Working with what you have

[rpsloan]

Here's a picture from back in 2009 that I stumbled upon. At the time this was the only vehicle I owned along with my boat. I had a chance to do some fishing after being away for a little over 3 months working. Had a decent day at Lake Skinner too.

 

[foodfisher]

Re: Working with what you have

Now that's funny. Must have been a tough pull up the hills.

 

[MH Hawker]

Re: Working with what you have

Snickers did your need wheels on the trailer.

 

[Silly Seville]

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Did you have any problems pulling up the ramp?

 

[Wind dog]

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Did you have any problems pulling up the ramp?

Or backing down? Can you even see the boat when backing?

 

[rpsloan]

Re: Working with what you have

No issues what so ever. Since that boat had a 93" beam it had a wide trailer. It actually stuck out just a smidge wider than the Kenworth. The trick is to not oversteer, one thing that almost everyone who backs a trailer does inadvertently. I pulled that boat a few more times and then I bought a F-350 crewcab about a month and a half later.

 

[MH Hawker]

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Snickers , some times a man just needs to go fishing.

 

[jjacobs007]

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i love bass boats! but with that rig who cares!!

 

[LippCJ7]

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I don't see the issue......

 

[64osby]

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Kinda puts those who think they need the big turbo diesel dually to pull a 12' row boat to shame.

I love it.

Anything to be on the water.

 

[scoyt]

Re: Working with what you have

Where theres a will.....theres a way!!

 

[coolbri70]

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what kind of milage difference when pulling that load?:laugh: did you need to add a trans cooler?:laugh: make the guy with the super duty feel small:facepalm:

 

[rpsloan]

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Only about a 3mpg difference. At 80,000 pounds CGVW I'd average 7.2 to 7.6 mpg. Bobtailing I would get between 10 and 11. Sad part is that's better than my old ford would get.

 

[MH Hawker]

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I would all most suggest the pic needs to be the poster pic in the towing section. :laugh:

 

[81_chapparel194]

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i can just imagine the look on peoples face when they pull up to the ramp to launch and a semi is backed down the ramp.. i bet they are thinking "what kind of boat doe he have."and then theres the guy that has a 1 ton dually pulling a 16 ft tinny and he gets the oppurtunity to say to his wife " see honey i really DID need this 1 ton truck to pull a 1500 pound boat" lol

 

[rpsloan]

Re: Working with what you have

I had a dually before that I pulled that boat with. I also had 15 horses at the time so I pulled a 4 horse trailer and a bobcat on a equipment trailer. Just because the guy/gal has a small boat and a diesel truck doesn't mean he's over compensating, he may very well have something larger.

As for using that pic as the towing forum poster pic, that's cool with me and I give my permission for it to be used.

 

[littlerayray]

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how r the air brakes on that trailer
and that picture reminds me.
last year i say a tractor with a flatbed and all he had on the flatbed was a 1980's made of steel TONKA truck held down with one strap it was the funniest thing ever

 

[rpsloan]

Re: Working with what you have

Trailer didn't have air brakes. It didn't even have brakes. Being it was a single axle it didn't come with them. I see guys that pull lowbeds running around like that all the time with either a Tonka Loader or Dump Truck. It's funny watching them go through the loaded side of the scales. DOT just shakes their head.

 

[littlerayray]

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Trailer didn't have air brakes. It didn't even have brakes. Being it was a single axle it didn't come with them. I see guys that pull lowbeds running around like that all the time with either a Tonka Loader or Dump Truck. It's funny watching them go through the loaded side of the scales. DOT just shakes their head.

i know your trailer didnt have airbrakes it was to get a laugh

 

[jjacobs007]

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I would have opened another beer for shure if you launched next to me lol!!!