SUBURBAN FOR SALE

[4570Man]

It is such a nice vehicle!
In many ways, I like it better than my Mercedes E-350, though they are very different.
At 80, I just don't have a need for a Suburban any longer.
One son already has a nice Suburban, and the other is an F-150 guy, or I would give it to either of them.

We’re apparently in the minority with this opinion but a 2500 suburban is way better than a F-150. Most pickup owners may never understand how nice it is not having everything stolen or rained on in the bed of a truck.

 

[Hay Dude]

We should have a little contest to see he gets closest to the price.
That 2500 Burb is plush bro!

 

[Jstpssng]

We’re apparently in the minority with this opinion but a 2500 suburban is way better than a F-150. Most pickup owners may never understand how nice it is not having everything stolen or rained on in the bed of a truck.

There's advantages of both. I don't worry about theft so much here, and the tonneau cover on my Colorado does a good job of keeping things dry. Yet I will be taking that off as I miss my rear racks. with a rail the full length to tie off to.

 

[4570Man]

There's advantages of both. I don't worry about theft so much here, and the tonneau cover on my Colorado does a good job of keeping things dry. Yet I will be taking that off as I miss my rear racks. with a rail the full length to tie off to.

If you leave a chainsaw or yeti cooler in the bed of a pickup without a cover long enough it’ll be gone. In some areas sooner than others.

 

[fried1765]

We’re apparently in the minority with this opinion but a 2500 suburban is way better than a F-150. Most pickup owners may never understand how nice it is not having everything stolen or rained on in the bed of a truck.

My son has a topper on the F-150, and tows a 16' cargo work trailer, so everything is rain protected and locked up.
His cargo trailer has serious locks, but was broken into while parked over a holiday weekend, with thousands of dollars of power tools stolen.

 

[Jstpssng]

If you leave a chainsaw or yeti cooler in the bed of a pickup without a cover long enough it’ll be gone. In some areas sooner than others.

40 years and I haven't lost one yet. The only things I've ever lost were my two good axes, but should have thrown those in the cab before leaving it for the week at a "park and ride." Then there was the Subway sandwich which was in the bed in the morning but gone when I came back for lunch... I still haven't figured out if that was a two legged, four legged, or winged snake which scoffed that.
If I was doing a lot of towing though, I'd take the 2500 over the 150 any day of the week.

 

[fried1765]

40 years and I haven't lost one yet. The only things I've ever lost were my two good axes, but should have thrown those in the cab before leaving it for the week at a "park and ride." Then there was the Subway sandwich which was in the bed in the morning but gone when I came back for lunch... I still haven't figured out if that was a two legged, four legged, or winged snake which scoffed that.
If I was doing a lot of towing though, I'd take the 2500 over the 150 any day of the week.

I completely agree,..... but surprisingly, I think the F-150 is technically rated to tow 11,300 lbs.

 

[Hay Dude]

I got hit up for my Makita concrete cut off saw while stopping at a Wawa.

 

[4570Man]

I completely agree,..... but surprisingly, I think the F-150 is technically rated to tow 11,300 lbs.

Technically or up to is the key words. Most of them aren’t. A 2500 is still a better tow vehicle. A 2500 suburban is a pretty light 2500. Truthfully they’re like a 5/8 ton.

 

[fried1765]

I got hit up for my Makita concrete cut off saw while stopping at a Wawa.

OUCH !!!

 

[4570Man]

40 years and I haven't lost one yet. The only things I've ever lost were my two good axes, but should have thrown those in the cab before leaving it for the week at a "park and ride." Then there was the Subway sandwich which was in the bed in the morning but gone when I came back for lunch... I still haven't figured out if that was a two legged, four legged, or winged snake which scoffed that.
If I was doing a lot of towing though, I'd take the 2500 over the 150 any day of the week.

Either you live in the most crime free city in the country, you’re extremely lucky, or you don’t park very often with tools in the back.

 

[Hay Dude]

OUCH !!!

Yep! Aint one good solitary reason for stealin

 

[4570Man]

Yep! Aint one good solitary reason for stealin

I got my favorite weed eater borrowed off my truck. The side boards on my ton truck are too high to see over so it’s fairly secure but I’d been hauling scrap and the bed was full of oil so I had the weed eater on my trailer. I was stopping to eat and the starter was giving trouble so I didn’t want to shut it off in the drive through. In the 5 minutes it took to go inside someone borrowed it.

 

[fried1765]

Technically or up to is the key words. Most of them aren’t. A 2500 is still a better tow vehicle. A 2500 suburban is a pretty light 2500. Truthfully they’re like a 5/8 ton.

I towed my Ford 3400 TLB from MA to Nova Scotia and back, as well as towing my L48TLB 350 miles from Maine to MA., with the 2500 Suburban.
Either machine with trailer, weighed 12,000 lbs.
Not recommended, but no problems,...... definitely don't tailgate!

 

[fried1765]

Either you live in the most crime free city in the country, you’re extremely lucky, or you don’t park very often with tools in the back.

Rural Maine is reasonably good.

 

[4570Man]

I towed my Ford 3400 TLB from MA to Nova Scotia and back, as well as towing my L48TLB 350 miles from Maine to MA., with the 2500 Suburban.
Either machine with trailer, weighed 12,000 lbs.
Not recommended, but no problems,...... definitely don't tailgate!

Yea my excursion doesn’t have the brakes either. It’s still better than a 150 from the same period. I never towed anything heavy with my 2500 suburban. The transmission was on its last leg. The excursion wins power/transmission wise. The suburban probably had better rear suspension. Even if it’s weaker I’d still way rather have a 6.0 Chevy over the v10. I usually tow with my 750. It’s overkill but when you hit the brakes it stops.

 

[fried1765]

Yea my excursion doesn’t have the brakes either. I usually tow with my 750. It’s overkill but when you hit the brakes it stops. It’s still a lot better than a 159 from the same period. View attachment 709350

I put Air Lift air bag shocks on the 454 V-8 Suburban.
Easy to install, and made a big towing difference.

 

[Hay Dude]

I got my favorite weed eater borrowed off my truck. The side boards on my ton truck are too high to see over so it’s fairly secure but I’d been hauling scrap and the bed was full of oil so I had the weed eater on my trailer. I was stopping to eat and the starter was giving trouble so I didn’t want to shut it off in the drive through. In the 5 minutes it took to go inside someone borrowed it.

You eat?
sissy….lol

 

[4570Man]

I put Air Lift air bag shocks on the Suburban.
Easy to install, and made a big towing difference.

I’m not that worried about the saggy back end. It’s the stopping that’s the weakest link. My old trailer brake box wasn’t very good. I’ve since changed it but I haven’t towed anything besides my lawnmower to see how much that helped. New pads and rotors might help but I’m probably not going to. If it was my main tow vehicle I would but I’ll just keep using the 750.

 

[Hay Dude]

I’m not that worried about the saggy back end. It’s the stopping that’s the weakest link. My old trailer brake box wasn’t very good. I’ve since changed it but I haven’t towed anything besides my lawnmower to see how much that helped. New pads and rotors might help but I’m probably not going to. If it was my main tow vehicle I would but I’ll just keep using the 750. View attachment 709351

Is that a Hertz rental truck? Looks like the yellow ones that used to be all over the place