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4bus 03-15-2012 07:25 PM

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I think I have you beat :eekdrop:

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Dave M 03-15-2012 07:31 PM


Originally Posted by US1 Fountain (Post 3642048)
Where's Rob? :D

I remember that pic, was it a Hustler / Element?

I did put the class 3 on there for a bike rack that also fits my truck. I put the boat in the back yard in the winter so I use the element to move it around.

I have to use a floor jack to put the trailer on the ball, the tongue jack doesn't go low enough. LOL!

PhantomChaos 03-15-2012 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by 4bus (Post 3642086)
I think I have you beat :eekdrop:

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Here ya go. :D

jeff32 03-15-2012 07:36 PM

H2 is not that bad... !!!

US1 Fountain 03-15-2012 07:44 PM

I had a Jeep that I used to move mine around in the garage. The short wheel base is really nice.

Towed my empty trailer once with the Jeep and that alone was enough to put the frame almost on the axles. Those Jeeps don't have a very high tongue weight rating. :D

4bus 03-15-2012 08:01 PM


Originally Posted by PhantomChaos (Post 3642092)
Here ya go. :D

H2 isn't that bad, look close...The lincoln in my picture is the avaitor (mid size) not the navigator.

Still, that 6.0l in your hummer must be drinking the fuel pulling a 42 tiger, that's a big boat

Uncle Dave 03-15-2012 09:24 PM


Originally Posted by PhantomChaos (Post 3642092)
Here ya go. :D

Delusions of Capability

UD

kaje 03-15-2012 09:34 PM

Nice job RON.. TIME FOR A TOW RIG!!

RollWithIt 03-15-2012 09:40 PM

Tongue weight on a trailer is all dependant on the balance of the load over the wheels. If the boat is far enough back, there can be very little downward weight on the front of the trailer. I knew a guy who had an old Chris Craft that when loaded on the trailer, you could lift the front of the trailer by hand and place it on his hitch.

Still doesn't allow the vehicle to tow that weight over the road, but around a yard or storage is fine.

Tom A. 03-16-2012 09:21 AM

Saw a guy at my marina last summer show up with a 42' Outerlimits hooked up to an F-150 crew cab short bed. Said he towed it all over the country with that.... can you say lawsuit waiting to happen.


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