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LAriverratt 02-20-2018 10:43 AM


Originally Posted by da*****rcury (Post 4611140)
Reconfigured those cabinets and got it inside!
6 inches to spare at both ends to boot!
Im looking forward to seeing how it tows the skater after having a dually all of these years.
Ive got 445 hp, 910 lbs of torque, 373 differential.
Srw, short bed and 6"+ lift though, should be interesting.
i will not miss feathering around freeway ramps when pavement is wet, squeezing through toll booths, or navigating narrow roads at night with fellow mototorists texting

nice truck David! let me know how it tows. I swore I wouldn't go back to srw truck though lol. Have you put air bags on the rear? Installed some on the 07 srw I had. Put an electric air compressor on board with controls in the console to dump and air up while underway...help a lot towing the boats and the RV I had at the time.

davidmercury 02-24-2018 10:10 PM


Originally Posted by skate (Post 4550590)
Bring that bad boy to Tickfaw and come play!


Originally Posted by bulletbob (Post 4611210)
David, your new SRW truck will pull your Skater just fine. I pulled Steves' 36 up and down the east coast with no problems with a 2500HD. The tongue weight will need to be addressed as Steves' 36 wanted to have one inch of exposed bunk at the transom to be perfectly balanced. Every trailer setup is different, but these are fun problems that are easy to solve. Enjoy the new truck.

thanks Bob, ive never been extremely happy about the way the Skater tows on the interstate. In the past, alot of bounce when going on an off overpasses.

davidmercury 02-24-2018 10:18 PM


Originally Posted by LAriverratt (Post 4611225)
nice truck David! let me know how it tows. I swore I wouldn't go back to srw truck though lol. Have you put air bags on the rear? Installed some on the 07 srw I had. Put an electric air compressor on board with controls in the console to dump and air up while underway...help a lot towing the boats and the RV I had at the time.

no air bags,going to see how it goes, I may be asking you for reccomendations later though

Taboma 02-25-2018 11:08 AM

David, You need to look into an "Air Safe" hitch! It is a game changer when towing. No more trailer/boat bucking. Product Overview | Air Hitch by AirSafe Hitch Technology

bulletbob 02-25-2018 12:23 PM

David,

Moving the 36' beast one inch forward on the bunks will change the tongue weight dramatically. Steves setup liked one inch of exposed bunk at the transom. If the tongue weight isn't perfect it will wear out the ball joints on the truck. I had the same problem with overpasses and too much tongue weight. The truck seemed to have no weight on the front tires. Other than that the SRW towed fine. Nice C6 in the garage. I picked up a C6 vert, 6 spd. last Feb for my 50th birthday and have put 10k on it in a year just having fun. Take care B.

Skater30 02-25-2018 12:34 PM


Originally Posted by Taboma (Post 4612363)
David, You need to look into an "Air Safe" hitch! It is a game changer when towing. No more trailer/boat bucking. Product Overview Air Hitch by AirSafe Hitch Technology

That is a neat looking hitch device! I've got Good Year bags on the back of my 2500 Super Duty, so I'm good.

davidmercury 02-25-2018 09:33 PM


Originally Posted by da*****rcury (Post 4612273)
no air bags,going to see how it goes, I may be asking you for reccomendations later though


Originally Posted by Taboma (Post 4612363)
David, You need to look into an "Air Safe" hitch! It is a game changer when towing. No more trailer/boat bucking. Product Overview Air Hitch by AirSafe Hitch Technology

sounds really good, ill look into this to pull the Skater, thanks for posting

davidmercury 02-25-2018 09:39 PM


Originally Posted by bulletbob (Post 4612383)
David,

Moving the 36' beast one inch forward on the bunks will change the tongue weight dramatically. Steves setup liked one inch of exposed bunk at the transom. If the tongue weight isn't perfect it will wear out the ball joints on the truck. I had the same problem with overpasses and too much tongue weight. The truck seemed to have no weight on the front tires. Other than that the SRW towed fine. Nice C6 in the garage. I picked up a C6 vert, 6 spd. last Feb for my 50th birthday and have put 10k on it in a year just having fun. Take care B.

congrats on the c6 Bob. Youre enjoying yours more than me as its taken me more than 10 years to put 25k miles on it.
thanks for advice on towing 36 Skater

LAriverratt 03-03-2018 07:39 AM


Originally Posted by da*****rcury (Post 4612273)
no air bags,going to see how it goes, I may be asking you for reccomendations later though

this is the manufacturer I used.Air Lift 72000 Remote Wireless Air Compressor System Newer technology applied now with the remote control and no hose or wires to cab. I had to open the console and use a manual dump and a rocker switch to air up. this looks way easier to install!

that hitch looks like it could work well. wondering how you know how much psi to put in it for the proper ride.:cool-smiley-011:

Double Rigged 03-03-2018 05:53 PM


Originally Posted by LAriverratt (Post 4613655)
this is the manufacturer I used.Air Lift 72000 Remote Wireless Air Compressor System Newer technology applied now with the remote control and no hose or wires to cab. I had to open the console and use a manual dump and a rocker switch to air up. this looks way easier to install!

that hitch looks like it could work well. wondering how you know how much psi to put in it for the proper ride.:cool-smiley-011:

on their website with proper tongue weight you hook up to the tow vehicle and inflate the bag until the linkage is level horizontal.
They say you can use a hand pump too.


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