H3 for Towing

[aflax24]

I tow my boat on road trips pretty frequently. Not a big deal at all. My boat weighs about 3000lbs and I tow on road trips through the hills. At 55mph you wont even leave 3rd gear...It wont be bad at all "mate"

[evldave]

I tow a work trailer pretty regularly (it's a 16' trailer) through winding hilly backcountry roads. Trailer + gear ranges from 2500# up to a one-time max load of 6k#+ I drive in 3rd gear all the time while towing and it works ok in all weight ranges. If I remember correctly, towing a heavy (3500#) load, it would be around 3000 rpm in 3rd gear around 55 mph and downshifts to 2nd pretty quickly if the hill gets steep. It was plenty of torque for flat and moderate hills, but struggled on steep grades.

All that said, if I was towing an 18' camping trailer regularly, I wouldn't tow it with an H3. I'd get a Tahoe or Suburban or some other full-size SUV and tow with that. I have a 3/4 ton Suburban and you can tell the difference towing - in the H3 it's noticeable when you have a load that size/weight, with the Suburban, it's nothing and the truck doesn't even work hard...

[usetosellhummer]

No wait for the 5.3 V-8.

Originally Posted by usetosellhummer

No wait for the 5.3 V-8.

Agreed, because wheelin with a Tahoe or Suburban mini-van substitute SUV isn't going to work.

[evldave]

Originally Posted by Steve - SanJose

Agreed, because wheelin with a Tahoe or Suburban mini-van substitute SUV isn't going to work.

TRUE!!...and that's why I have both...

[usetosellhummer]

smart man

[Matt19]

well fellas, if i was an aussi, i would think to myself if the alpha would be released in Austrailia around the same time it is in the US. because if i would have to wait a year or two, then i would not by an H3 at all, and by a fullsize