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'

2500HD Duramax
 

..along with a prestige trailer with surge brakes. Tows straight as an arrow at 70-75 mph. Has the Diesel/Allison package and just leave her in overdrive. Stops great and the grade braking feature in the tranny is a plus. Replaced the stock receiver hitch with a Putnam XDR Class V hitch.

It really depends on how far your normal haul is, and what your hauling plans are. If you plan on making several long distance trips throughout the course of the year then bigger is always better and safer (2500,3500,F250,F350,F450), but if you have short haul then you don't necessarily have to go that big (F150,1500 w/extended cab, 8ft bed and biggest power package available. I will agree though a range rover seems a bit underpowered and unsafe to haul a 292, it might pull it now, but your going to absolutely kill your tranny/brakes/rear end if you continue to haul it with that. I wouldn't say you had to go 3/4 ton, I've been looking into F-150's, even though I dispise Ford's. I think it's rated for 9600 lbs. I only plan on towing a few times per year for any distance, 60-70 miles at most.

Every 5th post in the truck and trailer section is about this same topic.

If you are towing over the rated capacity of your truck and/or your hitch; it does not matter if you are going on a 5 mile trip or a 500 mile trip, you are putting EVERYTHING and EVERYONE at risk. In the event of an accident/incident; your insurance company is liable to deny your claim for towing with and improper setup, and then you are totally hosed. Or imagine if someone that was due to pay you money due to an accident that they caused, but they go through all of the proper motions to prove that your setup was improper and/or illegal, and they refuse to pay for your damages. Insurance companies are in business to pay the least amount of money. They will spend $10K to prove that they don't have to pay you $100K since your setup should not have been on the road in the first place.

I used a full Weight Distribution hitch setup for a couple seasons, but it is NOT a substitute for a correct and properly rated setup. There is no band-aid here. Air-Bags, WD hitches, bigger brakes, E/H trailer brakes, and other towing enhancement tools can make your towing better, but you have to start with the correct rated and legal setup first.

When I had my 292 I towed with an 04 F250 4x4 with a 6.0 powerstroke and a 4" lift on 35's.

I tow my 1991 292 with a F150 crew cab with a supercharger.Plenty of torque to get her moving with two axle trailer.Full brakes help it stop.