Towing limits (yeah, I read the sticky)
05-09-2013 | 09:40 PM
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I guess ill be the only one to say it wouldn't bother me for a couple miles.i wouldn't go across the country but a few miles i wouldn't worry.then again i used to pull 35k with my old '92 250 ram so maybe its just me.
05-09-2013 | 10:54 PM
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so what if the Tacoma only weighs 3400...lbs...
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05-09-2013 | 11:13 PM
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If a Tundra can pull the space shuttle...
Seriously, find someone that will let you borrow a truck. I once watched a 30 foot cabin cruiser drag a S-10 Blazer down the ramp and under the gas pumps. Don't be that guy!
Seriously, find someone that will let you borrow a truck. I once watched a 30 foot cabin cruiser drag a S-10 Blazer down the ramp and under the gas pumps. Don't be that guy!
05-09-2013 | 11:48 PM
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My boat: 1999 Formula 330 Sun Sport
Length: 33'
Beam: 10' 2"
Weight: 11,800lbs (I believe)
My truck: 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD offroad double cab 4x4
Engine: 4.0L
Towing capacity: 6500
The question: Okay, stop laughing... Here's the deal, I would like to be able to tow my boat from a local state park with a ramp to my house for doing work on it. The distance is about 4 miles with no steep inclines. The max speed limit through the entire drive would be 35mph. I figure the biggest trouble is going to be actually getting the boat pulled up the ramp.
So the real question is - If I was super careful, would this be feasible? Would adding air bags provide enough? I know it's far from recommended, but my only other option is to replace my truck (which I love)... which brings me to my second question: For towing such short distance, what could I get away with? I have a feeling that answers to this question are going to vary wildly.
Length: 33'
Beam: 10' 2"
Weight: 11,800lbs (I believe)
My truck: 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD offroad double cab 4x4
Engine: 4.0L
Towing capacity: 6500
The question: Okay, stop laughing... Here's the deal, I would like to be able to tow my boat from a local state park with a ramp to my house for doing work on it. The distance is about 4 miles with no steep inclines. The max speed limit through the entire drive would be 35mph. I figure the biggest trouble is going to be actually getting the boat pulled up the ramp.
So the real question is - If I was super careful, would this be feasible? Would adding air bags provide enough? I know it's far from recommended, but my only other option is to replace my truck (which I love)... which brings me to my second question: For towing such short distance, what could I get away with? I have a feeling that answers to this question are going to vary wildly.
Who knows which trip -what- will give out.
Transmission? Transfer case? Differential? U-joints? Axles? Axle seals? Axle bearings? Brake rotors? Brake calipers? Brake pads? Brake fluid? Brake hydraulics?
Are you bringing on a tremendous amount of risk for you and every person you cross on that 4 mile trek? (rhetorical)
You are not going to find anyone on this site that is going to endorse such to ease your conscience.
I'd find a buddy with a dually to borrow or just pay a tow-truck company to do it for you.
05-10-2013 | 09:56 AM
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Thanks for the replies everyone, I actually just remembered that I had posted this yesterday, lol.
So the consensus is exactly what I figured, 100% mixed, lol... I think I'm going to take the suggestion of renting a truck or bugging a friend when I need to pull it out, which I'm thinking would be twice a year - at the beginning and end of the season. As for the trailer, I don't yet have one, I wanted to figure out the plausibility of this before I went and bought one.
I've considered buying an old diesel dually a few times, but then I have to deal with maintenance, registration, storage (I only have room for my two cars at my house), and insurance for it... No thanks.
So the consensus is exactly what I figured, 100% mixed, lol... I think I'm going to take the suggestion of renting a truck or bugging a friend when I need to pull it out, which I'm thinking would be twice a year - at the beginning and end of the season. As for the trailer, I don't yet have one, I wanted to figure out the plausibility of this before I went and bought one.
I've considered buying an old diesel dually a few times, but then I have to deal with maintenance, registration, storage (I only have room for my two cars at my house), and insurance for it... No thanks.
05-10-2013 | 10:00 AM
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Hertz equipment rental, just one that I found:
http://www.hertzequip.com/herc/renta...trucks+3.4-ton
http://www.hertzequip.com/herc/renta...trucks+3.4-ton
