HARDTRAILZ
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What are you towing with yours ????
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littleblazer
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- Jul 6, 2014
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A little more substantial then the last thing.
Ziggy
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RedRocketZ28
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- May 16, 2014
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Bow_Tied
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Nice looking ride on the trailer!!
What's your trailer/load weigh and how did it handle?
RedRocketZ28
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- May 16, 2014
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I am not 100% certain but I would guess the trailer being around 2,000 lbs. and the car weighs around 3,200 lbs. It handled it very well and pulled it nice as well. Was able to run 75 mph in OD with no issues. This setup actually pulls nicer than my parents 18' Four Winns boat. I attribute that mostly to the double vs. single axle trailer though.
Bow_Tied
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Wow, that sounds great. Looks like a fast ride too, on the way to the track?
EDIT: nm, I just read your sig. Very nice!
BTW, you may want to check your trailer tires if you haven't already - some are only rated to 60mph.
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RedRocketZ28
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- May 16, 2014
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Nice. My parents have a 1998 Horizon RS with the 5.0 in it. Looking to step up to something bigger this year though since we use it on a much bigger lake now.
flugelboneman
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- Aug 19, 2014
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Hi Guys
Towing 24' Rockwood 2304s with 2008 TB. Equalizer hitch, tranny cooler, state of the art brake controller. Just cranked over almost 100,000 Kms pulling over every mountain pass in BC and Washington State. I tow in 3rd gear, very seldom over 95 KPH (about 55-60 MPH) I average 10/12 MPG. Always maintained up to date with synthetic oil. Never had a problem. Sometimes down into 1st gear over tough passes, but always keep it under 4000 RPM. This is a wonderful vehicle and a shame it was discontinued. I can still be parked and someone will come up and ask what model of Chev it is, commenting on its attractiveness. Tried to upload photo, but too large.
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C-ya
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- Aug 24, 2012
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I agree. I love the looks, and based on how many I see everywhere I go, other people must think so, too.
I use Photobucket for posting pictures on forums. You upload to PB then copy & paste a link from there into your post on the forum. The picture is linked from PB and is not subject to size limits on the forum itself. Pics take up space, so I try to save server space on the forums.
Mooseman
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Problem with Photobucket is that the links expire and we have nothing here after the member is long gone. You can resize pics. There should be an app for that.
...and for those that may be using a desktop or similar, there are also many web tools like the one below which can do it 
http://www.resize-photos.com/
http://www.resize-photos.com/
littleblazer
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Martyelzz4
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Ok, so I'll do this with pictures. The end of JUNE 2016 from NW PA to Eastern Washington.. through the Rocky Mountains.. my 5.3i Saab pulling my 98 Lincoln Continental(which has never been driven in snow and the reason I purchased the Saab). 2392 miles and 13.3 mpg average. I was doing much better before the mountains.
Then, not much later, a Uhaul 7x10 dual axle from Sprague, WA to Seattle, WA and back Loaded with 2600 lbs in the back. I wish I had done the brakes before those trips ... as they got pretty hot and were in pretty bad shape by the time I got around to changing them.
Then, not much later, a Uhaul 7x10 dual axle from Sprague, WA to Seattle, WA and back Loaded with 2600 lbs in the back. I wish I had done the brakes before those trips ... as they got pretty hot and were in pretty bad shape by the time I got around to changing them.
Spetch
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In May we bought our '02 Trailblazer at the same time as our new trailer. It's a 18 foot Starcraft AR-One Extreme. 3700lbs loaded. It was too much for my undergeared Jeep Wrangler. Salesman showed me the TB that had come in behind a Class A motorhome. Its got some bumps and scratches but so far mechanically sound. A few electrical ghosts that led me to this site. The rear wiper and hatch stuff and now the horn. This site is a great resource. I always loved the Trailblazer and looking forward to putting some km's on it exploring Vancouver Island.
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Bow_Tied
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Welcome, Spetch!!
Good looking rig. I might suggest you look into an external mount trans cooler if you haven't already, good insurance. There are a few threads around here on that.
Cheers,
Ron
Spetch
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I've looked a few threads and I will look closer to see if an extra trans cooler was ever installed. It still has the towing brackets and brake actuator from being a tow behind. It might just have a trans cooler. Although I'm planning too many long haul trips with the TB, as some of the best camping starts 5 minutes out of town around here; We do have lots of hills to climb!
