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Location: Connecticut | So I am buying a Featherlite 2 horse BP to pull with my 2000 Chevy 2500. I know the size of the hitch I need, but are there different weight ratings I have to look for? I'm new to this whole truck/trailer thing.Also, the battery on my Chevy appears to suck. It doesn't seem to be holding a good charge. I just got the truck used a few months ago, so I have no idea how old it is. I just figure I'll get a new battery so I don't have to worry about it. Can anyone recommend a good battery for a Chevy 2500? I don't use the truck much, so something that would hold a charge for a good month would be great. | |
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Location: Vermont | Originally written by TBchick on 2011-02-26 4:50 PM
So I am buying a Featherlite 2 horse BP to pull with my 2000 Chevy 2500. I know the size of the hitch I need, but are there different weight ratings I have to look for? I'm new to this whole truck/trailer thing.Also, the battery on my Chevy appears to suck. It doesn't seem to be holding a good charge. I just got the truck used a few months ago, so I have no idea how old it is. I just figure I'll get a new battery so I don't have to worry about it. Can anyone recommend a good battery for a Chevy 2500? I don't use the truck much, so something that would hold a charge for a good month would be great.
The big issue with the 2000 Chevy K2500 is if you have the 4x4 you need a serious drop on your bumper hitch to have a level trailer...FIRST, make sure that it is NOT something in the electrical system killing the battery...if it is just an old battery, replace it with an Interstate...mine has been in my K2500 for many years now and it used to be my rescue truck with lots of lights and a siren, so there used to be quite a load on the electrical system, until I retired from that volunteer activity... | |
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Location: Connecticut | Thanks for the info. I don't remember a K in front of the 2500 part on the truck. Are their different models? I'll have my mechanic check the electrical system. I barely drive this truck at all, so I'm guessing what little driving I do on it is all battery and doesn't give the alternator enough time to recharge it. Hell, at $3.55 a gallon, I just can't afford to drive it around just to keep it well charged. | |
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Location: Vermont | Originally written by TBchick on 2011-02-26 8:02 PM
Thanks for the info. I don't remember a K in front of the 2500 part on the truck. Are their different models? I'll have my mechanic check the electrical system. I barely drive this truck at all, so I'm guessing what little driving I do on it is all battery and doesn't give the alternator enough time to recharge it. Hell, at $3.55 a gallon, I just can't afford to drive it around just to keep it well charged. 4 wheel drive is a K2500...2 wheel drive is a C2500 | |
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Location: Connecticut | Okay, thanks. Yeah, it's a 4x4, so it's a K. Are their lots of different hitch types, or is this level thing going to be a PITA? | |
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| It should not be a PITA, you can measure by lowering the trailer on the wheel until you think it is level (best to do this on a level asphalt type surface) and then measure how far the bottom of the hitch is on the trailer and then estimate how much drop you need.
There are straight drops and slanted drops.. so if you have a coupler with a lip on it .. like some of the ones that have the ball release on the top, you may have to look for a slanted drop, where the shank to where the ball is has a bit of a slant, rather than a 90 degree drop down. The pointy coupler also might need that clearance as well. I learned my lesson on that when I bought a used trailer, took my usual hitch to haul it home and the hitch would not drop down on the ball because the straight shank didn't have enough clearance for the lip on the coupler.
Also, when the trailer comes down on the ball, the truck will also drop, so you need to take that into consideration. Do you have friends with different types of hitches-- and drop heights?? That really helps!!!!
I think I use a drop hitch of four inches for my 2002 GMC 4X4.. but that is my truck, yours may differ.
Best bet, take it to a hitch dealer and have them help you. It shouldn't cost all that much. When I had my trailer's bearings packed, I had the person fit the correct hitch for me.
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