I will say this again: anyone that exceeds the rated towing capacity of the tow vehicle or the trailer is like the drunk that says "I can handle it" as he gets behind the wheel. Though everyone has the right to kill themselves they do not have the right to put others at risk.
Argue with the OM and get a higher rating if you believe you know their product better than they do.
If you think I am whining, get behind the wheel and bring the rig to a stop from twenty miles an hour inside of fourty feet.
Big rigs have enough axles on the ground for the loads hauled and have very experianced drivers, yet they still have to get permits for the overload. If you think you are that good, get a permit from your state agency for the tow and prove it.
There was an innocent person killed in my state last week by another "I can handle it" driver that lost control of his trailer. The trailer crossed the center line. Yeah, sure, he could handle it.[/QUOTE
20 mph in 40 ft??? not sure what your getting at there
i realy think if he sticks to the parameters he stated he isnt going to ge it to much trouble.
i think his bigest problem will come when pulling up the ramp after he loads and stoping backing down the ramp unloading.
There's also a big difference in towing an overweight load between running at highway speeds and running a few miles at low speed to a ramp along back roads. I've driven and towed with a Trailblazer, and a much smaller boat, and I didn't like the way it pulled or handled a small single axle trailer which my car handled just fine at the time. But if your towing only consists of a short distance run to the water, at lower speeds, you should be fine, the only way to know is to try it. I'd venture to guess though that 35 mph will seem pretty fast with that load behind that truck. More like maybe a 15 mph run to stay safe. Three axles are hard to turn at slow speeds with even a small load, that weight plus some speed will be a handful on pavement to steer.
I have a 4 cyl stick shift Ranger and normally tow a 3000lb boat, but on occasion have towed much more. My I/O powered trihull which is a bit rear heavy, tows far worse than my twin axle trailer with a 4000lb boat on it. It's all in the set up and how well you know your vehicles limits. If I took any of my trailers out on the road and pushed the truck at all, I'd probably end up with a huge repair bill, starting with a rear or clutch, but with some common sense it can move what needs to be moved without me having to spend an extra $40K on a 3/4 ton truck which I would only use maybe 10 times a year. The Ranger runs cheap, gets the job done and it doesn't cost me an arm and a leg to keep.
I don't know how some people justify having a full size, 3/4 ton or larger truck which is used only a handful of times every summer to tow a boat. If I am towing a boat which I don't feel my truck can safely launch, I use a local marina which will launch it for me for a $20 bill. That $20 is far cheaper than the cost of a second truck.
Will you be launching that boat with the Trailblazer? How will it behave on a ramp with that heavy of a boat? If the boat outweighs the truck, on a slick, steep ramp with some heavy current, it might get a bit touchy.
