Tow Vehicle for '04 31SS
#2
I tow mine with a 2500HD and you can't even tell it's there. I think your pushing it with anything less the boat is 7000lbs add water, gas, gear and at trailer and i bet your close to 9000lbs.
#3
I think it's closer to 10K with fuel gear and trailer. I did it with a 1/2 ton for years, but if the trailer brakes fail,you're screwed. And if you go over the vehicles tow rating, insurance no longer applies. I have had 2 duallies now and will never have anything smaller again.
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#5
Minimum would be 6.0L Gasoline 2500HD GM.
There is no such thing as as "too much truck."
My pick would be a 2500HD GMC with Duramax Diesel and Allison 5A Transmission.
There is no such thing as as "too much truck."
My pick would be a 2500HD GMC with Duramax Diesel and Allison 5A Transmission.
#9
I have pulled a 31 when I had it and I am now pulling a 358 with a 2001 GMC 2500 HD 4x4 with Duramax Diesel and Allison 5 speed. It has pulled both boats with absolutely no problems. I did add wider tires with more load carrying capacity to aid in traction. The duramax has so much torque that I sometimes use 4 wheel drive on wet roads because it wants to spin if you take off very hard. Braking on this truck is also much better than an older Chevy 3500 dually that I used to pull with.
#10
This is what tows my 26...first time I towed with it on the Thruway, when I got the truck, I couldn't figure out where all the other guys in the caravan were with there boats..that were following me, until one called on the cell and said "how freaking fast are you going" I said "65-67 MPH" come to find out I was doing over 80 mph. I tell ya, you can't feel that boat back there...some different from the GMC 2500. I may need a bigger boat for this truck!! It never ends, its a viscious cycle!!! LOL
Oh yeah, the moral to the story is the speedo was way off from the 38" Super Swampers.
Oh yeah, the moral to the story is the speedo was way off from the 38" Super Swampers.
Last edited by Prowler; 09-19-2004 at 11:31 PM. Reason: spelling




