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Pickups

2014 GMC Sierra 1500

First Drive 2014 GMC Sierra 1500 If you were working on one of the road projects along the California Coast and you saw my wife and I rolling through the work zone in a shiny new GMC Sierra towing an iconic Airstream travel trailer I want you to know I was working. I know how […]

July 21, 2013

Pickups

Sierra Trailering Tech Aids Safety

2014 Sierra Has Many Trailering Features Six in 10 full-size pickup owners use their trucks for trailering, according to General Motors’ survey data. “Trailering is a fundamental capability that customers invest in and depend on when they purchase a truck,” said Tony DiSalle, vice president of GMC Marketing. “The 2014 Sierra backs up its unmatched […]

May 31, 2013

Pickups

2014 Sierra Denali Most Powerful

Class Leading Trailering Ability   When the all-new 2014 Sierra 1500 Denali full-size pickup arrives this fall it will be available with an optional 6.2L EcoTec3 V-8 engine producing 420 hp and 450 lb-ft of torque, making it the most powerful light duty truck engine. Sierra’s 6.2L V-8 will also be available for Sierra SLT […]

May 29, 2013

Pickups

Reese Carbon Forged Ball Mounts

Reese Towpower Featured On TV Reese Towpower’s Carbon FORGED Ball Mounts, recently featured on the “Truck U” TV Show, offer one-piece no weld construction for a greater towing capacity vs traditional ball mount bars. The Carbon Forged patented interlock system with one wrench tightening is the easy and hassle-free way for securing a hitch ball. […]

May 20, 2013

Pickups

Hellwig Stops The Sway

F-350 SD Dual Wheel Big Wig Rear Sway Bar   The Big Wig Rear Sway Bar for the Ford F-350 Dually (2WD & 4WD) features a 1-5/16 inch diameter heat treated 4140 chromolly solid steel bar and heavy-duty powder coated mounting brackets. The bar is designed to make installation easy with common hand tools. In fact, the hardest part […]

May 16, 2013

Pickups

Understanding Axle Ratios

Optional axle ratios can be a big benefit, not a liability…

April 21, 2013

Pickups

Trailer Safety Chain Holder

Fastway Chain-Up  Fastway Trailer Products has an innovative new solution to keep from dragging trailer safety chains. It’s called the Fastway Chain-Up. Unlike the do-it-yourself methods of looping or twisting chains to increase lift, the  Chain-Up is a durable rubber sling designed to lift chains off the ground without compromising safety. The Chain-Up comes in two […]

April 16, 2013

Pickups

SuperSprings Coil SumoSprings

Enhance the suspension on light-duty vehicles equipped with snowplows, replacement bumpers, winches and hitches with the Coil SumoSprings from SuperSprings. The easy-to-install, maintenance free unit slides between the turns of front and rear coil springs, providing extra support for the suspension when needed via microcellular urethane material that offers a progressive spring rate. Coil SumoSprings […]

March 18, 2013

Pickups

Huskytow.com

Husky’s redesign of huskytow.com features attention grabbing towing photos, greatly improved navigation, product videos, detailed product information, dealer locator and more.

February 14, 2013

Construction Equipment

Pro Pickup compiles 2013 pickup tow ratings

Our sister publication Pro Pickup magazine has compiled each tow rating for all the new 1/2-, 3/4- and 1-ton pickups on the market into one easy-to-read PDF. The comprehensive tow rating guide lists each of the most popular makes and models from each automaker with towing capacities for weight-carrying, weight-distributing, and Gooseneck/5th wheel configurations. Click […]

January 7, 2013

Maintenance

What’s in a tow rating?

During the second day of the 2012 Construction Symposium in Dallas, General Motors trailering engineer Robert Krause delivered a presentation on the process behind tow ratings and the new SAE standardized ratings.

August 24, 2012

Pickups

Gooseneck Shocker Hitch

The Shocker Hitch uses an air bag to cushion out the jerks, producing a more comfortable ride, with less wear and tear on your truck’s drive train.

July 13, 2012