New TV: 3/4 ton Suburban

[ROBERT CROSS]

Originally Posted by finalcutjoe

Excellent TV. I'm jealous.

Is there a load rating sticker on that receiver?

Can you post the hitch receiver height?

Thanks

... don't want to hijack your thread, but I'm looking for feedback here: http://www.airforums.com/forums/f463...vwr-90497.html

Joe,

Check out this thread that Phil started when he was researching the new Burb.

Bob

[phbarnhart]

Originally Posted by finalcutjoe

Excellent TV. I'm jealous.

Is there a load rating sticker on that receiver?

Can you post the hitch receiver height?

Thanks

... don't want to hijack your thread, but I'm looking for feedback here: http://www.airforums.com/forums/f463...vwr-90497.html

Joe,

I replied on your thread with some info from my owner's manual.

[Silverwanabe]

Nice rig,

Congrats...


Hope your MPG's are better than my 88 Burb 454, 10mpg

Greg

[phbarnhart]

Originally Posted by Silverwanabe

Nice rig,

Congrats...

Hope your MPG's are better than my 88 Burb 454, 10mpg

Greg

I'm looking at about 11 while towing 15 solo. Ugh.

[ROBERT CROSS]

I've found that towing our abode compensates nicely for our 11.1 average.
Would I rather leave it behind just to gain a few?........NOT.

Bob

[phbarnhart]

Originally Posted by ROBERT CROSS

I've found that towing our abode compensates nicely for our 11.1 average.
Would I rather leave it behind just to gain a few?........NOT.

Bob

That's my thought as well. It's interesting to me that I'm actually getting about 2mpg BETTER mileage with the 3/4 while towing than I did with the 1/2 ton. Then again, it's able to do it at a much lower RPM so I suppose that's not all that strange.

[ROBERT CROSS]

My experience also...

We had a 95 2500 454 Burb for 13 Seasons, many up-grades done at 2500mi to improve towing mpg's...took 150000mi to break even, sold it at 168000.
I was concerned that the 8.1 w/4:10's would get nowhere near the 11mpg that the 95 got....turns out it gets a bit better.

Plus it tows happier also...

Bob

[Ridgerunner3]

Originally Posted by phbarnhart

That's my thought as well. It's interesting to me that I'm actually getting about 2mpg BETTER mileage with the 3/4 while towing than I did with the 1/2 ton. Then again, it's able to do it at a much lower RPM so I suppose that's not all that strange.

Your mpg experience is the same as mine with a crew cab 2010 2500HD pickup vs. a 2008 1500 pickup. Both trucks have 3:73 rear end and 4X4. 1500 had a 5.3 engine with a four speed trans. 2500 has the 6.0 with 6 speed. 2500 gets better mpg while towing the AS.

[solobaric]

Congratulations on your new TV! I'm sure your rig plays well together. Happy to see Sean sent you the longer drop hitch bar; I towed about 2000 miles with the shorter one before I swapped to the longer one.

[phbarnhart]

Originally Posted by solobaric

Congratulations on your new TV! I'm sure your rig plays well together. Happy to see Sean sent you the longer drop hitch bar; I towed about 2000 miles with the shorter one before I swapped to the longer one.

Thanks! Yes, they do seem to get along, certainly much better than the 1/2 ton did.