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I've had several tow vehicles over 30+ years of towing Airstreams, starting with cars [In the early seventies the Chrysler New Yorker with big V8 was great], then a van and three Suburbans.
With a trailer as large as yours, you will find that with a 1500 series of any tow vehicle, you will have to replace it in a relatively short time if you do much towing for any great distance. They just aren't built for heavy loads and the transmission will likely fail first.
I prefer the 2500 Suburban, with a large V8. The 2500's are built for towing a good load, built on a heavier frame, with heavy duty suspension, stronger transmissions, and with the extras that help with transmission and oil temperatures. The smaller V8 [which I once had] with the proper rear end ratio will do a good job, even in the mountains [though not at the speed you will get with the larger engines].
I've always been happiest when I had an AS and a 'burb with a big V8. . . But I just bought a 2500 Avalanche with an 8.1L V8, because I've always wanted a truck, and my sweet wife did not want to part with the inside 'look and feel' of the Suburban, and she likes it!
Good hunting,
Bud
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