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I use a 2003 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab SLT Plus 4X4 with all wheel drive and a 3.55 gear set. The truck has a 4.7 liter V-8 with the heavy duty cooling package and a factory class IV towing package. It has four wheel disc brakes with anti-lock. I pull a 2003 Caravelle 187LS Bowrider which weighs in around 3660 with a full tank of gas (30 gallons). This truck does a great job towing the Caravelle.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Steve
'01 Explorer Sport-Trac 4.0 towing an 18' Starcraft 70hp Merc. <br /><br />For the heavy stuff, (Bobcat 773 skidsteer) '01 Ford 350, 4wd dually w/ triton v10 it will pass anything but a gas station
2001 Ford F250 supercab shortbox 4x4 with a 5.4l. Pulls my aluminum boat no problem. Fifth wheel and boat in tandem makes her stand up and take notice. With the tandem set up I get 9 miles to the gallon. Unloaded she gets 15. Has 4:10 rear end gears and 4R100 tranny.
'98 Ford Explorer XLT 4.0 SOHC V6, with factory tow package yanking around Wellcraft 196 Eclipse with a 350 mag alpha one on a custom made Tandem axle trailer coming in at about 4800lbs<br />'94 Mercury Cougar XR7 4.6 DOHC V8 tugging a 4ft X 4ft utility trailer has also been known to pull the Wellcraft.<br />76 Caddy Eldo drop top 500cid FWD has also been known to pull several boats including Mine and my fathers Wellcraft, but has since been retired from pulling duty and put into parade and Tuesday night cruise in's<br />93 Ford Escort GT 1.8 twin overhead cam, can't pull itself up the driveway does not tow anything but like's to be towed instead.
85 f250 300 i6 Richard, mine is also paid for, and also starts every time. It has no interior, but the outside is all fresh paint. Looks nice, ugly inside, pulls my mowers around to cut my lawms and gets the boat to the water for the weekend.