Knowing that the 2006 Avalanche was the last year for the three-quarter ton 2500 model. I sold my 2002 2500 for a new 2006 model.. That was 18 model years and nearly 200,000 miles ago. I have owned over a hundred cars in my time. And this Avalanche is by far the best for my trucking needs. It has a 8.1 liter engine with an Allison four-speed automatic transmission with leaf springs in the rear and torsion bars in the front along and four-wheel drive. It's a four door with plenty of room for five passengers. The back of the rear seat fold downs and can fit a full 4' by 8' sheet of plywood. Or 12' long conduit with the tailgate shut and locked. I have loaded 3,000 pounds of steel in the box, and it just sits level. And can easily handle towing 15,000 pound trailer.. All in a package that with a length 221”. That's like a foot shorter than a four-door model truck. Yet it has only a 5' or 6' bed. And an engine with far less towing power. They may advertise a big payload. But they are under powered for my needs.
The bad part of the Avalanche 2500 is that they are no longer produced. They get poor gas mileage,, 13 to 14 MPG on the road,, actually city not much worse. And both mine use a quart of oil every 700 miles.
I know I would be happy with what's, So I decided to spruce up the old gal over the winter. The plastic cladding was weathered. And there was rust. The work I performed would easily make the truck presentable for the next three years. No doubt I will do a more extensive job next time. Such as replacing fenders, rocker panels and paint.
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Avalanche pulling my 3500 pound tile bed trailer with a 2,500 pound milling machine loaded under the cover.. Ready for a 250 mile round trip..
Not much of the Avalanche to see. I am unloading my new Roll-in Saw off my hydraulic tilt bed trailer. The saw is about 1500 pounds is all. It's bolted to a pallet with my pallet jack under. Then lowering it down the tilted bed using the winch... easy peasy
