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Towing a boat with 1/2 ton truck.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:21 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:21 am
I have a 2022 Chevy Silverado High Country 1/2 ton w/ 6.2L V8 gas engine w/ air bags. The boat I'm looking at is 4900lbs dry w/o engines. Twin 200's at 525 lbs each. Fuel weight would be about 800lbs with a full tank. I'd assume loaded with gear would at up to 1000lbs.
Boat/Engines 6000 lbs
Fuel 800lbs
Gear 1000 lbs
Trailer 1200 lbs
This puts it at 9000 lbs loaded and full of fuel. If you only had to tow it 1-2x's a year but when you towed it you'd have to tow it from Pensacola to St. Amant, LA so not towed often but when you do have to tow it it's not a short trip. Truck towing capacity says 9100 lbs on the door. Question is would you tow it or should I buy a new truck? Love my truck and hate to give up the daily ride of my 1/2 ton but I really want the twin engines. What say the OB?
Boat/Engines 6000 lbs
Fuel 800lbs
Gear 1000 lbs
Trailer 1200 lbs
This puts it at 9000 lbs loaded and full of fuel. If you only had to tow it 1-2x's a year but when you towed it you'd have to tow it from Pensacola to St. Amant, LA so not towed often but when you do have to tow it it's not a short trip. Truck towing capacity says 9100 lbs on the door. Question is would you tow it or should I buy a new truck? Love my truck and hate to give up the daily ride of my 1/2 ton but I really want the twin engines. What say the OB?
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Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:24 am to WilsonPickett
Keep the truck you got, only towing 1-2x / year, make sure it is near empty of fuel
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:27 am to WilsonPickett
Why not just rent a 3/4-ton or 1-ton when you need to tow it?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:53 am to WilsonPickett
That setup should work fine for towing every now and then or from home to launch if it isn’t long distance. Tongue weight may be an issue for you depending on how your trailer is balanced. I wouldn’t want to be interstate towing long distance with that rig but from home to launch would be fine
Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:27 am to WilsonPickett
Towing..yes
Stopping..there's the problem
Stopping..there's the problem
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:34 am to WilsonPickett
I towed a 31ft contender from Kenner to Venice with an F150 and survived.
Would not recommend though lol. Going up bridge was scary, going down bridge was even scarier
Would not recommend though lol. Going up bridge was scary, going down bridge was even scarier
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:42 am to WilsonPickett
Weight distribution hitch and I would buy airbags.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:57 am to WilsonPickett
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only had to tow it 1-2x's a year
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would you tow it or should I buy a new truck?
Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:38 am to WilsonPickett
Have you ever seen a 1/2 ton truck get pulled into the brink at the launch because the boat was too heavy? Or trying to get the boat out and you have no weight on the rear end……..
You will become famous at that launch…….
You will become famous at that launch…….
Posted on 5/7/24 at 10:45 am to WilsonPickett
Tbh, id only pull it short distances. That truck will pull it but it will struggle on over passes/bridges and speeding up. Fuel up right before you dock the boat may help some during your trip and carry your gear in your truck bed then put into boat when you dock, may also help. It will be a task to slope up/down during docking/undocking. Just rent a Ford 250. I did when I bought mine and went to 16hrs away to get my boat. Pulled it no problem.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 10:51 am
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:00 am to WilsonPickett
So you are towing it home? You could just drive the boat down the beach if you had to evacuate, go to Panama City or Biloxi by boat.
You could also just drive it an hour north. You really don't HAVE to go to St. Amant I'm assuming back to your home.
For 1-2 trips a year for 5 hours I'd have no issues just driving 50 down the interstate and taking your time. Go early in the AM or late at night when its not busy.
What kinda boat? Give us some boat porn here man.
I tow a 27ft with twin 175s, 150 gallons of gas, etc with an F150 with the 5.0. I don't love doing it but my main ramp is 2 miles from my house and my longest trip has been 1.5 hours. Just drive slow and take your time. I have 0 issues at the ramp and trailer brakes.
