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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Hi everyone,
Taking delivery tomorrow on a ranger 617 and started thinking about level pulling with my truck.
Can someone on their ranger rig quickly measure the distance from the bottom of the hitch to the floor when your trailer is completely level? I believe the trailers are all basically the same design for the most part (215/75R14 is my tire size...I'm assuming they all are around this regardless of number of axles)
Thanks everyone!!
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| if you have a newer F150 get a 4" drop hitch. I regularly pull a 681 and 617 and they're both level. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I have a ram 2500 |
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| I use a 4" drop for my 2500 Ram and Skeeter. Can't measure anything for you......sorry. |
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| I think your right with most trailers being the same height, i have a 6" drop on my ram 2500, have used a 4" before but that was not enough |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Ok... that's what I have right now and was thinking I might need to go a touch lower.
Thanks guys!!
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| Ranger recommends 16-18" top of tongue to ground.
http://blog.rangerboats.com/2011/07/trailer-maintenance-checklist.h...
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Location: Twin Cities, MN | VMS - 3/8/2018 10:35 PM
Ok... that's what I have right now and was thinking I might need to go a touch lower.
Thanks guys!!
Steve
I use a 6 inch drop for my 617. I tow with a Tahoe
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Even better yet... thank you!!
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Location: Already Gone | Congratulations! Has to feel good. |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | Delivery on it is today... Work cannot go by fast enough!! I'm outta here at 1:45 to go get her...
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| Hi Steve
I haven't dropped a level on the trailer with the boat hooked up (thanks for this, now I have to go do it) but I'm level (visually anyway) pulling a 681 VS with a 3/4 ton Silverado. 18.75" to the top of the ball with the truck empty. Guessing here but that would put the bottom of the tongue somewhere around 17" when the boat is hooked up.
Edited by esoxaddict 3/9/2018 11:40 AM
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Congrats on the new ride Steve!! |
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Location: The desert | esoxaddict - 3/9/2018 11:37 AM
Hi Steve
I haven't dropped a level on the trailer with the boat hooked up (thanks for this, now I have to go do it) but I'm level (visually anyway) pulling a 681 VS with a 3/4 ton Silverado. 18.75" to the top of the ball with the truck empty. Guessing here but that would put the bottom of the tongue somewhere around 17" when the boat is hooked up.
Is that with or without the garage storage bins in the boat?  |
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| Pointerpride102 - 3/9/2018 5:28 PM
esoxaddict - 3/9/2018 11:37 AM
Hi Steve
I haven't dropped a level on the trailer with the boat hooked up (thanks for this, now I have to go do it) but I'm level (visually anyway) pulling a 681 VS with a 3/4 ton Silverado. 18.75" to the top of the ball with the truck empty. Guessing here but that would put the bottom of the tongue somewhere around 17" when the boat is hooked up.
Is that with or without the garage storage bins in the boat? ; )
Full tank of gas minus stupid amounts of gear and our two fat asses. Scratch that - I'm the fat ass. Samantha is perfect! |
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Location: oswego, il | esoxaddict - 3/9/2018 7:34 PM
Pointerpride102 - 3/9/2018 5:28 PM
esoxaddict - 3/9/2018 11:37 AM
Hi Steve
I haven't dropped a level on the trailer with the boat hooked up (thanks for this, now I have to go do it) but I'm level (visually anyway) pulling a 681 VS with a 3/4 ton Silverado. 18.75" to the top of the ball with the truck empty. Guessing here but that would put the bottom of the tongue somewhere around 17" when the boat is hooked up.
Is that with or without the garage storage bins in the boat? ; )
Full tank of gas minus stupid amounts of gear and our two fat asses. Scratch that - I'm the fat ass. Samantha is perfect!
Watch it Jeff! You might be her next turkey trophy! |
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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | jonnysled - 3/9/2018 4:05 PM
Congrats on the new ride Steve!!
Thanks Jon!! Feels weird to have it home, but am glad she is here. Work time is about to get going on it. Lots to do... 
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