I want that same setup, but in a crew or mega cab. Gotta have 4 doors if the tow rig will ever see time as a daily driver!
Tow vehicle/trailer/camper for transporting a 60?
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I want that same setup, but in a crew or mega cab. Gotta have 4 doors if the tow rig will ever see time as a daily driver!
That's a cool setup... I love the overkill factor with the 5500/3-axle equipment trailer combo.
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At this point thinking of the 8.1 Suburban... will need to understand what diff gears I should be looking for... I'm going to try to test drive some Suburbans to see how they feel... having the interior cargo area outweighs the open storage of the pick-up format for me
It's nice to have around the farm. That trailer has 5200 pound axles and can haul my 2 1/2 ton Military truck or my farm tractors, if needed. The 5500 is used a lot to haul road rock, it can hold 9,000 pounds of rock and dump up to 16,000 pounds. Not to mention, take my Wife to the grocery store! 
8.1 suburban has 3.73 gears....stay there
Only thing I did not care for on my sub was the electronic shocks..$600 each. Thats one of the ways they get a smoother hwy ride out of the suburban, it also adjusts ride height automatically based on load. I would have kept the 02 model 3/4 sub I had with 496, but I needed a pickup.
I never had any issues with mine...I bought mine used and had it for 3-4 years, i changed the fluids the wires and plugs and that was about it, other than I put a better trailer hitch receiver on mine.... Go to e-trailer and get the "titian"..
Only thing I did not care for on my sub was the electronic shocks..$600 each. Thats one of the ways they get a smoother hwy ride out of the suburban, it also adjusts ride height automatically based on load. I would have kept the 02 model 3/4 sub I had with 496, but I needed a pickup.
I never had any issues with mine...I bought mine used and had it for 3-4 years, i changed the fluids the wires and plugs and that was about it, other than I put a better trailer hitch receiver on mine.... Go to e-trailer and get the "titian"..
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Why is it better than the (significantly) cheaper http://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hitch/Chevrolet/Suburban/2003/C15324.html?vehicleid=200314111
I don't think that trailer hitch existed (the one you referenced) when I bought mine a few years ago...I just remember that at the time the titian was the HD hitch for the 3/4 ton suburban. There may be better options out there....I no longer have the suburban...I would have to say the titian I had was a very nice HD receiver...I'm sure there may be other competitive models.
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Now on to more of the trailer part of the discussion... (Elbert... chime in in the linked thread please)
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/trailering-a-60.841370/
https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/trailering-a-60.841370/