You could also just drive it an hour north. You really don't HAVE to go to St. Amant I'm assuming back to your home.
For 1-2 trips a year for 5 hours I'd have no issues just driving 50 down the interstate and taking your time. Go early in the AM or late at night when its not busy.
What kinda boat? Give us some boat porn here man.
I tow a 27ft with twin 175s, 150 gallons of gas, etc with an F150 with the 5.0. I don't love doing it but my main ramp is 2 miles from my house and my longest trip has been 1.5 hours. Just drive slow and take your time. I have 0 issues at the ramp and trailer brakes.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 11:02 am to WilsonPickett
What type of brakes does your trailer have installed? Surge, or electric over hydraulic? EOH provides excellent stopping power and control.
What axle ratio do you have?
I wouldn't sweat towing to Pensacola with a half ton truck with your current load, especially with air bags and a 6.2L V8. It's mostly flat without the need for hill descent control. Tow at or under 70 mph. You should also be towing your boat without fuel to save the extra weight. Gas mileage will suck, but that's about it.
What axle ratio do you have?
I wouldn't sweat towing to Pensacola with a half ton truck with your current load, especially with air bags and a 6.2L V8. It's mostly flat without the need for hill descent control. Tow at or under 70 mph. You should also be towing your boat without fuel to save the extra weight. Gas mileage will suck, but that's about it.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 3:27 pm to WilsonPickett
Towing generally not the issue with weight. Stopping is normally the concern. 1/2 ton generally is not equipped for this (rotors, breaks) but if you don't haul arse around with the boat in tow you should be fine.
Be prepared to warp your rotors and then upgrade them when you replace.
Edit... just read through thread and multiple responses about stopping the load. Plenty of people "in the know" in this thread.
Be prepared to warp your rotors and then upgrade them when you replace.
Edit... just read through thread and multiple responses about stopping the load. Plenty of people "in the know" in this thread.
This post was edited on 5/7/24 at 3:31 pm
Posted on 5/7/24 at 5:46 pm to WilsonPickett
The 6.2 will tow that just fine and has a larger beefier brakes/driveline than an early 2000s 3/4 ton.
I'd tow it with my 5.6 without even thinking about it.
I'd tow it with my 5.6 without even thinking about it.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 7:27 pm to WilsonPickett
I agree with 3/4 ton or heavier. Even then, trailer brakes and something to stop max 75% towing capacity max. I pulled a dry weight 8300 lb camper with a 3/4 ton rated 10,000 lb towing cap last yr and so we were probably 9500 loaded and it was white knuckle down the interstate. Never again
Posted on 5/7/24 at 8:17 pm to WilsonPickett
Upgrade your brakes and use tow assist bars and you'll be fine.
Posted on 5/7/24 at 9:25 pm to WilsonPickett
Op I just remembered something
Idk how much a seafox weighs. But fully kitted it has to be close to what youre talking.
Idk how much a seafox weighs. But fully kitted it has to be close to what youre talking.
Posted on 5/8/24 at 8:18 am to WilsonPickett
I would posit it would be fine every day of the year for a short trip but anything more than about 10 or so miles you are going to cause the transmission to run hotter than designed and it is going to fail prematurely as a result even with regular fluid changes. Even on flat highways there are hills and heat builds up....and heat crystalizes hydraulic fluid which exacerbates the heating issue which in turn exacerbates the crystallization. The engine temp is not the issue....the transmission is cooled by the same radiator but the water exchange is such that the volume will make the engine temp appear slightly higher than normal while the transmission temp is significantly higher than normal. As the issue gets worse it will cause the engine temp to rise also but by the time it shows up on the temp gauge its usually too late for the transmission. Transmissions are cheaper than trucks though.....
Posted on 5/8/24 at 12:58 pm to WilsonPickett
Air bags will be your downfall...........
Posted on 5/8/24 at 6:11 pm to WilsonPickett
I pull a 6500 lb skid steer with my 2020 Sierra with a 5.3 sometimes. It don’t love it but it also don’t hate it. Over 8k lbs with the trailer weight.
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