Parts Needed to Flat Tow 2016 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 High Country  

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When your Silverado 3500 owner's manual refers to the transfer case and its neutral position this refers not to the column shifter but to either a floor-mounted manual shifter or to the dash-mounted electronic transfer case control knob. Both will have 4WD high and low settings indicated by up or down arrows and both will have a neutral position.

Flat towing a vehicle like your Silverado 3500 requires a number of components, all of which are outlined in the linked article. These include a tow bar, safety cables, a wiring/lighting kit, a high/low hitch adapter and base plates and a braking system for the vehicle.

For base plates for a 4WD I suggest the Blue Ox # BLU22QR kit since it has removable draw bars; these mean less chance of shin bumps as you walk around the truck. I suggest their Alpha tow bar # BX7380 since it includes safety cables; this is a motor-home-mount tow bar that slides into a 2-inch hitch receiver. A video on this tow bar is included.

For a wiring/lighting solution you can use either an easy-install magnetic light like # TL21RK, a bulb-and-socket kit # RM-155 which remains electrically separated from the vehicle, or a diode kit # RM-154 that wires into the truck's internal wiring. You may also want to use a wiring extension like 6-way # BX8862 or 4-way # BX8861.

For a braking system you can use the portable and wireless Patriot # BLU37TR which offers proportional braking to slow your toad along with your RV for less of that tug-of-war. Plus as a bonus it is easily transferred between vehicles.

I also linked our page for high/low adapters like # BX88235 which allow you to keep the tow bar level for best handling and steering.

expert reply by: Adam R

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