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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Andrew,
Here is my experience with a 2001 GMC Yukon 5.3L. Living in North Reno I have to travel up and down large hills in order to get home. When I say large, we are talking about 2500 to 3000 feet in elevation change.
The problem I was having when towing was in the summer; if the gas tank had less then 1/4 tank I would burn the pump up climbing the hill. I also made the mistake of not turning the AC off once and fired the compressor.
So in the end, the 5.3L will tow it but when it heats up outside be careful.
Here is my experience with a 2001 GMC Yukon 5.3L. Living in North Reno I have to travel up and down large hills in order to get home. When I say large, we are talking about 2500 to 3000 feet in elevation change.
The problem I was having when towing was in the summer; if the gas tank had less then 1/4 tank I would burn the pump up climbing the hill. I also made the mistake of not turning the AC off once and fired the compressor.
So in the end, the 5.3L will tow it but when it heats up outside be careful.
