How big of a truck do I need?
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^^^That's the way to do it mittens, buy more truck than you need. Most half ton trucks nowadays would tow that rig no problem. I bet half the time you don't know the boat's back there do you? AND you get way better fuel mileage than you would with a gas motor.
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I vote for the dually. In perfect conditions less works. How about when its wet, when some jerk cuts you off, when you lose your trailer brakes. Once I felt the back end of my truck (F350, PS DRW) being pulled offline by the trailer (CAT weighed 16100#). No big deal, just a little nudge that got my attention. I don't know what would have happened if I was pulling with a SRW 3/4 T. But I am glad that I didn't have to find out.
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Well its not a dooly, but it pulls the 252 like a champ. my 1500 did a good job, but this thing just does not bounce, or feal a hill.
the next boat its going to feal i am sure but should do the job. (342 hopefully)
FYI, the truck makes 593 HP, and 1005 Tq, haha cant tow like that it would **** a tranny but its pretty bad on the street. ha
the next boat its going to feal i am sure but should do the job. (342 hopefully)
FYI, the truck makes 593 HP, and 1005 Tq, haha cant tow like that it would **** a tranny but its pretty bad on the street. ha
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Practicality aside, I guess it's theoretically possible to have too big a truck but I have not gotten to that point. Last weekend, at the ramp, I saw a dually pulling a Waverunner, and a Tahoe pulling a 42' Cigarette Tiger. Neither made much sense but I felt safer being on the highway with the dually / waverunner, than the guy with a Tiger on his tail.
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Well its not a dooly, but it pulls the 252 like a champ. my 1500 did a good job, but this thing just does not bounce, or feal a hill.
the next boat its going to feal i am sure but should do the job. (342 hopefully)
FYI, the truck makes 593 HP, and 1005 Tq, haha cant tow like that it would **** a tranny but its pretty bad on the street. ha
the next boat its going to feal i am sure but should do the job. (342 hopefully)
FYI, the truck makes 593 HP, and 1005 Tq, haha cant tow like that it would **** a tranny but its pretty bad on the street. ha
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Practicality aside, I guess it's theoretically possible to have too big a truck but I have not gotten to that point. Last weekend, at the ramp, I saw a dually pulling a Waverunner, and a Tahoe pulling a 42' Cigarette Tiger. Neither made much sense but I felt safer being on the highway with the dually / waverunner, than the guy with a Tiger on his tail.
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Practicality aside, I guess it's theoretically possible to have too big a truck but I have not gotten to that point. Last weekend, at the ramp, I saw a dually pulling a Waverunner, and a Tahoe pulling a 42' Cigarette Tiger. Neither made much sense but I felt safer being on the highway with the dually / waverunner, than the guy with a Tiger on his tail.
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