Quote Originally Posted by Martinjmpr View Post
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So she drove the Suburban pulling the 3500lb camper and as soon as I got to the campsite she said "dude, you need a new truck! That one is a dog!" I think it was going up 285 from Morrison or maybe Kenosha Pass that did it for her - 30mph and straining in 1st gear!
This is on top of the transmission taking a dump in Utah in May, which cost us 2 extra days and nearly $4k for a new tranny. ...
Wow, that must be a real dog. I had a '89 Suburban that I used to pull a 30' 5,700 lb cabin cruiser on a 3 axle trailer over Berthoud Pass to Lake Granby.
It was 2-wheel drive with oil and transmission coolers, but it pulled with no problem.

I like the protected storage of the Suburban, but you could do that with a "topper"