Help with choosing a tow rig.
 

Hello everyone from snowy Atlanta, Ga. I am a buying a new to me boat this spring/early summer. Looking into a 28 ft with twin big blocks, either a Apache(#1), Pantera. I am looking for advice on which to get. GM, Ford, or Dodge? Gas or Diesel? I know I want a 3/4 ton and no less but the rest is still in the air. Please let me know what you guys think. Old boat was a 23 ft with single built small block, so never really had any problem towing that thing. Plus most of the towing was just around town and stuff, no real highway trips. This time will be different, couple long trips planned.

Give us a budget....

Any 3/4 ton or above will be fine.

If you won't be driving it a ton, and don't have an unlimited budget I'd go with a GM 2500 w/ a 496/Allison combo. Truck is strong, will run forever, cheap maintenance. Only downside is they are gas hogs, but if you aren't driving it a bunch it'd take 100+ years to in gas savings to payoff the added cost of diesel, if there even is an advantage given the higher cost of diesel.

2010 Dodge 1500 with the big hemi, 390 hp and 403 ft/lbs tq.
Tow rating of 9500 lbs. No need for a 3/ 4 ton for a 28 with twins...imo.

Look for a 2005-2006 2500 diesel. $12,000 and up now.

I am going to respectfully disagree with you on that I used to tow my 29 with a 1/2 ton.I did not realize how scary it was intill I bought my dually.My current truck is over kill but did not want to switch if I went bigger.

2nd that,, a half ton would be a joke, buy a good used truck sometimes a good 2wd drive dually can be bought as cheap as a 3/4 ton. Put the extra money in the boat, who gives a crap what the pull rig looks like,, its the boat that matters :ernaehrung004:

This truck will tow great. Yeah a 2500 would tow better.

Chit we better all get full tractor trailers so we are really safe!!!

How often are you towing? What distance? Etc. What else are you using the truck for? The new 1500 Ram would be a awesome daily driver and still tow the boat no problem.

If you are towing across the country to poker runs often, and maybe parking the truck and using another for daily driving, its worth gettinga 3/4 ton.

I tow my boat (27' with twin sbc's) with a 07 Sierra 1500, new body style. It tows the boat with no problems, but I would never attempt anything more with it. To offer some comparison, I borrowed my parents 07' Ram 1500 w/ Hemi once, and it was the longest drive of my life with the boat behind me. Now I do not know the specs of the 07 Ram, but it couldn't match my GMC what-so-ever.