K5 tow rig?
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We recently picked up a 17’ 1986 burro camper. I’m curious how well you all think a blazer would be able to tow a lightweight fiberglass camper like this. It weights 1500# (+/-100# or so).
My 70 k5 needs completely restored so this could change the build plan. Not ours but looks just like this: |
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Maybe a 1 foot or 2 shorter than my burro but the same concept.
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The question is, "will your insurance allow you to tow it"?
If you have specialty insurance, read your policy. many of them don't allow towing. |
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Your regular insurance will allow you to tow, but will not insure you if you have any modifications unless you lie to them. Specialty insurance will insure you, but you can't tow. Bottom line is, you can't tow anything with a modified vehicle in Canada unless you lie. Go to Hagerty.com and check out the limitations on trucks, then go to Hagerty.ca and see the same limitations. Same company, different set of rules. S#$& like this aggravates the hell out of me! |
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Towed my 21' 1971 Hallett, with my 2wd, from CA to AZ a few times. Found out that it likes 42 lbs. in the rear tires 33x12.50 15.
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This thread has an old towing capacity chart from 1969 for the C10 and C20 trucks; should provide a good starting point for discussion.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=674253 |
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If you tow anything over 4000LBS behind a Blazer I would suggest you get professional help. I'm sure some will say "Well, I've been towing for years with no problems"! They had no problems because they were never put into a panic situation. Take a look at the tag on the B pillar. 69-70 Blazers have a GVWR rating of 5000 LBS. This was increased to 5500LBS in 71-72. These trucks weight around 4700 LBS empty, so you do the math. Just having a driver and a couple fat chicks in the back and the truck will already be overloaded. |
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