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| I tow a relatively lightweight 19' glass bass boat with a 2.7 liter 4-cylinder tacoma with a standard transmission, towed a 17' lund before that. Hull weight on those boats is about 1200 for the lund and 1350 lb for my current boat (plus engine, trailer, 3 batteries, gas, etc). It's a dog going up hills, it's clearly underpowered but it gets there fine. I use low-4 to pull out of the water as the lower gears are easier on the clutch--I can yank it out of the mud at unimproved ramps reasonably well. V6 in a similarly sized truck will pull fine, it's stopping that becomes the issue. Not sure about your truck, my little truck is only a couple hundred pounds lighter than some half-ton trucks so they stop better than many people give them credit for. Some people say they like to stick to trailer weight half of the recommended tow rating. Thats very conservative.
Edited by Macintosh 8/12/2015 8:59 PM
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