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Looking to compare a few notes on towing with this vehicle. If you own one of these and tow between 6000lb.-8000lbs. with it please chime in...

 

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-John

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i've owned an 01-2500burb-8.1 and currently own an 03 same same, both 4:10 rears. tow a 7 and a 9K trailer, 8.1 is great, goes up big hills here in NJ/NY/PA at whatever speed i want. i've also owned a 6.0/4:10 in a pickup and it struggled with the same trailers up the same hills, sometimes only getting 45-50mph screaming at redline, which IMO was dangerous with freight trains of semi's passing me at 70+. anyway, current burb buyers are SOL with the 8.1, the new 2500 burbs have the old frame with new bodystyle with 6.0 biggest engine. if old truck intro's are followed, the burb will get a bigger gasser in 1-2 years (or small diesel). with no Excursion anymore, there is a huge niche of burb buyers who need to tow 12K, and gm nows it. if you must buy new, your only solution is 6.0/4:10's, and go get a PCM tune emediately to remove the torque management software crap. A freind who towed heavy with a durango thought he was going to die too, he new i towed heavy and asked my opionion, he found a used 8.1/4:10 burb and thanks me profusely everytime i see him. my 8:1/4:10/4sp burb is the best vehice my family has ever owned, even better than my current 06-pick-up-CC-8.1/ally. with no new big engine burbs on the horizon, i will make this one last untill they do. good luck.

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Hi Chris,

Actually the 6.0L with the 4.10 rear does just fine for our needs(enclosed 24ft trailer) but what I seem to be struggling with is its handling characteristics. It seems to be very un-responsive to steering wheel input at highway speed and when entering a curve in the road it seems that when the steering wheel is turned it doesn't repond. I am basing this on our experiences while towing with our last Suburban wich was a 2001 LT 4x4 1/2 ton with the same trailer, same cargo inside the trailer, and all loaded in exactly the same place inside the trailer.....

 

As far as comparing the "overall" towing capabilities of the 2007 3/4 ton to the 2001 1/2 ton, the 2007 3/4 ton shines!!

 

-John

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