Cheers!
dkvasnicka
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@Martyelzz4 Looking at the tow hitch pic... how does the tongue weight go together with the rear airbags on the Saab? Doesn't it end up continuously trying to inflate them (to no avail)? Or did you convert her to springs? (towing noob here, so bear with me)
Bow_Tied
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I don't mean to speak for Marty but the air bags inflate to maintain a ride height. With the extra load the compressor just puts the bags at a higher pressure until ride height is achieved. So long as there are no leaks it should be ok.
Martyelzz4
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Well, to tell you the truth, I worried the whole trip as they were riding low... The compressor needs some work .. maybe this spring,,, as it gradually got real real low by the time I dropped off the car hauler. We pretty much drove 14 hours a day the first two day and about 9 the last day as I only felt comfortable pulling the load about about 67 mph... to bad also.. because with the 80 mph speed limit on I-90 I could have made the trip in 2 days instead of 3 had I not been towing the load! I will not be doing any extended hauling any more so I'll probably either rebuild or replace the old compressor; as it overheats after about 5 psi into a tire... but I like the ride.. and it did take about 1800 miles before the air springs could not keep up; I'll check out the "heavy duty" version of the air springs when the warm weather hits again...
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littleblazer
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Blackwater
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JimInRadfordVA
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I have a hitch-mounted lift for my wheelchair. Does that count?
Mooseman
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Oh, is that the requirement? LOL
Glad I didn't add to this thread, then, as I never think to take pics until after the fact (trailer is in storage, as my HOA has issues with me keeping it on my driveway all permanent-like). And it's too damned cold this week to go 'visit' it & hook it up just to take a pic. Hurry up, Spring!
I suppose I could paste a pic of the Voy, a pic of the hitch, and a pic of the trailer one after the other, and say "it looks like this", but that's not quite the same. Soon...soon.
Glad I didn't add to this thread, then, as I never think to take pics until after the fact (trailer is in storage, as my HOA has issues with me keeping it on my driveway all permanent-like). And it's too damned cold this week to go 'visit' it & hook it up just to take a pic. Hurry up, Spring!
I suppose I could paste a pic of the Voy, a pic of the hitch, and a pic of the trailer one after the other, and say "it looks like this", but that's not quite the same. Soon...soon.
I have been towing a 21' Terry (2007). It weighs in at about 4000 lbs... "tongued" at about 650 lbs. I am pushing the limits every where once we get on board but its been reasonably good except in higher grade hills. Tow in 3rd of course. The 4.2 with the 3.42 does have to work hard at times (we get about 11-12 miles / US gal) and I am expecting things will be worn before their time but overall I like the vehicle size cause it fits in my garage and its comfortable in use. The next SUV vehicles up in the GM line currently are too big for the space AND HEAVY on the pocket book....
Its been across NA twice including out to the pacific coast highway and yellowstone / glacier national parks along with Banff and Jasper and moved thru 100 F plus weather in California and Nevada (its got an added tranny cooler).
Picture isn't the greatest but it is another "data point" for the thread.... its from just off the columbia river between washington and oregon.
Its been across NA twice including out to the pacific coast highway and yellowstone / glacier national parks along with Banff and Jasper and moved thru 100 F plus weather in California and Nevada (its got an added tranny cooler).
Picture isn't the greatest but it is another "data point" for the thread.... its from just off the columbia river between washington and oregon.
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Martyelzz4
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Well, the air compressor is NOT that good and I could not even do a few lbs of pressure on a tire before it over heated.. gradually it could not keep up.. I did hear a couple of POPS while I was on the way out here.. the bags are good so I think I popped the shocks I'll be changing them this summer (2018) it's just on a lower priority since I'll retired and on SS. Next project is the valve cover.. then the shocks.. well maybe both the end of this month gotta pay the 2nd half of my property tax the end of April.
Martyelzz4
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Adamc0909
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I know this post is >2yrs old but I have an 05 Envoy FWD 4.2L SWB W/ 190,000+ miles on it and I want to pull a 2 axle car trailer w/ an 02 TransAm on it. I was scanning thru this thread and yours piqued my interest b/c its basically the same set up. What have you done to yours to enable it to tow that weight. any tips you might give me? btw,, nice Camaro !! mine's got mostly suspension mods as I take mine Auto-X-ing.