stretchnout

I tow a 42 sonic, with a 3500 chevy dually no problem stopping or pulling ramps.. A dually is the only way to go for me...

baywatch

I am curious how the 36' baja weighs in at 16,000lbs? Dry weight is 8300, fuel tank is 235gal and then trailer? So figuring the fuel on the heavy side is 8lb per gal, that means the trailer weighs 5800lbs or so?

My Apache is 10k dry + 3k for eagle trailer+ 1,000 lbs worth of fuel and I come up with 14,000. The last time I actually weighed it it was less than that, but I was low on Fuel and there wasn't any gear in the boat.

Regardless, I recently pulled my 36' apache with an 05 dodge cummins 3500 4x4 SRW from Sturgeon bay to St. Louis with no problems. I would love to have a top kick or international but the one ton will get the job done. If the person that started this post is buying a new truck already then I would get the Dually if you can deal with the foot print for your daily driving, but SRW will work.

Byrdman

You can't buy a single wheel if your going to be towing stuff...just because you can't park it....easier to drive..I gotta park out in left field....pleeeeze....I chuck a 4500 around like it is a toyota...get a grip on it...bunch of girls

Tony Montana

I would like to know where you guys are getting your info? Everything I research (on Ford at least) says srw 12,500k drw 15000k???????

Jassman

Gearing makes a difference as well. 3.73 gears, 4.10's, and tow Boss 4.30's. I have the 4.10's in LWB CC dually as my daily drivers. My equipment is 22k but I tow it in my 4000 acre community from job site to jobsite where speeds don't exceed 35mph. I have towed it on a freeway twice to the next ramp for a tire repair, a mile down the road, it pulls it, no question, not exactly legal. My 4300 Nortech is a breeze with this truck, I never tow over 72, 73mph. I always stay in the right or middle lane, and always take my time. Is it legal, don't know, am I going to buy a Freightliner, No. Jeff

articfriends

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No matter what the published weights are on the majority of boats they usually weigh more,my bud had a 29 baja,with full tank of fuel and his 3500 lb trailer and gear it would whip his long box crew cab srw 99 chevy around,we figured it was approaching 11,000 lbs. Once in a while if the trailer brakes didn't "hit" right away it would literaly skid his truck through a intersection if pavewent was wet at all. I had about 10,000 lbs behind my 06 duramax and you could definately tell truck was being worked hard, I wouldn't think of putting even 16,000 lbs behind it,Smitty

Jassman

Im not knocking Your Duramax Dually or any of them in general. They all have their better/weaker points. I also own a 06 GMC Dually with the 350/650 and obvious Allison. I love the powertrain, (and that's all) but what you stated on towing 16,000 lbs behind it is correct, on the GM product. This truck I use for 12k and under applications, and I should say 10k and under, the suspension, while being smoother is no way capable of pulling the 16k (Nortech) like the Ford. Big difference between these 2 models in just this area. Jeff

Tony Montana

So don't know if you posted this to confirm my understanding or not? But if I am reading the chart correctly it says what I posted 12,500 for srw and 15,000 for drw

Byrdman

Thanks dudie.....

Sean H

SRW tox max rating is 15k with a 23k max total vehicle weight, i bet you are way over both... (my title to my 05 f250 PSD CC 4x4 said it weighed 8300 lbs dry) you said your boat weighed 16k on the trailer, plus 8K plus for the truck, you are already over the GCVW....