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Stinkpotter
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Djibouti
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Response Posted - 01/15/2011 : 09:37:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by skybird
 I have observed that a LOT of race car owners tow their Chevy race cars to the track behind FORD trucks. My F250 is not for sale or trade!!<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">A Chevy pickup owner once said to me that on a warm summer evening he could lie in bed and listen to the sounds of his truck rusting away.

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jking
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Response Posted - 01/17/2011 : 09:11:16

We pull our 250 WB with a 3/4 ton Suburban (mine) or a Toyota Sequoia (wife's); both do an excellent job--in fact, the Sequoia is rated to tow more than the Suburban (9600#)!! I am considering a Nissan Pathfinder V8 as a replacement for the Suburban; it is rated at 7000#, but it seems like such a small vehicle to be towing a boat that size.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 01/17/2011 : 09:29:29

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by jking
 ...I am considering a Nissan Pathfinder V8 as a replacement for the Suburban; it is rated at 7000#, but it seems like such a small vehicle to be towing a boat that size.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Yup--part of the equation is wheelbase length. The reason for that is a boat trailer (and boat) this long might be well within the weight rating, but it creates an unusually long lever-arm that will try to push your rear-end around (much longer than say a typical U-Haul trailer). The longer the wheelbase, the more leverage the vehicle has to counteract the trailer. This is why 18-wheelers tend to jackknife as often as they do, even though they have tandem axles, 8 tires, and powerful brakes on the trailers. Too much leverage.

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Response Posted - 02/02/2011 : 17:59:40

The bottom line is the tow capacity equals the GCWR minus the weight of the tow vehicle when ready to tow.

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shemp
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Response Posted - 02/08/2011 : 13:50:49

I pulled my 250 wb from Chesapeake bay to Chicago (in the rain for 2 days) using my 2000 toy 4rnr v6 limited with no trouble. Maybe a little droopy drawers but really had no probs. I now have the v8 version and suspect even better results.

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