Anyone with experience towing with a Suburban
Hi, I’d like to hear from people who have experience towing a larger travel trailer with a Suburban. I have a Suburban 1500 5.3L. I want to buy the largest travel trailer my suburban can safely tow. ...
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Second Chance wrote:
...We pulled with a 2005 5.3 that only had the 4-speed transmission. In the mountains, we were sometimes stuck behind the 18-wheelers at 15 - 20 MPH in the climbing lane at 4,000 RPM. That was almost as hard on me as it was the tow vehicle. I also didn't like the wider spacing between the gears with the result huge jump or drop in RPM as the tranny up- or down-shifted...
I have the same issue with my '05. I wish there was another gear between 1st and 2nd, and between 2nd and 3rd. 1st is low enough, and 3rd is high enough. The jumps between gears are just too large. I would love the 6 speed tranny, I think. I have just learned to live with a few higher rpms before letting it shift to the next gear. I manually shift a lot to help it along, especially if I am taking off on a slight incline. I will hold it back and make it rev a little more before shifting up to the next gear.
