2005 suburban 2500 6.0 3.73 gear? anyone towed with one?

[jbres]

Hey anyone have any experience towing with a 2005 suburban 2500 6.0 with 3.73 rear end?
Towing capacity for these Suburbans are only #7,700 but just wondering who has experience with one
I tow a #5880 pound empty weight 28' forest river wildwood. Weighed down probably about #6500.
I am trading in my 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe 1500 as it does not have the towing power I need to safely tow.

Just looking to see if anyone has experience tow travel trailers with this model suburban?
Thanks

[searaydave]

I had the 05 2500 Sub 6.0 with 373 gears. towed a 7200lb boat. it did the job. Would of done better with the 410 gears. I bought it new kept it three years and went back to the 1500 Sub in 08. I use a diesel pick up to tow with now.

[monkey44]

jbres wrote:
monkey 44- thanks for the info. I am pretty sure your 2500 probably has a much high towing capacity that the suburban 2500. Suburban 2500 towing capacity is only 7700 believe it or not.

Yes - you're right - but I do like this combination, with the 6.0L and 3:73 ... it gives a nice power ride when you need it, and cruises nice when you don't.

I'm not sure what the difference is between 2500 PU and 2500 Suburban, am guessing a little in weight difference, and possibly difference in tranny gears .... not sure, but the engine and RE end comb works very well. I've pulled some pretty steep Mtns with it, and it Chugs, but get the job done.

[jbres]

Dave-how heavy was your travel trailer you towed?
Were you able to keep up to speed on the highway to typical highway speed?
Also, did you feel like the 2500 suburban was in control? When I tow with my 1500 Tahoe it feels like my #6500 travel trailer is in control and not my tow vehicle, which is scary.
Thanks in advance

[Dave_in_TN]

I used to own a 2001 Burb 2500, same engine and rear end as yours. I towed a TT of similar specs to yours as well. I did not run any long trips out west or anything...mostly weekend trips around TN, but did go over Monteagle which is a 6% grade. It handled it very well. Not a lot of excess power, but sufficient. If I could have found a nice 8.1 I would have loved it, but the 6.0 did the job.

One thing I did do was replace the stock hitch based on issues some people have had with the OEM hitches. I did not have problems with my hitch, and some may say I wasted a couple hundred bucks replacing it...but it was worth it to me for peace of mind.

[jbres]

monkey 44- thanks for the info. I am pretty sure your 2500 probably has a much high towing capacity that the suburban 2500. Suburban 2500 towing capacity is only 7700 believe it or not.

[monkey44]

I run a 6.0L GMC 2500 4x4 gas with 3:73 and love it. Don't tow much, but haul a 3200 lb Camper, and often tow a cargo trailer at the same time with "TOYS" in it.

It runs about 3000 lbs loaded up, plus TC at 3200 - so about 6200 lb tota. So, that's a pretty good weight - I have no trouble with it - got 197,000 miles on it and just today towed the trailer etc a few hundred miles and it still sings.

[jbres]

1old truck- was yours a gmc pick up truck? or a Yukon xl?
The pick up trucks have much more towing capacity than the suburban 2500's for some reason

[1oldtruck]

I have a 2005 GMC with 6.0 and 4.10 gears towing a similar set up. The track handles it with no problem. Fuel economy is 7-9 towing. Empty fuel economy is 13-16.

[1mtnman]

I have the same year Silverado 2500HD 6.0 410.1. My TT was a Jayco 26.5 weighing 6000lb loaded. The TV handled it fine and most of our towing was in the Western Rockies. You will get between 6.0 and 9.0 MPG depending on terrain. It will handle it quite some better than your 5.3. I did that also.