matt f.

Hey all,

I've got a question for all of you. My grandmas house needs to be
cleaned out. We are taking a foldout couch and a couple other things.
We've got a 04 Chevy Venture and an 03 Chevy S-10 2.2L V4 auto.

The question is, would you load the foldout couch in the bed of the
truck or would you get a hitch on the truck and tow a trailer with it
in it?

The truck is a 2003 Chevy S-10, with the 2.2L engine.

Thanks everyone,
Matt F.

eugene nine

I carried furniture in the bed of my 2000, two couches, one flipped on top
of the other.

tom levigne

You could do either. Not too much weight there at all.

If you want to tow a trailer though, keep it light since you have an auto
trans. Buddy of mine towed twin snowmobile trailer behind 97 4 cyl S-10
with auto and trans gave out at just over 60,000 miles. Standard trans
trucks last much longer if towing.

I have a 96 4 cyl standard, tow and haul all kinds of stuff, over 170,000
miles, no problems at all - just do your basic maintenance...

TL

mudmonkey

i had a 96 mazda b3000, extra cab, rated for 900 #s. but regulrarly
loaded it over half ton, ate bearings, u joints, it did it but was hard
on it, had 900 #s in bed and 1500lbs behind me, only salvations was it
was a stick, take care of your truck and it will take care of you.
once had 1800lbs in back, and half yard or better or gravel. sank that
truck down fast

matt f.

Thanks everyone. Doesn't look like I'd be able to get a hitch soon
enough for this Sunday anyway, so we'll just deal with the bed.

Another question...when I first got the truck, there was a shaking in
the steering wheel when I got to 2000 rpm and then it went away. It may
be gone now (I haven't paid attention to it recently, just have gotten
used to it) but its been in the shop 2 times (3rd door handle and
solenoid needed replacing) and they havent said anything else was
wrong.

Thanks for everything,
Matt