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02-14-2017, 03:49 PM #11
Not sure I would try it either.....every ramp I have ever used is typically wet, so not much traction with a vehicle not really equipped on a sloped ramp sounds like a recipe for disaster. You might be OK getting it in, but more likely to have issues towing it out.
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02-14-2017, 04:13 PM #12Senior Member
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A vehicle's tow rating has nothing to do with tire traction.
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02-14-2017, 04:26 PM #132017 Centurion Ri237
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02-14-2017, 04:55 PM #14Senior Member
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It will work. In my neighborhood the ramp is steep and there are a few mid-size SUVs launching bigger boats.
During launch the SUVs that tow will sometimes skid down with brakes locked up a little bit as the boat is dragging them.
Once the water gets under the boat it starts to float and will take the weight off the SUV.
This is a little nerve racking, and part of the reason I bought a 2500, but my buddies do this all the time.
With that being said you are really pushing it with a boat as big as a Mojo and a pilot.2017 Axis T23
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02-14-2017, 05:16 PM #15Junior Member
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Don't do it! Honestly $1k for not having to hook up and tow and deal with the extra time that adds to your day out is worth it. You'll find yourself on the boat a lot more too!
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02-14-2017, 05:20 PM #16
Tow rating isn't only rated by horsepower and braking. There is this new thing they started putting in cars years back called transmissions. A boat that is playing with twice the rating once loaded up, why would you risk it? I have seen transmissions give a couple times at ramps that had appropriate tow ratings. My opinion, borrow a neighbors truck for the few times to get the job done. Insurance will not cover it because tow ratings exist for a reason and it is user error. Don't do it, unless you want to risk blowing out a gear as you drop in or pull out.
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02-14-2017, 05:45 PM #17
I changed my mind. I say do it all day long.
I need something new to watch on the best fails of the year youtube channel...'06 Supra Launch 20SSV-gone but never forgotten
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02-14-2017, 09:04 PM #18
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02-14-2017, 09:45 PM #19
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02-14-2017, 10:31 PM #20
If you have AWD I would think you would be fine.
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