What type truck is everyone useing to pull their boats with ?
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mannymach1
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Re: What type truck is everyone useing to pull there boats with ?
Good truck. ;D ;D ;D
I have an extended cab 2500HD 6.0L 4:10. Pulls my 242 with no effort.
Comming back from MD with the 242 it lost some speed on a long tall hill but if the engine reved up and the trans came out of OD it would speed up the hill. I could have gone with the 8.1L in hind sight.
You should do quite well with that truck.
mannymach1 said:
Good truck. ;D ;D ;D
I have an extended cab 2500HD 6.0L 4:10. Pulls my 242 with no effort.
Comming back from MD with the 242 it lost some speed on a long tall hill but if the engine reved up and the trans came out of OD it would speed up the hill. I could have gone with the 8.1L in hind sight.
You should do quite well with that truck.
mannymach1
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Re: What type truck is everyone useing to pull there boats with ?
Good truck. ;D ;D ;D
I have an extended cab 2500HD 6.0L 4:10. Pulls my 242 with no effort.
Comming back from MD with the 242 it lost some speed on a long tall hill but if the engine reved up and the trans came out of OD it would speed up the hill. I could have gone with the 8.1L in hind sight.
You should do quite well with that truck.
Here in california we have tons of hills.....this baby goes up them with ease
Good truck. ;D ;D ;D
I have an extended cab 2500HD 6.0L 4:10. Pulls my 242 with no effort.
Comming back from MD with the 242 it lost some speed on a long tall hill but if the engine reved up and the trans came out of OD it would speed up the hill. I could have gone with the 8.1L in hind sight.
You should do quite well with that truck.
Here in california we have tons of hills.....this baby goes up them with ease
233 Double E
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2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7 (Selec-Trac), tow package & tranny cooler.
It pulls about 5500 lbs with litte issue.
I can tell it doesn't like it but it runs cool even on a warm day. It pulls just fine getting about 10-12 MPG.
The short wheel base & daily driver status of that vehicle make it ideal.
Texas to NC, up the ramps, over the dirt roads...no problem.
It pulls about 5500 lbs with litte issue.
I can tell it doesn't like it but it runs cool even on a warm day. It pulls just fine getting about 10-12 MPG.
The short wheel base & daily driver status of that vehicle make it ideal.
Texas to NC, up the ramps, over the dirt roads...no problem.
Velocity260
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Re: What type truck is everyone useing to pull there boats with ?
2000 chevy 3/4ton with 6.0liter tows good struggles a little on hills.
2000 chevy 3/4ton with 6.0liter tows good struggles a little on hills.
CMac
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Re: What type truck is everyone useing to pull there boats with ?
Converted 2001 2500HD with 8.1L & Allison tranny. Installed air bags, 20,000lb cap. hitch and ball, 456 ring and pinion, Mag-Hytech diff cover for more fluid capacity and heat dissipation, 10 bolt 19.5 wheels to run an F rated 12 ply tire.
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Converted 2001 2500HD with 8.1L & Allison tranny. Installed air bags, 20,000lb cap. hitch and ball, 456 ring and pinion, Mag-Hytech diff cover for more fluid capacity and heat dissipation, 10 bolt 19.5 wheels to run an F rated 12 ply tire.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m240/cmacci/CIMG0824.jpg (Full Pic)
CMac
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Re: What type truck is everyone useing to pull there boats with ?
Thanks aquaforce,
The only thing the Kodiak has over her is about 700lbs more chassis weight and bigger brakes. I didn't like adding the extra weight with the 10 bolt adapters and inner steel wheels, but the stability is well worth the trade off.
She pulls great to the local lakes, so now for the real test, we're pulling up to Lake Powell on the 12th of April that will include three long hills. The big rigs are down in the 20 to 30mph range on the hills. I hope to be around 45mph.
Great triple disc electric over hydraulic trailer brakes will help me comming back.
Thanks aquaforce,
The only thing the Kodiak has over her is about 700lbs more chassis weight and bigger brakes. I didn't like adding the extra weight with the 10 bolt adapters and inner steel wheels, but the stability is well worth the trade off.
She pulls great to the local lakes, so now for the real test, we're pulling up to Lake Powell on the 12th of April that will include three long hills. The big rigs are down in the 20 to 30mph range on the hills. I hope to be around 45mph.
Great triple disc electric over hydraulic trailer brakes will help me comming back.
Velocity260
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Re: What type truck is everyone useing to pull there boats with ?
sounds like your truck should be on overhaulin ;D cool updates
sounds like your truck should be on overhaulin ;D cool updates
