Towing a 26' camper w/o wdh

[rockfordroo]

Is "23" your racing number?

[Camping-man]

Made it back home safe, the hitch work great, Getting out of new Mexico and through the hills/mountain range was though. At some points we could only do 40 mph. We had a gust wind of 15-20 mph. (We check).

My trans temp got as high as 230. My coola temp gauge wen pass 210 only once bit not to the point of pulling over.

I did pull over to let the trans cool off a few times, once we got to San Antonio and flatter grown things got slot better. Over all a fun trip.

I won't be going to the mountains for camping so I will text out the suburban towing the camper under my normal camping routes and hope it does well.

[NMWildcat]

Glad you made it home and had a good trip! I was surprised when I saw that you bought at Holiday RV. They are probably the most expensive dealer around! Perhaps next time we are looking I will call and pretend I'm from out of state

Enjoy your new rig!

[Camping-man]

Thanks

We got a used unit, and their price was very competitive, there is a dealer with in 30 miles from me that had a similar camper but 2 years older and they wanted just as much plus all the fees.

Over all I'm happy with my purchase and the way they treated us.

[jaherbst]

Originally Posted by Camping-man

Made it back home safe, the hitch work great, Getting out of new Mexico and through the hills/mountain range was though. At some points we could only do 40 mph. We had a gust wind of 15-20 mph. (We check).

My trans temp got as high as 230. My coola temp gauge wen pass 210 only once bit not to the point of pulling over.

I did pull over to let the trans cool off a few times, once we got to San Antonio and flatter grown things got slot better. Over all a fun trip.

I won't be going to the mountains for camping so I will text out the suburban towing the camper under my normal camping routes and hope it does well.

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The Suburban is not the best vehicle to tow with as you found out. Most have a 355 rear end. I towed a 18EC W & P back from Texas with ours and both engine and Transmission were overheating. Trailer only weighed 6500#. I bought a F-150 3.6 ECCO Boost with no problems and have traded up to a 24 W & P since at about 9000# loaded. No problems .

Jack

[Camping-man]

Ours has 3.73 gear... I know based on the roads we were and add the wind gust that our suburban was in a thoug spot. Since we don't camp on areas with hills like that we should be fine. I would love to upgrade to a more capable tow vehicle but o have no use for a truck. We need the seat and cargo space of a large SUV and my choices are very limited

[jaherbst]

Originally Posted by Camping-man

Ours has 3.73 gear... I know based on the roads we were and add the wind gust that our suburban was in a thoug spot. Since we don't camp on areas with hills like that we should be fine. I would love to upgrade to a more capable tow vehicle but o have no use for a truck. We need the seat and cargo space of a large SUV and my choices are very limited

Much Much better than the 3:55.

Jack