

Funny, but slightly scary story about the UHaul auto transport trailers. My first ever diesel truck was a Cummin, DRW, I soon learned that my truck was rather impractical unless I'm towing 15k pounds or more. Anything less I could do just as well with a Single Rear Wheel. So I have an uncle in Minnesota and he spots a Chevy, 6.5 Detroit Diesel, with a Regular Cab, making it much more manuverable than my other truck that needs about an acre and a half to pull a U-Turn. So the Chevy was an old piece of junk, but it ran, and it sold for a low price, I ended up driving almost 1,000 miles to go get it (almost 2,000 miles round trip). So I rent a U-Haul, head north, pick up the truck and the darn thing has a snow plow on the front of it, and it won't fit on the U-Haul with the plow. So I unbolt the plow, load it on the back of the Chevy and went back to Texas. Problem was, with the plow on the towed vehicle, the weight of the truck was no longer mostly to the front, it was now mostly towards the back ( meaning I had negative tongue weight ). So I'm going down interstate and I feel a slight shimmy in the seat of my pants, which I initially thought was a bad tire imbalance, until I looked in one of my side mirrors and saw my trailer playing peek-a-boo with me due to trailer sway. Nice thing about electronically controlled brakes is that if you have trailer sway you can hit the brakes on the trailer to stop the sway, pull over and redistribute the load. I ended up unloading the plow somewhere because I couldn't drive with it, it fixed my sway.

[@JohnWargo93]

John Davis oh jeez!!! Yeah these uhaul trailers are easy to use I guess but definitely not “one fits all”... seems like there’s either too much tongue weight or not enough 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[@WichitayardbarberLawncare]

Squat didn't look too bad to me. Considering adding a 1/2 ton to pull about a 6k lb landscape trailer and about 1k payload. So tired of paying for stupid diesel for smaller jobs and 13+ mpg sounds pretty good

[@JohnWargo93]

YardBarberLawncare yeah it really wasn’t too terrible, haha have to add some dramatic effect for the video 😂 and yeah, I hear ya with the gas vs. diesel thing. And I thought 13mpg wasn’t too terrible either!! Thanks for the support man!!

[@CrustyMac300]

Check your antifreeze, if it’s old it can have enough metal in it to be conductive and cause electrical issues. Odd suggestion I know...

[@JohnWargo93]

Craig Walkins thanks for the tip! We’ll check it out!!

[@DIYM105Camper]

Hey man good video I have the same truck just crew cad which I use for towing my 5000lb m105a2 camper and I was having some squatting in the back and once I installed the Monroe Load Adjust Shock Absorber it all went away I’m super happy with the ride quality. Also, I’m getting about 13.5 mpg with the trailer on the highway.

[@michaeldwyer5042]

I run airbags on my 2015 Silverado pulls a 30ft travel trailer no squat

[@robertog4351]

How much of a drop did you need for the trailer hitch?

[@JohnWargo93]

Eh, this was about 4-5 years ago… wanna say all I had at that time was a 2” Curt. Not 100% certain though. I currently run a B&W Adjustable Stow n’ Go on my Cummins. Seems to fit every trailer I pull well!

[@THEBILL1993]

Definitely get bags if you're worried.

[@adithyaramachandran7427]

13 MPG for driving in Pittsburgh with traffic while towing 6000 lb is pretty impressive. Since this is the first time you are towing heavy with this truck, did you check if the computer matched what the pump says ?

[@JohnWargo93]

Adithya Ramachandran unfortunately I did not... was actually in a big rush this day, lol. Plan on buying an actual car trailer soon, I’ll be able to do some pump math when hauling heavy to see what the fuel mileage is then.

[@adithyaramachandran7427]

​@@JohnWargo93 : Look forward to the results. I know TFL did some Towing fuel economy runs in Colorado with the 2018, but a sea level comparison would be more apt.

[@stevenstrawn5009]

Can't find any videos with a similar truck I have a 2015 GMC double cab but with just the 4.3 ecotec tow package just want to know a comfortable weight that I could tow not the max?

[@JohnWargo93]

Steven Strawn hey man from my research you’d be good with about 5,600lbs if you’re 2wd and 7,200lbs if you’re 4x4... either way if you load the trailer right with not too much tongue weight you should be able to tow max weight pretty comfortably without crazy effort. GM pads these numbers to allow ppl to tow “max” pretty comfortably.

