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 Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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01/28/16 03:36 PM
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Thanks for the replies. I feel a little better about it reading comments based on your experience.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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02/18/16 05:11 PM
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If it becomes a problem by a more aggressive tire tread and that will solve 99% of your few issues.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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02/18/16 06:43 PM
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First 2wd I bought has LS. I took it straight to the tire shop from the dealer and put some mudders on the rear. Drawback was I could never rotate the tires.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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03/15/16 04:02 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp
Hope for the best,but prepare for the worst
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: tincan86]
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03/15/16 04:43 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp Has nothing to do with tires and all to do with the added weight of the suburban over the rear wheels.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: tincan86]
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03/15/16 05:09 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp mud grips are one of the worst wet pavement tread patterns you can have on a truck. The only thing they have going for them is a soft compound. What kind of rear ends have in the truck and suburban. One may have LS or a locker whereas the other does not.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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03/15/16 05:12 PM
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Sure! I towed everything I had with my '82 Chevy 2WD and my '99 GMC 2wd. The '82 Chevy visited most ramps in Texas I think. A buddy once said all you have to do is look at the accelerator to pull the boat up the ramp. 18' Bass Boat 175 Merc
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redchevy]
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03/15/16 08:01 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp Has nothing to do with tires and all to do with the added weight of the suburban over the rear wheels. Just a FYI, but never ask your wife to get out and sit on the bed railing because you need extra weight in back. Lol, if looks could kill.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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03/15/16 08:04 PM
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 I can only immagine 
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redchevy]
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03/16/16 03:24 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp Has nothing to do with tires and all to do with the added weight of the suburban over the rear wheels. True, but my truck tires are junk, they spin in wet grass whereas the all terrain/mud grips on my sierra I never got stuck in the terrain I am used to driving on. I believe my truck has the same gears as my suburban, I will have to check, I want to say they have 308s, my sierra had lower gears
Hope for the best,but prepare for the worst
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: Samsonsworld]
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03/16/16 03:25 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp Has nothing to do with tires and all to do with the added weight of the suburban over the rear wheels. Just a FYI, but never ask your wife to get out and sit on the bed railing because you need extra weight in back. Lol, if looks could kill. when my wife is with me she is the one driving the truck, I am glad I married a woman that can back a trailer
Hope for the best,but prepare for the worst
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: tincan86]
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03/16/16 05:20 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp Has nothing to do with tires and all to do with the added weight of the suburban over the rear wheels. True, but my truck tires are junk, they spin in wet grass whereas the all terrain/mud grips on my sierra I never got stuck in the terrain I am used to driving on. I believe my truck has the same gears as my suburban, I will have to check, I want to say they have 308s, my sierra had lower gears not the gears that count on a ramp it is LS or a locker. I have LS front and rear, 4wd, and a rear locker. I never have to engage the front axle or the locker and I never slip.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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03/16/16 05:53 PM
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Hope for the best,but prepare for the worst
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: redskeet100]
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03/27/16 03:26 PM
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Two years ago, I saw a guy pulling a 19' Ranger with a Mazda Miata at Castle Boykin on Rayburn.
Pretty much makes all the "can I pull with my..." questions just seem silly.
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Re: Towing a boat with F150 - No 4 wheel drive
[Re: Stump jumper]
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03/29/16 05:27 PM
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Also get decent tires, my suburban pulls boats out of ramps my Silverado slips on. the factory tires are junk, my sierra had mud grips on it and would pull the boat up any ramp my suburban could. like redchevy said, more gas is not the answer, if I slip I click my parking brake two clicks and start over most of the time it will ease right up the ramp mud grips are one of the worst wet pavement tread patterns you can have on a truck. The only thing they have going for them is a soft compound. What kind of rear ends have in the truck and suburban. One may have LS or a locker whereas the other does not. Truth. I had some aggressive tread tires on my xterra and had to use 4x4 to get up the Alan Henry ramp. The next set was an all-terrain/highway hybrid style that I've used before. I haven't used 4x4 on the ramp since.
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