Honest to God I had a piece of stick get into the PTO safety switch and prevent the electrical connection once. I would jump the starter directly from the battery with jumper cables and a screwdriver until I found the problem. I've used that trick on Craftsman lawn tractors to skip the solenoid...
I recently ordered a 3.0 duramax. I didn't want to deal with the 8 speed trans that the 2.7 is paired with. There have been tons and tons of problems with that transmission.
Your safest bet is to get a 21 with a 6 speed transmission but you're looking at the Customs or WT's. I went with an LT...
I was really hoping they would release a new Avalanche based on the new Suburban/Tahoe that came out this year. But I just put in an order for a Silverado so even if they surprise everyone with a 2022 Avalanche I won't be getting one for 5+ years.
Does it look like this? I'm pretty sure mine is a Machete. It works great. I'm just starting my research for model number, part numbers, etc but it appears they went out of business a long time ago
Your trailer definitely needs some attention. I don't know what's wrong but I know your little truck should be able to pull that trailer empty. Your trailer looks a lot heavier than mine though, so I can't say you should be able to tow your tractor on it.
I used to tow an L2650 (2500 lb...