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Vintage465's avatar
Oct 05, 2015

First Real Trip with the Duramax

So we have ventured out on our first journey from California to Nashville with the new-ish 2013 Duramax and our new Creekside 20fq. The trailer is likely somewhere around 6000 lbs. at the most. This is certainly a first class ride. I have been pulling trailers since before I was 20 and I have heard people tell me their tow rig pulls like the trailer isn't there. I've never quite agreed with that cause you put anything on back of a truck and you will feel it. Well this is about as close to that as I can imagine. Goes up darn near any hill at 70, generally in 6th gear @ 1600 rpm. Occasionally it downshifts to 5th and ups the rpm to 1800. The generation of tow vehicles we have now days is amazing. I am sure all the Dodges and Fords pull the same way or maybe even better in their owners eyes. Great factory tow mirrors, great factory break control, gets between 10 and 13 mpg towing. The old days are gone and I am digging the new ones! And I can listen to Sirius Radio!

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  • We normally pull with our 8.1L Suburban, but due to a fuel pump failure in the first 25 miles of our trip this year, we took my parents 2006 2500HD with the Duramax. We went from MI to Glacier NP and it pulled every hill in 6th @ 65-67 mph until we were almost there. Wish I could afford to put a Duramax in the Suburban! Those diesel's sure are nice, and the newest ones seem to be the best yet.
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    Rbertalotto wrote:
    288,000 miles.


    WOW! Way to go!

    Still same transmission (I see you have a manual)


    Yes, new Double Disk clutch. :B
  • 288,000 miles.


    WOW! Way to go!

    Still same transmission (I see you have a manual)
  • rhagfo's avatar
    rhagfo
    Explorer III
    I guess that would be the definition of too much Truck!:B

    That would be like when we towed DD empty horse trailer home!

    Time to start looking for a trailer to make that oil burner work!
  • gotta love spending pretty much the whole trip in 6th, makes for a very relaxed tow.
  • Good info. Thanks for sharing.

    I would be perfectly happy without the radio. :)