Skater heading North bound on the turnpike twin O/B
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Skater heading North bound on the turnpike twin O/B
So yesterday we decide to take a car ride to Orlando from Palm beach and On my way north cruising @ 80 mph on the pike , Here come's a truck pulling a Outboard skater passing me like I was sitting still easy 100 + mph .
Now 100 mph on the water is nice but behind on a trailer
I have been towing boats and trailers for close to 30 years and max speed towing was around 70 mph for safety reason " max tire speed " . "Sorry for venting " I just thought it was crazy
MIke
Now 100 mph on the water is nice but behind on a trailer
I have been towing boats and trailers for close to 30 years and max speed towing was around 70 mph for safety reason " max tire speed " . "Sorry for venting " I just thought it was crazy
MIke
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So yesterday we decide to take a car ride to Orlando from Palm beach and On my way north cruising @ 80 mph on the pike , Here come's a truck pulling a Outboard skater passing me like I was sitting still easy 100 + mph .
Now 100 mph on the water is nice but behind on a trailer
I have been towing boats and trailers for close to 30 years and max speed towing was around 70 mph for safety reason " max tire speed " . "Sorry for venting " I just thought it was crazy
MIke
Now 100 mph on the water is nice but behind on a trailer
I have been towing boats and trailers for close to 30 years and max speed towing was around 70 mph for safety reason " max tire speed " . "Sorry for venting " I just thought it was crazy
MIke
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I towed to LOTO and back then the keys, set the cruise on 80 as otherwise I would have been holding up traffic. Nothing worse than someone pulling a big boat like a 17' bay liner, with a Yamahaha,, 45 in the fast lane.
And we never use trailer tires.
And we never use trailer tires.
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I have run at 80 mph with 36 Skater 10.6 ' wide in tow up and down 95 without any issues as long as ball joints on truck are good and load is balanced. The Duramax got 4mpg reguardless of speed.
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10-11 at 75 mph
11-12 at 70 mph
13-14 at 60 mph