Posted by John in Mich on December 09, 2020 at 19:13:40 from (98.224.238.10):
In Reply to: Tractor hauler-long posted by Roger Tomfohrde on December 09, 2020 at 17:06:12:
I don't see your final drive ratio. If it isn't 410 or 456, you are over heating the trans. Heat FRYS clutches. A shift kit would help but if you are not familiar with rebuilding, have a pro do it. I have enjoyed 3 Suburbans in my life. Each had 350 engines, auto trans and 2.73 axles. They were my family stationwagon. None were really "pullers", but I did. Although no long hauls. None were 4x4 and I did not have electric brake controller or even surge brakes. Asking for trouble? YES! But, I drove accordingly. First, no hard launches. Two, I did manual shifts of the automatic transmission. Your transmission hydraulic pressure is higher in manual low. If 3rd gear was too high, I drove in 2nd. Watch heat gauge. Transmission temperatures over 200 degrees are damaging. To stop, I let off long before needing to stop and did manual down shifts. No tailgating. The engine braking helped stop. Since those days I have tried to have trucks equipped to handle what I want to pull. I do not pull that often anymore but I can handle most of what I want to haul. I now have a 2018 Silverado 1500 4x4. It is the 5.3L variable displacement V8. It has E rated tires and electric brake controller. It has air bag suspension aid on the rear axle. I have a 6.5 foot slide in camper that weighs 1300 pounds and I pull a 24', 10,000 GVW inclosed trailer. This set-up has handled all that I want to do. I do NOT overload. I watch my speed and I watch my temperature gauge. I do NOT hesitate to use lower gears. Yes, sometimes my gas mileage sucks. I don't drive alot, anymore. Next month I will have owned the truck 3 years and it has just over 30,000 miles.
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