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Old 04-28-2010 | 08:44 AM
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My dually is my DD so I know what you mean!!

How far are you going to be towing it? You'll be within spec so I wouldn't worry too much....
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Old 04-28-2010 | 12:10 PM
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most of my boating will be done on the rivers here in Pittsburgh. I will take it to Lake Erie, the Chesapeak and Raystown lake some. So most of the towing will be local with a few extended trips. I want to be able to weekend on the boat. I've always loved the lines on the Cafe Racers and wish I wouldve been in the market when you bought yours. Otherwise it might be sitting at my marina. lol But I have to sell my Baja first.
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Old 04-28-2010 | 12:59 PM
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Sounds like you have dealt with tires before MIke! HahAhaha....
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Old 04-28-2010 | 01:19 PM
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I pulled our old 94 TG with blowers and #3SSM's on an aluminum trailer with my 2002 Chev 2500HD. It was a little anemic, and definitly the max, but it worked.
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Old 04-28-2010 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by RollWithIt
most of my boating will be done on the rivers here in Pittsburgh. I will take it to Lake Erie, the Chesapeak and Raystown lake some. So most of the towing will be local with a few extended trips. I want to be able to weekend on the boat. I've always loved the lines on the Cafe Racers and wish I wouldve been in the market when you bought yours. Otherwise it might be sitting at my marina. lol But I have to sell my Baja first.
I am VERY happy with my purchase and can't say one bad thing about the Cafe's. It might be blasphemy in the CIG world but the lines are better than the TG's

If you are under the tow capacity of the truck and consequently dont have to worry about liability I would say go for it. You won't regret it EVER. If you decide you want a little more stability throw some bags on the truck.
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Old 04-28-2010 | 02:19 PM
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I have a 1994 Cig Top Gun. It's very heavy and kind of dangerous to tow. I had a 2000 Dodge Daully Automatic. Destroyed the transmission every 150 miles of towing. I had to get my transmission replaced 4 times in one summer. Went to a 2007 Dodge Dually 6 speed 4x4 manual tranmission and have not had any problems is 3+ years. If you have 225/75/R15 tires on your trailer, go with Maxxis tires. I have had bad luck with other tires.....like 3 blowouts in 2 years. Anyway, be careful towing that thing, it can be hard to stop.
Note: if you are turning and there is gravel on the road, expect your rear to be pushed as if you were on ice.
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Old 04-28-2010 | 03:06 PM
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Tow my 02 Gun w a 07 Classic cc lb 3500 single rear wheel Duramax.
Put air bags on back and it tows better than I thought it would.
Dont forget the TRAIN horn to warn the fkrs when you are comming thru!
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Old 04-28-2010 | 03:25 PM
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Dodge autos have sucked for years 2 options allison or a bull dog 4R100 in the ford. The reg. Ford trans will only last if babied and a huge...... cooler and the inline filter that they rec. from the factory now.
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Old 04-28-2010 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by UrbanDisturbance
I have a 1994 Cig Top Gun. It's very heavy and kind of dangerous to tow. I had a 2000 Dodge Daully Automatic. Destroyed the transmission every 150 miles of towing. I had to get my transmission replaced 4 times in one summer. Went to a 2007 Dodge Dually 6 speed 4x4 manual tranmission and have not had any problems is 3+ years. If you have 225/75/R15 tires on your trailer, go with Maxxis tires. I have had bad luck with other tires.....like 3 blowouts in 2 years. Anyway, be careful towing that thing, it can be hard to stop.
Note: if you are turning and there is gravel on the road, expect your rear to be pushed as if you were on ice.
Up to 03', Dodge had the Chryler built auto transmissions. 04' and above has the Mercedes built transmissions. I pull a 25' dovetail gooseneck (4,000 +/- ibs) with 12,000 - 17,400 ib pieces of equipment on it quite often using my 04' Dodge dually with an automatic. Truck has 60,000 miles on it now and I have had no troubles at all.
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