Looking for a tow vehicle for boat
Had to edit content regarding weight of boat. We may end up with a boat before next spring, so I’ve been looking for another tow vehicle to serve double duty as an occasional daily driver. If we ...
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I tow a 6,500 pound boat and trailer with my 2009 2500 Suburban. It has the 6.0 and 6 speed with 3.73 gears. It does a good job but there's no way I'd want 11,500 pounds behind me. The new style that started in mid year 2007 is only rated to 9,600 pounds 2wd and 9,300 pounds 4wd. You would need to stay with a 2001 to early 2007 to get the 12,000 pound rating which is also the only time the 8.1L was available. They aren't that hard to find. When I was looking I found plenty of them within about 300 miles of me. I decided I'd rather have the 6 speed auto with the automatic downshifting since my trailer was well withing the rating.
I once towed about 13,000 behind a 2015 Chevy 3500 truck with a 6.0 gas engine. It did the job but going up Afton mountain I had the pedal on the floor and doing about 35 MPH.
Duraburb if you can afford one, they are around, particularly on ebay. 8.1L if you can't afford one. Or, you might consider a 3500 van with an 8.1L (good luck finding one). Or a Duramax equipped van, they aren't too hard to find and aren't super expensive either compared to a Suburban.
I once towed about 13,000 behind a 2015 Chevy 3500 truck with a 6.0 gas engine. It did the job but going up Afton mountain I had the pedal on the floor and doing about 35 MPH.
Duraburb if you can afford one, they are around, particularly on ebay. 8.1L if you can't afford one. Or, you might consider a 3500 van with an 8.1L (good luck finding one). Or a Duramax equipped van, they aren't too hard to find and aren't super expensive either compared to a Suburban.
