3/4 suburban

in Wisconsin you only need a pilot car if the trailer is wider than 13' I have towed these boats with the 7.4 and it is a very strong engine I would not have a problem at all, however you can only get the 6.0, I am a little worried with the engine size
 
out here it's 12'. and any thing over 8'6" needs over size permits ect.

maybe you could find a good used 8.1

of the 3 people that run the 6.0, i know, only one is happy with it and none of them like the gas mileage they get. they seem to get about the same as the 350's and maybe a little worse then the later ones.
 
A friend had a 35' Sonic that he was towing with a GMC 3500 pickup. That truck didn't have "dualies" and the boat, about 9,000 lbs on a custom tri-axle trailer, would push the rear-end around a bit. It wasn't horrible, but it was bad enough that he traded a nearly new pickup in for a GMC 3500 with dualies. The problem that you may face with such a heavy boat and a Suburban is going to be chassis and vehicle dynamics more so than engine power. After all, you can just slow down a little, which reduces load on the powertrain. Weight and physics are harder issues.

80 to 90 grand for a Suburban? I can't see a Chevy being worth that kind of money. Unless resale on those conversion is outstanding, seems like a bad deal.
 
$90,000 will get you a 3/4 ton suburban with a Duramax/Allison engine in it!! It's still not a dualie and will have issues. I have a 3500 Duramax dually and tow around 14,500 lbs. It handles the load very well, but there is no way I would attach that to either of my 3/4 ton burbs! I towed a 9,000 lb boat behind them and the front end is VERY light. I was going to get a WD Hitch and ended up with a Duramax instead!
 
There is a practical limit to what it makes sense to tow. I guess it amounts to what you are willing to spend on a trailer and truck, and how bad you want to travel. My boat weighs 18,300 DRY, and I guess if I got one of the new 3500 Chevys that is rated to tow 21,700 lbs. I could pull a 13' wide boat with a permit and an escort.

Not for me, even if I had the cash. I'll just leave it in the slip and use it. Even when I had the 290 that was 10'2" wide, I had no desire to travel. You guys go for it.

Don
 
We do and LOVE it! The folks out West are explorers genetically and we like to move around a lot and see new sites. Folks back east are just the opposite.
 
Pack66Dad said:
If I was towing anything that big this is the only vehicle I would even consider. I think our friend from Alaska would agree. He has even "field tested" it in a cross country run. :thumbsup:
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I agree. Except I'd go for the 650
 
garryowen said:
not the best pix. couldn't edit another pix into last post. any way this is the trailer
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Looks like a great big-boat trailer -- I don't think I've ever seen a 4 axle boat trailer. You don't have to worry much about blowouts. Thanks for the pic!
 
This might work.


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Gentlemen,
This is the only civilized way to haul a larger boat!:wink:
 

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We do and LOVE it! The folks out West are explorers genetically and we like to move around a lot and see new sites. Folks back east are just the opposite.
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Don't group us all in in the "non-explorer" category...lol!! We can trailer from the Atlantic to the Gulf in an hour and a half! And visit MANY lakes and rivers to alligator watch or check out beautiful water front homes in between! I would have got the 290 but the Admiral likes the "L" lounger on the 280. I'll probably trailer to Oklahoma this summer as well and spend the week on Grand Lake on the boat while the admiral visits family...lol
 
I really wanted a 3/4 Suburban but the 8.1L was the only option in the years I was shopping. I just don't tow enough to need that much power during the off season and 8mpg. I really liked the Tahoe but not a long enough wheelbase for what I wanted. The V10 Excursion was my next choice and it's working out well and averages 10.5mpg which isn't a big savings but some, Mike.
 
CV-23 said:
I really wanted a 3/4 Suburban but the 8.1L was the only option in the years I was shopping. I just don't tow enough to need that much power during the off season and 8mpg. I really liked the Tahoe but not a long enough wheelbase for what I wanted. The V10 Excursion was my next choice and it's working out well and averages 10.5mpg which isn't a big savings but some, Mike.
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CV, You are the resurrection king. :grin: You have resurrected more dead threads than I’ve ever seen here. :smt038
 
Thanks.....This is a great site! I need to start supporting it financially, Mike.
 
Good thing it was resurrected; I missed this thread originally and I do tow with a 2500 Suburban w/ 6.0L as the OP asked.

My '92 290DA weighs 11,100# on the trailer at the scales.

4x4/ 3.73 gears, stock size tires. I tow the same route on
I-5 mutliple times a year to Lake Shasta in Calif. Mpg is 8-9 towing @ 55mpg. Non towing @ 70-75 is 15mpg.

No problem with axles, trans, or cooling.
 
It can be done with the right vehicle, but caution, proper equipment, and experience are vital.
 
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