Towing a 292
 

What do you people tow your 292 with????

Chevy 2500HD w/tow package, gas

I live out side Philly, bought the boat in up state NY, 4 hours up with out the boat, 5 hours home, averaged 60mph on the trip back, boat trailed beautifully, truck handled it fine.

How far do you plan on towing?

I use a Range Rover.. I was just seeing what other people use..
the Rover tows it but the stopping is the issue. Since I have been looking around at new boats I was looking into getting the wife a new Escalade. They rate it at 7900 lbs for towing.. I love the Rover and dont want to sell it for some kinda HD pick up.

I tow mine with a Nissan Titan only tow it a few times a year its ok but you know its there.Wife has an Escalade ESV and I have never towed with it but doubt it would tow a 292 safely

I would use a HD truck, 1/2 ton may do the job but a 3/4 ton will have the better brakes and weight, using a SUV may work but rember the short wheelbase would be the biggest issue, if you tow with a not so HD vehicle make sure the trailer has electric brakes, not tounge activated hydraulics, with electric you can manually pull it straight in a emergency sway, panic stop... forget it.

I have a Ford F250 V 10 and pulled the 292 and now the 353.

Hopefully by the time I pick up mine in the spring, I will have anew 3/4 ton Chevy or GMC. Of course a i haven't completely ruled out a Ford yet either.

You need at least a 3/4 ton truck to tow anything more than a 25'-ish foot single engine-anything.

The Range Rover is NO WHERE NEAR safe to tow that load.

Formula 292: 7000 lbs.
113 gallons of fuel: 678 lbs.
Trailer (at least): 2000 lbs.
Everything else like coolers, tools, parts, gear, anchors, etc: ??? lbs.

With spare tire, trailer tools, and all the gear that goes with boating, you are at or over 10,000 lbs. fully loaded.

Max towing weight on the Range Rover per any specs to be found on the web is 7716 lbs.

Your only over your maximum towing weight by 2000 lbs. +/-. Cool toys are great, but I would think one would want to have the correct setup so as to not put them all at risk, not to mention everyone in the vehicle with you, and everyone around you.

3/4 ton GMC 2500 Extended cab longbed, 454 (gas). Handles the 292 on a triple axle steel trailer beautifully, though the entire rig is over 50 feet long (can you say wide turns?)

Agree with the other comments here re: towing with a rig not rated for it; if things go bad you could put yourself, family and those around you in a world of hurt.

Biggest concern I see is that if things get squirrely, the boat\trailer will be pushing your Rover around, as it easily outweighs the SUV.

To help control the sway fro long distance traveling, I would recommend the weight distribution hitch configuration and sway bar attachment.

It came in quite handy as I was driving to the Ozarks... As the Tractor Trailers and hills can cause one to have 'White knuckle syndrome'