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April 25th, 2012, 5:44 AM

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rosencra38

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Originally Posted by jeffsw6

I'd say the 16' boat isn't working it hard but your camper sure does. That's basically like towing a parachute made of lead. My 05 doesn't like towing my 7'6" tall, 8.5 wide box trailer when it is EMPTY, and it only weighs around 4000# empty. IMO the camper is where your transmission wear is coming from, even a short trip could dramatically reduce its life. $0.02.
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Not sure how you figure that. I'm only pulling 70% of the max trailering limit of the Suburban with my camper. It pulls it pretty easily actually. And, to be honest, I just purchased the Suburban last April so it's only pulled the camper 4 times since I have had it. I live in West Michigan, we don't have no rolling hills here it's pretty flat all around.

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April 26th, 2012, 12:37 AM

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A camper has a very large front area. Wind resistance is huge. I think you and I have basically identical trucks, as far as towing is concerned, and mine hates my enclosed trailer at highway speed. I towed it 150mi or so home and the first thing I did after parking it was pull the trans oil dip stick to see if the ATF smelled! I had a few hills to contend with but nothing major.