[@thomasmueller4619]

Uhaul trailer breaks are awe full, consider those breaks non existent. Might work in a hard stop but most factory breaks would be toast by the time those offer and assistance.

[@serohaguju1054]

Get some bags i got some coming in this week

[@JohnWargo93]

sergiu gujumit what brand did you go with??

[@serohaguju1054]

@@JohnWargo93 airlift 5000

[@JohnWargo93]

sergiu gujumit I’ll have to take a look. Thanks man!!

[@supernt85]

Was you Jeep leveled

[@JohnWargo93]

Psychot33 it was not.. all stock

[@_MOORE_1986]

My Ex made my 1500 squat more than that!! I'd stick her in the back for extra traction to get up steep hills in the snow! Lol

[@JohnWargo93]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 best comment ever

[@sergiojgarciaverde265]

9200 Lbs.? Newer GM halftons can tow a lot more than that. My 2015 Silverado with a crewcab and a 6.5ft box has a towing capacity of 11,000 lbs, thats without trailer brake controls, which would increase the capacity to 12000Lbs.

[@pat14lang]

Different gear ratio, drivelines, as well as tow package varies between trucks, models, and sub-models. Which is why it’s always a good idea to check the VIN and RPO codes (found in the glove box) to be 100% sure what a trucks towing capacity/pay load is rated for.

[@romeronas8]

Parasitic draw on your electrical system maybe

[@mikecook8236]

romeronas8 Is

[@jaymack7795]

bad cel in the battery that's all

[@javim9621]

Stop worrian so much about the truck it will be just fine it a Chevy truck thats what there ment to do work and pull heavy loads we put my dads 08 5.3 silverado ext cab thro way worse we actually even pulled that same exact model jeep twice but with a much heavier trailer and also a bobcat as well it did just fine chevys are awsome trucks but here you are looking at trans temp and your gears and the temp like dang i would get me frustrated 😂just use ur truck as a truck it will be fine

[@JohnWargo93]

Javi M haha thanks for the support my man!! Appreciate it!!

[@andrewmoore4744]

Yea my 2011 chevy silverado with 223,000 miles pulled an old k30 on a 2,500lb trailer no problem it also has a factory transmission cooler

[@KBrok]

Back jeep on so weight is on back

[@doublelung5746]

I sure hope you don't actually believe that uhaul trailer weighs over 2000lbs

[@JohnWargo93]

Double lung it weighs 2210#. On the vin sticker as well as their website 🤟🏼

[@Aaron-hi7if]

I have a sense that this is your first and last trailer you will tow. ametuerur.

[@JohnWargo93]

Aaron haha that’s very inaccurate, but thanks for judging, sir. Sure you were a beast yourself starting out 🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@Aaron-hi7if]

Just pointing out the facts man. No disrespect man, but the way you were explaining things made you sound like an amateur...... you dont need to put on trailer mode unless your in hilly roads. Read the manual..... and yes, i was but i pull 30 ft goosnecks with my 3500.

[@JohnWargo93]

Aaron I’ve pulled goosenecks myself with 2500s and such, and pull a 24’ enclosed with this gasser right here fairly regularly. This video itself, with the Jeep and rental trailer, was the first time pulling something relatively heavy with such a small truck.. I’m used to bigger diesels and such, trying to not kill this thing right off the bat. It’s all good either way, thanks for the support and feedback.

[@FightingFishTv]

you obviously have not read the manual "Vehicles with an automatic transmission have a Tow/Haul Mode. The Tow/Haul Mode adjusts the transmission shift pattern to reduce shift cycling. This provides increased performance, vehicle control, and enhanced transmission and engine cooling when driving down steep hills or mountain grades, when towing, or when hauling heavy loads." Maybe you should learn to read the FULL instructions and operating procedures for tow haul mode before trying to bash someone on it.

[@JohnWargo93]

@@FightingFishTv duuuuuude! I literally was reading that in my manual earlier today on my lunch break! For some reason out of all the negative comments I receive, Aaron's has been bothering me... and I read what you just posted and was gonna post it myself 😂😂 Thank you!!