Trucks- The good bad and the ugly.

[Lunchbox]

My 06 Honda Pilot... Not great but hopefully in Spring I'll have something with a little more pull...

LBX

[Ruune]

yikes... whats the tow rating on that thing? I hope that you can stop a rig that heavy with a pilot.

[anhaney]

My 06 Honda Pilot... Not great but hopefully in Spring I'll have something with a little more pull...

LBX

Wow that is very scary. I would find some friends that have a truck and like to go skiing. You provide the boat they provide the truck until you get one. I would hate to see or here you had major wreck. That boat is heavier than the tow vehicle and that is not save at all. Just be careful please.

[do420jc]

New Toyota Tunra. Tows like a dream.

[hoopykat]

/me gives do420jc his *d* key back

Just kidding....nice ride!

-Mike

[do420jc]

woops tunDra.

[Tige'20i]

Here you go tige'20i this is my new 2008 2500 4x4 hemi just a week old

Thanks Stanger, I was starting to think you couldn't own a Tige and a Dodge

[Lunchbox]

Wow that is very scary. I would find some friends that have a truck and like to go skiing. You provide the boat they provide the truck until you get one. I would hate to see or here you had major wreck. That boat is heavier than the tow vehicle and that is not save at all. Just be careful please.

It's not that bad... the truck is rated at about 5500 lbs. and my boat is about 5700... The brakes on the trailer are great and the truck doesn't have any problems stopping... Like I said I'm planning on picking up a new vehicle in the spring so I can make longer trips...

[airnudie]

LBX, you might be a tad off on the tow rating.

http://automobiles.honda.com/pilot/s...oup=dimensions

[Ruune]

hmmm 3475lb dry weight + 1600lb (min) weight of the trailer + 195lbs (5.6lbs/gallon) of fuel = 5273 lbs.

I seriously hope that your honda is 4wd with the 4500lb capacity... 2wd has 3500lb.

Either way, you're well over the rating of your vehicle. its not normal stopping, its emergency/rapid stopping. This is an accident just waiting to happen.

[chpthril]

hmmm 3475lb dry weight + 1600lb (min) weight of the trailer + 195lbs (5.6lbs/gallon) of fuel = 5273 lbs.

I seriously hope that your honda is 4wd with the 4500lb capacity... 2wd has 3500lb.

Either way, you're well over the rating of your vehicle. its not normal stopping, its emergency/rapid stopping. This is an accident just waiting to happen.

I think It's saying the 2wd and 4wd or 3500 for "other" trailers and 4500 for boat trailers.

LBX need a new truck dude, way over the limit.

[anhaney]

New Toyota Tunra. Tows like a dream.

Nice Ride. Lunchbox needs this also.

[mneal]

A buddy of mine is DOT guy and he would park you on side of the road. Other bigger thing is if you get in an accident (even not your fault) you are gonna be uninsuranced as soon as the insurance company finds out the boat was over the legal limit. I know trucks are not cheap (recently bought a Titan) but come on man, you have a $50k boat, buy a full size beater truck in the meantime, it is not safe. My 2 cents anyhow.

[tigeblue]

I never got in on this thread. So here it goes

[tigeblue]

Ill post up pics of my new RZ2 once I pick it up.