How much Truck..??

[strick]

Exhaust breaks are wonderful...I will never be without them again. I dont know if I would call a Toyota a truck...No offense there Bigshrimpin


strick

[Kithogue]

anyone towing a 20' with ford square body from the 90's?

Ryan

[bmajvi]

Welllll... I'm considering buying a friend's 2014 4WD V6 Double Cab Tacoma, in part to "move up" a little from my current tow vehicle, a 6 cyl, stick shift '02 Jeep Wrangler! Only go 4 miles to the ramp, tow speed 25-35 mph, and keep a really sharp lookout ahead, 'cause yeah, stopping is the issue. As you can see, the boat is a Sceptre. Of course, "Dis is de islands mon," and my rig is waaay better than some of the ones you see here every day.

[Xcomunic8d]

Originally Posted by bmajvi

Welllll... I'm considering buying a friend's 2014 4WD V6 Double Cab Tacoma, in part to "move up" a little from my current tow vehicle, a 6 cyl, stick shift '02 Jeep Wrangler! Only go 4 miles to the ramp, tow speed 25-35 mph, and keep a really sharp lookout ahead, 'cause yeah, stopping is the issue. As you can see, the boat is a Sceptre. Of course, "Dis is de islands mon," and my rig is waaay better than some of the ones you see here every day.

I feel yah bruddah. Dat’s right I see half tons towing boats way, way over tow specs all the time. Prices are crazy and selection is near zero most of the time here anyway.

But get the biggest you can find and afford and stay in specs. I ended up with a Titan 4x4 for now. It’s within weight specs, but I’d much rather have a 3/4 ton Srw diesel with exhaust brake and trailer brakes. But dat’s crazy kine money.

2 issues is stopping and if trailer starts swaying you be in big trouble. Weight and length will hope on both as will weight distribution hitch and brake controller

[Bigshrimpin]

Originally Posted by strick

Exhaust breaks are wonderful...I will never be without them again. I dont know if I would call a Toyota a truck...No offense there Bigshrimpin

strick

No offense taken The Tundra is real comfortable, but nothing as plush as the roadmaster with AirBags

[FishStretcher]

Originally Posted by Kithogue

anyone towing a 20' with ford square body from the 90's?

Ryan

I have a 96 F-250 powerstroke. OBS. 2WD. I installed a LSD in it last month. It tows fine unless you want to race. I am not sure the 25 is a lot slower than the 20 behind it.


8 foot bed, extra cab, 215 HP. 22' long. It doesn't turn on a dime, but you can lock the trailer brakes up and it won't jackknife unless you get really dumb.



Best part, it's paid for.

[djisurfli]

Originally Posted by Kithogue

anyone towing a 20' with ford square body from the 90's?

Ryan

You shouldn't have issues with the 20'er behind you. It's looking likely that I'll be starting to use my 86 K10 4 speed to tow my 23 in the near future, we'll see how that goes...

[uncleboo]

That's one bad ass Buick!

[Blackfin26]

Bad mother Buick for sure! Love the 07 Tundra with 5.7 I have. It's pulled 26 foot boats for all of its 170K mile life with nothing more than routine maintenance oil changes, tires, and brakes.

[gofastsandman]

Originally Posted by Bigshrimpin

No offense taken The Tundra is real comfortable, but nothing as plush as the roadmaster with AirBags

Wally World is closed folks haha.

I tow my 20 w my 03 Sonoma. Factory ordered as HD as you can.
6k lb rating but the 20 is enough for the truck.

Factory Eaton G 80 full mechanical locker under 10 mph.
Just power brake and it locks right up.