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snowbunny · 06-12-2005, 05:12 AM

We also bought our Montana before we bought the truck. We have a 3350RS which comes very close to all the maximums for the 2001 Chev 2500HD with the Duramax/Allison that we finally purchased as a tow vehicle. So far we have pulled only east of the Mississippi but have had no trouble on the three mile grades on Interstate 87 south of Westport. We can maintain 60 mph going up and without braking we can stay under 70 mph coming down. The Duramax /Allison is a great combination, and I know that the newer GMs as well as Dodge and Ford offerings give even better torque than ours.

We did look at a Dodge 3500HD dually with the Cummins turbodeisel before we bought and were very impressed with it but figured that we would be driving the TV at least 40% of the time without the Montana and didn't want to have to deal with the dual rear wheels then.

You haven't mentioned whether you are considering 2 wheel or 4 wheel drive. We got 4 wheel and have been very thankful for it on a number of occasions.

06-12-2005, 05:12 AM	#13
snowbunny Montana Fan Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Swanton Posts: 380 M.O.C. #409	We also bought our Montana before we bought the truck. We have a 3350RS which comes very close to all the maximums for the 2001 Chev 2500HD with the Duramax/Allison that we finally purchased as a tow vehicle. So far we have pulled only east of the Mississippi but have had no trouble on the three mile grades on Interstate 87 south of Westport. We can maintain 60 mph going up and without braking we can stay under 70 mph coming down. The Duramax /Allison is a great combination, and I know that the newer GMs as well as Dodge and Ford offerings give even better torque than ours. We did look at a Dodge 3500HD dually with the Cummins turbodeisel before we bought and were very impressed with it but figured that we would be driving the TV at least 40% of the time without the Montana and didn't want to have to deal with the dual rear wheels then. You haven't mentioned whether you are considering 2 wheel or 4 wheel drive. We got 4 wheel and have been very thankful for it on a number of occasions.