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Old 10-03-2008, 01:00 PM
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My friend is selling this F650 should I buy it to tow my boat??


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I was in on this thing until I read the fatal line:

TWO WHEEL DRIVE!!!!

No thanks.
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Buy it, gives you a reason to get a bigger boat now that you can tow it anywhere
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Originally Posted by thisistank
I was in on this thing until I read the fatal line:

TWO WHEEL DRIVE!!!!

No thanks.
I hear ya be hard to justify if on the ramp and couldn't get a boat out do to spinning. Looks killer though.
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This truck was used to tow a 42 Fountain and it never had a problem at the boat ramp.
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Originally Posted by DaBank
This truck was used to tow a 42 Fountain and it never had a problem at the boat ramp.
Must have never been on a very steep ramp or had the trailer hung up on the expansion joint.
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if its got air in the back, just drop the air and weight the rear end..
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Originally Posted by thisistank
I was in on this thing until I read the fatal line:

TWO WHEEL DRIVE!!!!

No thanks.
My thoughts exactly....

2 wheel drive is a deal breaker...

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Originally Posted by DaBank
This truck was used to tow a 42 Fountain and it never had a problem at the boat ramp.
I don't know man...I've been on many a ramp and I'd say 25% of the time I slap the GMC into 4 wheel low to crawl it out. I have those same michilen "100k" tow truck tires too. Granted it is only a 1 ton dually not this monster but you are F*CKED if you get on a ramp at low tide with some moss and don't have 4 wheel drive.

Things killer though! I'd still rock it! Tell your boy I'll trade 'em for the GMC!!

By the way, which 42 Fountain did it tow?
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