Who tows with 2WD?
01-08-2014 | 03:45 PM
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01-24-2014 | 05:07 PM
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Not true. I've been stuck on solid ground wet grass before when towing the boat as well, and needed 4x4.
A little trick on a wet ramp when you are in trouble:
With a skilled driver in the truck AND boat, you can use the boat to push the rig up the ramp.
You have to know the ramp and have your timing down though. You need to pull the throttles back, shifters to neutral, and shut them down before drying out the impellers. We've done it before at the 14th street ramp in Pompano.
A little trick on a wet ramp when you are in trouble:
With a skilled driver in the truck AND boat, you can use the boat to push the rig up the ramp.
You have to know the ramp and have your timing down though. You need to pull the throttles back, shifters to neutral, and shut them down before drying out the impellers. We've done it before at the 14th street ramp in Pompano.
01-24-2014 | 07:03 PM
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Speaking of getting looks. My first boat was a 295hp 1977 Larson with a 302 ford inboard. This baby haul a*s for what it was. Since I lived in apartment and only had one option as a tow vehicle. (my other car was a Pinto w/ a built small block) It was up to 1982 Z28 that I built a 350 cu. 400 hp engine for. (man i'm dating myself). Besides the obvious comedy of a 21 ft boat towering over this shiny red rocket. The harmony that came from the boat ramp as the exhaust expelling gurgle sounds as it enter the liquid wonderland alerting to the perfect distance to launch that beautiful brown turd. Man did I get looks. But I was floating and rocking the lake at 68 mph. To be honest, I'd do it all over again!
So yes, you can tow with a 2wd.
So yes, you can tow with a 2wd.
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01-24-2014 | 07:56 PM
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The big question is WHAT you are towing with 2wd? Before I had my boat I just had jet skis. I had a truck but I also had a 1995 Cutlass convertible and put a hitch on that. What is better on a sunny day than towing your skis to the ramp in a convertible? I got a bunch of funny looks for that! It was front wheel drive but at most ramps the exhaust and rear tires where in the water!
01-24-2014 | 08:04 PM
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The people that utter these words are owners of the NP203 transfer cases, where R&R, chain, gearset, and bearings cost almost as much as the initial RPO code on the window sticker.
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