Considering a 2011 Suburban 2500

[rowekmr]

I've owned 2 older ones with the 7.4L. Wondering how the newer ones with the 6.0l/6 sp are for towing? Will be people hauler and occasionally tow my trailer in signature. My oldest kids grew up and moved out but need space for the neices. Anything to look for?

[falconbrother]

I have a 1500 Burb now. I hope to get a 2500 burb next. The crew cab trucks don't have enough air conditioned space to do what we need to do. I do like the Chevrolet though.

[anw7405]

bartlettj wrote:
The 6.2 doesn't have adequate cooling capacity in the heads and block to be a good towing motor, thus the 6.0 being the 2500 engine.

I agree. My denali was always running hot.

[bartlettj]

The 6.2 doesn't have adequate cooling capacity in the heads and block to be a good towing motor, thus the 6.0 being the 2500 engine.

[intheburbs]

rowekmr wrote:
Don't mind at all it has 153K and about $9200

Just read your earlier post. Engine braking at 5500-6000rpm is really something. I guess I can't say you are "easy" on your truck lol

Holy ****. A 2011 Suburban 2500 for $9200? That's a S-T-E-A-L.

I figure my '08, 3LT trim level, even with 170k miles, is worth a lot more than that.

ETA: Wow, this site is locked down tight. The c-word, that rhymes with tap, is edited?

[rowekmr]

Don't mind at all it has 153K and about $9200

Just read your earlier post. Engine braking at 5500-6000rpm is really something. I guess I can't say you are "easy" on your truck lol

intheburbs wrote:

drsteve wrote:

intheburbs wrote:
1100-lb tongue weight, GCW of 16,000 lbs and as you can see in the pic, no WD or sway control. Using the stock hitch.

The stock hitch is rated for 1100 pounds of tongue weight with no WD?

Nope.

rowekmr wrote:
Thanks for all the info. I wasn't able to get the one I saw at my price. Thanks so much for the info.

Just curious - mileage and price, if you don't mind?

[BurbMan]

I don't know what rowekmr was looking at but I found this 2003 8.1 in IL. It's also got the 4.10 rear so has the same 12,000 tow rating as I do.

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[intheburbs]

drsteve wrote:

intheburbs wrote:
1100-lb tongue weight, GCW of 16,000 lbs and as you can see in the pic, no WD or sway control. Using the stock hitch.

The stock hitch is rated for 1100 pounds of tongue weight with no WD?

Nope.

rowekmr wrote:
Thanks for all the info. I wasn't able to get the one I saw at my price. Thanks so much for the info.

Just curious - mileage and price, if you don't mind?

[anw7405]

Just throwing this out there for information. I had a denali with the 6.2 to tow the family and TT around for about a year. I hated every minute of it. So many problems with it. Everything is made out of plastic from 07-13. That rig was literally falling apart. I drove 14 hours 1 way to trade it in on a 3/4 ton 8.1 suburban. Night and day difference and I could not be happier with my purchase. I liked the look of the newer 3/4 tons better, and I like the 6.0 with the 6L90, but I knew it came with the same plastic **** as my denali.

[mrgrim007]

BurbMan wrote:
PDX, the 6.2 is the vette motor that is tuned more for HP than TQ. The 6.0 has been the workhorse tow/haul motor in the truck series.

You can get the 6.2 in the 1500 Silverado/Cadillac Escalade/GMC Denali. It’s similar, I think to the Vette engine.

[BurbMan]

PDX, the 6.2 is the vette motor that is tuned more for HP than TQ. The 6.0 has been the workhorse tow/haul motor in the truck series.

[drsteve]

intheburbs wrote:
1100-lb tongue weight, GCW of 16,000 lbs and as you can see in the pic, no WD or sway control. Using the stock hitch.

The stock hitch is rated for 1100 pounds of tongue weight with no WD?

[rowekmr]

Thanks for all the info. I wasn't able to get the one I saw at my price. Thanks so much for the info.

[PDX_Zs]

@intheburbs

Totally fat fingered that one. Of course I meant 6.2.

I also learned something, the 1500 GMCs came with the 6.2, the 2500s only available with the 6.0.

Strange, but there it is.

Thanks for the lesson.

[kw_00]

The 6.0 with 6 speed will do well for you. It really likes north of 3k when pulling any grades and doesn't feel out of breath. I have the 2500HD truck and love it. I pull 10k and have no issues, pulled up to the north Georgia mountains over the summer and kept up with my parents Dodge 6.7, granted he had more weight, but I had issues no issues keeping up.