Chevy manual advises for the first 500 miles of towing with truck to limit speeds to 50 MPH (I assume on account of break-in). This seems a little tough to me. I normally limit my towing speed with trailer to 60 MPH. Close enough to 50 MPH right?
Chevy Owners Manual: “50 MPH for first 500 miles towing?”
- Thread starter MrkofXcellence
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I wouldn't tow at all until like 1000mi...
The day I took delivery of my 2025 Powerboost
Granted, I didn't hammer it on the trip and it was only a short 50 mile pull, but I refuse to be a rolling roadblock, so speed limits were observed.
I would be more concerned with the transmission adaptive tables learning properly over the first several miles.
At 1000 miles we set off to South Dakota on a 4500 mile round trip.
Don't abuse the vehicle and you'll be fine. I'm a proponent of a little harder break in, along with early OCI's.
Granted, I didn't hammer it on the trip and it was only a short 50 mile pull, but I refuse to be a rolling roadblock, so speed limits were observed.
I would be more concerned with the transmission adaptive tables learning properly over the first several miles.
At 1000 miles we set off to South Dakota on a 4500 mile round trip.
Don't abuse the vehicle and you'll be fine. I'm a proponent of a little harder break in, along with early OCI's.
I have 2800 on the truck, the manual is stating to go no more than 50 mph for the first 500 miles *of towing* for the first time (regardless of how many miles are on the truck).
Keep an eye on temps and send it. It has done all the breaking in it is going to do.
It just seems like 60 MPH is conservative enough…50 is a whole different ballgame as far as creating a traffic hazard is concerned.
I bet thats more for the differential breaking in, than the engine.
That was my first thought also.
Ah. I didn't do that with my Colorado, but didn't tow until probably 4500 miles. At least it was an easier, flat topography tow and I probably kept it 60mph.
That's the same trailer I have. I am not sure by what you mean as "road block". I'm at 65mph in the right lane. That's the way it's been for 20 years. Not the same trailer of course. No flat tires of ANY KIND. And I run exclusively Transmasters by Greenball for tires.
I don't care what others do. As I said-I'm in the right hand lane.
For what it’s worth, CA speed limit for vehicles towing is 55 mph.
You'd end up with an 18 wheeler treads up and over your rig out on this coast doing that. It would be seriously unsafe.
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AZjeff
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I'll join this dog pile. My max towing speed is 65 period no matter where we are.. Arizona max trailer towing speed is 65 and ignored by lots of RVs and big rigs. Don't care. Wife likes to take her turn driving, 65 is comfortable cruising in the right lane. We have 30k+ miles with this truck/trailer all over all surrounding states and an AZ > FLA>PA>AZ trip and never once felt like WE were causing a bottleneck. The 18 wheelers have no problem having 40 mph elephant races up the long hills out here backing things up, they can figure out how to get around on the downhills.
slo town
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My company has GPS which has a nervous breakdown if 15 over is exceeded-I routinely "blue hair" along in the center or right hand lanes, sometimes with 4-ways flashing, towing, or not towing. Some uninsured jack wagon blasts me at 80+, it's not my stuff! (In my own it's a little different story, but AFAIK there's no 80 or over rated trailer tires! ).
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