Experience Pulling 40'+ Boat
03-19-2006 | 05:15 PM
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From: E- Dock, GLOC, Coral Gables, FL Ft Lauderdale, FL
Re: Experience Pulling 40'+ Boat
Originally Posted by Byrdman
Somebody post a picture of freedom 1 s pull truck.....and tell me how it does....
and no.....you can't afford it!!
Last edited by OU Want Some?!!; 03-19-2006 at 05:23 PM.
03-19-2006 | 05:22 PM
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From: Maryland
Re: Experience Pulling 40'+ Boat
Originally Posted by welladjusted
I've got power. I'm going to put 496HO's in it. Sound smart? 
...and don't be putting on the CMI's to bump up the HP too...
03-19-2006 | 06:08 PM
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Re: Experience Pulling 40'+ Boat
Originally Posted by OU Want Some?!!
S- 10 with camper.
and no.....you can't afford it!!
and no.....you can't afford it!!
03-19-2006 | 07:16 PM
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Re: Experience Pulling 40'+ Boat
Originally Posted by flash_e
Guys I was just wondering if a 2500HD Diesel "06" would have any problems pulling a 42' Cat? I know it's better to have the dully but I will only be pulling it a few times a year about 200 miles each way and did not really want to get a dually truck for every day driving. I am just worried about if the boat will want to sway. I will have a break controller on the truck but I was just wondering who out there has done this and their experience.
03-19-2006 | 09:18 PM
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Re: Experience Pulling 40'+ Boat
Originally Posted by Chuck
Well my boat isn't 40 ft. but damm close 37/10 to be exact. I started towing it with my 3/4 ton Gmc Duramax. Power was no isuue but safety is. I went out and purchased a 1 ton dually and the handeling diffrence was night and day.
03-19-2006 | 09:28 PM
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Re: Experience Pulling 40'+ Boat
“I will only be pulling it a few times a year about 200 miles each way and did not really want to get a dually truck for every day driving.”
This sure sounds like me a year ago. Bought an '03 3/4 ton 4x4 6.0 liter Suburban to pull a 41' Apache 300 miles twice a yr. Truck was fine, plenty of power, but....when braking ...waiting for the trailer brakes to catch up. Going around a corner trying to slow down while the trailer wants to push you straight. Or going around a curve hitting a bump in the middle and unloading the rear of the Suburban and the trailer is driving the truck. This was all at 60 mph. I was always waiting for that bus load of nuns to pull out in front of me...My wife asked "are we safe?" and i said "kind of"...until we have to make an evasive maneuver. So we bought a '98 C5500 GMC with a Cat 3116, 4 spd Allison, a/c, ps, pb, tilt, am/fm, new Michelin's all the way around with new Alcoa's. It's GVW is 20,660. 4 wheel disc brakes and it stops RIGHT NOW!!! It was a 2 owner truck. It was a delivery truck originally. Guy we bought it from shortened the frame 3' and had a flatbed/5th wheel bed built for it. He pulled a 36' enclosed trailer with it. The engine oil was sampled all it's life and we ran the serial # thru Cat, everything was good. We paid $11,000 for the truck. All it needed was cleaned up. How old of a dually would I have had to get for that $$$? My wife said "you couldn't bury us both for that amount..." enough said!
Steve
This sure sounds like me a year ago. Bought an '03 3/4 ton 4x4 6.0 liter Suburban to pull a 41' Apache 300 miles twice a yr. Truck was fine, plenty of power, but....when braking ...waiting for the trailer brakes to catch up. Going around a corner trying to slow down while the trailer wants to push you straight. Or going around a curve hitting a bump in the middle and unloading the rear of the Suburban and the trailer is driving the truck. This was all at 60 mph. I was always waiting for that bus load of nuns to pull out in front of me...My wife asked "are we safe?" and i said "kind of"...until we have to make an evasive maneuver. So we bought a '98 C5500 GMC with a Cat 3116, 4 spd Allison, a/c, ps, pb, tilt, am/fm, new Michelin's all the way around with new Alcoa's. It's GVW is 20,660. 4 wheel disc brakes and it stops RIGHT NOW!!! It was a 2 owner truck. It was a delivery truck originally. Guy we bought it from shortened the frame 3' and had a flatbed/5th wheel bed built for it. He pulled a 36' enclosed trailer with it. The engine oil was sampled all it's life and we ran the serial # thru Cat, everything was good. We paid $11,000 for the truck. All it needed was cleaned up. How old of a dually would I have had to get for that $$$? My wife said "you couldn't bury us both for that amount..." enough said!
Steve
