sailor55330
Seaman Apprentice
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- Aug 16, 2013
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So based on curiosity, I took my boat and truck to the scale today. The boat is a 2007 Glastron gxl 205 on a tandem axle EZ Loader w/ surge brakes. The tow vehicle is a 2008 Toyota Sequoia with the 5.7 4x4 and the tow package. The truck is rated to tow 9100lbs (not that I ever would). It does have the aux oil cooler and tranny cooler along with 4.30 in the rear end and tow/haul mode and 6spd tranny, 381hp and 401 ftlbs of torque---it pulls well for a gasser. Wheel base is either 119 or 122, I can't honestly remember
Here's my question--how would you feel about this weight/setup.
From the CAT scales today---full fuel, no gear
Tongue 520lbs
Axles 3820lbs
Total 4340lbs.
The truck rear end squats just over 1" when towing and the boat sits level. My biggest concern is the tongue weight. The integrated hitch has a sticker that shows 6k and 600lbs tongue weight. With 520lbs tongue weight, I am at 11.9% and have zero sway at any speed. Do you think I'm too close to the max tongue weight on the hitch?
I am an experienced tower with 20+ years of safe towing behind me.
Tell me if you think I should have concerns or if you think I'm overly cautious.
Thank you in advance.
Here's my question--how would you feel about this weight/setup.
From the CAT scales today---full fuel, no gear
Tongue 520lbs
Axles 3820lbs
Total 4340lbs.
The truck rear end squats just over 1" when towing and the boat sits level. My biggest concern is the tongue weight. The integrated hitch has a sticker that shows 6k and 600lbs tongue weight. With 520lbs tongue weight, I am at 11.9% and have zero sway at any speed. Do you think I'm too close to the max tongue weight on the hitch?
I am an experienced tower with 20+ years of safe towing behind me.
Tell me if you think I should have concerns or if you think I'm overly cautious.
Thank you in advance.