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jblakeney Senior Enthusiast

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oh yes and dont forget this, I dont have this truck anymore, 96 GMC Yukon but heres the reason you dont let your father drive or use a beach as a boat ramp :thumbs: . Notice the boat isnt even in the water, thank god no damage was done to the truck tho

 

Priceless dude.....

 

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snarkee
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Love towing with this thing   Sent from my SM-G920W8 using Tapatalk

FreeAmerican
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I towed our TT for the first time with the new 3/4 this weekend. I have to say on interstate and two lane the bigger truck does so much better. The big three push the half ton esp with the max tow

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music Senior Enthusiast

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The truck I just got rid of but the trailer I bought last spring.

 

Nice. Let us know how the new truck compares when towing.

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OH1 Enthusiast

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Not what was meant by this thread but I had to whore a pic. This happened when I was driving tow truck a few years ago.

 

Thought it was funny so I snapped a pic with my cell.

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This is a crappy pic of my old truck(for sale BTW. :thumbs: ) pulling my old Subaru heading for Norwalk OH. for drag racing.

 

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2007 Silverado 1500 2 WD Crew Cab, short box pulling our 2008 Palomino Thoroughbred T-26 BHSL

 

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Here's mine. 2-3 Place Snowmobile / Multi use trailer. Very stuck at the beginning of this year!

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Rat4go Enthusiast

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I know this thread is in a 1500 forum, but.....

 

2003 GMC Sierra 2500HD CCSB D/A, Keystone Laredo 5W with a 5x8 cycle trailer tagged to the back. XR650R, CRF230F, CRF80F and CRF70F on the trailer.

 

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Just shy of 63' tip to tail (2' short of max length for Mich req'ts for 'recreatational double' towing, so my rig has some room to grow when my kids and their cycles do). My little freight train....

 

When weighing options, I decided that this set-up was lighter than a 5W toy hauler, cheaper than a toy hauler, more interior 'living' space than a toy hauler, but.....it doesn't back up as easily as a 5w toy hauler!

 

You thought little trailers were a PITA behind a truck....try a little trailer that you can't see very well tagged to the back of something with 12' of overhang! (I do have a home-brew back-up camera system on the 5W that feeds my laptop in the truck semi-wirelessly, so that helps a little.)

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haha wow i never though anyone could do that.. is that legal

 

Legal in Michigan with a 'recreational double' driver's license endorcement and there are rules for how things are hooked up (safety chain requirements) and weights of trailers and here, the trailer attached to the truck must be a 5W. Doing this is legal in other states, too (and at longer overall lengths!) but I don't know all the requirements elsewhere....I've never run this set-up outside Michigan.

JAMIEZ71 Enthusiast

JAMIEZ71

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I know it's a ford pulling the boat guys but I didn't have a picture of my truck pulling the 2 rhino, 18' trailer, and my sportman touring in the back of the truck. I'll have to post it later.

This is what I pull daily at work.

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      The use of absolutes like "always" to describe gear selection, and giving free advice at a boat ramp sounds like a recipe for disaster. It's a boat ramp, not a farm, for starters.   IMO gear selection should depend on the obstacle. If low range is working and this is a slower speed, controlled ordeal, I'd keep using that.

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