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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: Swyt]
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12/24/20 06:51 PM
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forkduc
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Can and should are vastly different!
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: Swyt]
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01/06/21 04:02 PM
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rkd
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I've not heard about the crossed chains rule but I've heard you are required to alternate the safety chains where they attach to the hitch. Meaning one latches over and one latches under. Is that also an old wives tale??
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: spankyttx]
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01/06/21 05:28 PM
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RBDavis3591
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i looked up the crossing thing. found nothing for that in texas 545.410 that says you have to cross the chains or cables, if these haven't changed anyway. hop, i do agree, crossing the chains is good, but i didn't see it was law. it looks like you were snookered on the chains but it does appear the towing speed limits have changed texaselawFrom the Texas Administrative Code TITLE 37 PART 1 CHAPTER 21 §21.5 - Standards for Safety Chains: (2) The two safety chains will be of equal length, long enough to permit free turning of the vehicles without placing stress on the chains, and attached to the towing vehicle equidistant right and left of the point at which the vehicles are connected. The safety chains must be connected to the towed and towing vehicles and to the tow-bar in a manner which prevents the tow-bar from dropping to the ground in the event it fails or becomes disconnected. In no event will the safety chains be allowed to contact the road surface during movement of the vehicles.
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: Swyt]
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01/17/21 01:59 PM
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Dan21XRS
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I've been known to clip a long at about 78mph... Wife gets a little jumpy but ya gotta get there... Dan
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: Swyt]
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04/16/21 07:07 PM
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Cmack
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How fast CAN I tow a boat. That would be somewhere North of 125 mph. Had a 2WD Chevrolet Blazer that I'd dropped a 468 big block in, lowered 2.5 front and 3.5 rear. Towing a single axle Skeeter trailer, never knew it was there. OTOH, a couple years back on the way down to Falcon I passed a string of oilfield trucks and my tandem axle BassCat trailer went into a death wobble at 105. Since that come to Jesus event I've not towed over 75
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: Swyt]
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04/21/21 07:01 PM
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TRH (formerly xpress00)
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I'll offer this : In the summer time in TX, with the hotter road temps, I tend to trailer slower than I would in winter with cool roads. I'm normally between 65-75 (possibly more if passing), except heat of summer, then I normally don't go over 70. It may not make that big of a difference until that one time you have a tread peeling blowout that crushes the diamond plate fender down to the hub and wraps the tread around the axle on the side of the highway in 100+ temps with the sun bearing down!
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: TRH (formerly xpress00)]
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04/21/21 08:02 PM
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grout-scout
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I'll offer this : In the summer time in TX, with the hotter road temps, I tend to trailer slower than I would in winter with cool roads. I'm normally between 65-75 (possibly more if passing), except heat of summer, then I normally don't go over 70. It may not make that big of a difference until that one time you have a tread peeling blowout that crushes the diamond plate fender down to the hub and wraps the tread around the axle on the side of the highway in 100+ temps with the sun bearing down! Agree Or have a blow out on the truck and can’t stop the trailer.
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: Swyt]
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04/21/21 08:46 PM
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redchevy
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Pretty much the only thing I tow over 70 is our empty flat bed. Majority of the time im towing its 65.
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Re: How fast can you tow a boat?
[Re: Dan21XRS]
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04/28/21 03:39 PM
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n2ratfishin
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Yep, me too. I have been known to hook up and tow to Southern Florida (1000 miles give or take) and no way could I make that drive at 65 mph. Heck, I can't drive 65 without the boat LOL.
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