HarringtonBC
10-30-2006, 01:16 PM
Thanks for this great site on all things Duramax. So much to learn - you guy's are already invaluable.
Just bought a used 2004 Silverado 2500HD D/A. Also purchased a new 30 foot 5ver and took them both out on a serious, inaugural 8-day run to Vancouver Island for a surprise visit to family. Traversed some serious mountain passes, coming and going, and really put the Duramax to the test. All I can say is... WOW! For a guy that has never owned a truck before or pulled nothing heavier than a utility trailer - NOW I get it! ):h
Climbed from sea level to the summit of Coquihalla Pass in BC with an elevation of 4,068 feet/1,240 m. http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/documents/Hwy%205%20Coquihalla%20Pass%20grade-profile.pdf in one grunt finishing with 8.5% grade to the summit. The speed didn't drop below 50 MPH/80 KMH all the way up. Running in a driving sleet, too. Needless to say, I punched it into 4-wheel drive. Not bad considering the GCW was at 19,030 lbs./8,640 Kg. So it was a good test of truck and rookier hauler.
Then to prove it wasn't a fluke, hammered another pass at 4,737 feet /1,444 m. between Merritt and Kamloops. http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/pl8s/BC5/Hwy_5N_C.htm it hasn't quite the same grade quotient but still it is another good test. The transmission temperatures stayed right in the middle.
Just bought a used 2004 Silverado 2500HD D/A. Also purchased a new 30 foot 5ver and took them both out on a serious, inaugural 8-day run to Vancouver Island for a surprise visit to family. Traversed some serious mountain passes, coming and going, and really put the Duramax to the test. All I can say is... WOW! For a guy that has never owned a truck before or pulled nothing heavier than a utility trailer - NOW I get it! ):h
Climbed from sea level to the summit of Coquihalla Pass in BC with an elevation of 4,068 feet/1,240 m. http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/popular-topics/documents/Hwy%205%20Coquihalla%20Pass%20grade-profile.pdf in one grunt finishing with 8.5% grade to the summit. The speed didn't drop below 50 MPH/80 KMH all the way up. Running in a driving sleet, too. Needless to say, I punched it into 4-wheel drive. Not bad considering the GCW was at 19,030 lbs./8,640 Kg. So it was a good test of truck and rookier hauler.
Then to prove it wasn't a fluke, hammered another pass at 4,737 feet /1,444 m. between Merritt and Kamloops. http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/pl8s/BC5/Hwy_5N_C.htm it hasn't quite the same grade quotient but still it is another good test. The transmission temperatures stayed right in the middle.