falconbrother
Apr 21, 2017Explorer II
Towed the new TT home
I towed the new TT home today. Decided to take the long way and try some interstate time. I will observe that the Sumo SuperSprings were an awesome investment. The 1500 Suburban rode flat. The Harbor Freight weight distribution hitch did awesome. The 5.3 V8 did decent. I tried it with and without "tow/haul". Tow/haul is better. On the interstate the burb wants to be in overdrive if tow/haul is off. Doesn't feel right to me. 65 MPH with tow/haul feels good. The wheel base of the suburban is awesome. It feels really stable. I was real easy on the gas pedal so as to make life easy for the transmission. I did notice that on a fairly steep hill I have to gas it some. So, here's my question:
How hard do you push your 1500/150 series tow vehicles on inclines? I can tell you now that I'm not in a hurry so, I'll be over with the semi-tucks easing up the mountain.
Coming from a motorhome with a 454 is very different. The old 454 was a mountain goat. It could run up Black Mountain (without the toad) with the cars. With the toad I was still passing the big trucks going up the mountain and that's without pushing it hard. None of this is to suggest that I miss the motorhome..I don't. Really looking forward to trips with this travel trailer.
How hard do you push your 1500/150 series tow vehicles on inclines? I can tell you now that I'm not in a hurry so, I'll be over with the semi-tucks easing up the mountain.
Coming from a motorhome with a 454 is very different. The old 454 was a mountain goat. It could run up Black Mountain (without the toad) with the cars. With the toad I was still passing the big trucks going up the mountain and that's without pushing it hard. None of this is to suggest that I miss the motorhome..I don't. Really looking forward to trips with this travel trailer.