Choosing the right tow vehicle
Looking to buy a travel trailer that has a GCW of 10450 lbs. My current tow vehicle doesn't have the capacity for that sized trailer. I have been looking at the Diesel Excursions and the Suburban ...
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8.1 Burb will pull a little harder than a V10. It's still the coup de gras for big block gassers (and will likely stay that way since no one makes a big ci gasser anymore).
Problem with the Burb is you get the (somewhere between meh and crappy) 4l80 trans, where with a V10 excusion after 04? you get the 5 speed torq shift. Better trans equal or more reliable engine in the V10 and super duty chassis.
Not a ford guy and apples to apples and I'd take an excursion over a Burb even with the 8.1.
8.1/Alli combo pickup might be a different story. 7.3 Pstroke excursion though ftw.
Good luck finding one though. Neighbor just spent months looking for a good excursion. Finally found an 05 V10 with 80kmi Cherry condition. Had to give $20k for a 12 year old gasser though. On the upside it has close to $3k of new Gould and fancy wheels and a sweet Expediton type roof rack. Low mile 7.3 excursions are almost like hens teeth though.
Problem with the Burb is you get the (somewhere between meh and crappy) 4l80 trans, where with a V10 excusion after 04? you get the 5 speed torq shift. Better trans equal or more reliable engine in the V10 and super duty chassis.
Not a ford guy and apples to apples and I'd take an excursion over a Burb even with the 8.1.
8.1/Alli combo pickup might be a different story. 7.3 Pstroke excursion though ftw.
Good luck finding one though. Neighbor just spent months looking for a good excursion. Finally found an 05 V10 with 80kmi Cherry condition. Had to give $20k for a 12 year old gasser though. On the upside it has close to $3k of new Gould and fancy wheels and a sweet Expediton type roof rack. Low mile 7.3 excursions are almost like hens teeth though.
