Picked up a new vehicle for towing, to give the blazer a break.

2002 Avalanche 2500 8.1L w/ 45k miles.

 

Nice truck, and that's a lot of motor under there. Should pull a few things.

 

I bought it to tow the camper we bought over the fall, the Blazer can do it but it was struggling a bit.

 

awesome engine. i just looked it up and it seems thats the only engine that came with the 2500 avalanche. shouldnt have no problem towing that camper

 

We were debating if we should go with the 5.3 that came in the Avalanche 1500 or the 8.1 in the 2500 and decided since it won't be a daily driver and we might upgrade campers later we should just go with the bigger truck.

 

cool. i didnt even know they made 2500 avalanches. should be able to pull the blazer while pullin the tent lol!

 

good thinking if you ever upgrade. I towed a 10,000lb trailer with my dads f-150 75mi before and a big block under the hood would have been nice, LOL. It had plenty of power on the road, but coming out of the camp it was at there was a very steep hill and I don't think it could have got it moving in 2hi from a stop on 35" tires. 4lo, pulled it up that hill fine, then back to 2hi once I got to the road.

 

I don't think they make them anymore I think it was just the 02-06's. I don't think they even make the 8.1 anymore period.