If you are thinking about a new Suburban, take a look at the 2500
coming out this summer. For the first time, the 2500 Suburban is
said to accommodate the Allison transmission. And that also means it
can be equipped with the Duramax diesel and I believe the big block
gasoline engine.
We have pulled our 31-foot 2001 Airstream with a 2500 pickup truck
equipped with Duramax and the Allison transmission. There is 74,000
on the odometer. About 25,000 miles have been clocked with our
Airstream in tow. We full-time. We have kids on both coasts. The
Airstream has seen most of the terrain in between. We especially
like the Allison tranny for mountain driving.
Bob Flentke
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> Hi all,
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> We use a 1999 Suburban as our tow vehicle. It is the LT1500. We are
> wanting to replace it with a newer one and I was wondering if anyone
> has a suggestion about what engine size we should get. The 2500
> comes with either a 6 or 8 liter engine. The one we have seems to
> not have quite as much power as we would like to pull our 26'
> Overlander in the mountains. Does anyone else use a Suburban that
> they are happy with in pulling a larger trailer?
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