Tow Beast Roll Call

jaguar496 · Post by **jaguar496** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:26 pm

johnnyonspot wrote:I pull my 1983 Mac 25 with a 1998 Tahoe, 4WD, 5.7 liter. Am thinking about selling it and the VW Jetta turbodiesel and buying a late model Crown Vic police interceptor. I believe it would have no troubles with the Mac. Anyone have any opinions on this?

We will pull our

with a little beefier Tahoe, called a Yukon. 5.7/4 wd. will never part with it

The Smokies down here have the crown vic, AND, if your good, really good, you can get one of their rather fast, MUSTANGS, now there is a hauler

Stew

John Christian · Post by **John Christian** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:02 pm

2008 Envoy 4.2L Vortec I6.

Post by **NiceAft** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:22 pm

As far as I'm concerned, that's the way to go John

Do it in real comfort

Ray

opie · Post by **opie** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:31 pm

Put me down as using a Jeep Cherokee 4.0 liter with Class 3 hitch and load leveler. No problems at all. I use 4WD at the ramp. However, I live at the flat coast and would not do a Appalachian Mountain trip with my rig. It is marginal for steep hills, IMHO.

Bawgy · Post by **Bawgy** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:58 pm

1967 electraglide

Québec 1 · Post by **Québec 1** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:32 pm

Vespa 400

Post by **Hamin' X** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:44 pm

Bawgy wrote:1967 electraglide

Detroit Iron.

Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL · Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:49 pm

XM501E3

Catigale · Post by **Catigale** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:40 pm

Trabant. It never makes the whole trip, but the whole collective is there to push

Oskar 26M · Post by **Oskar 26M** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 7:06 am

Tried a Toyota Kluger (Highlander??) V6. Pulled the M26 ok, but sagged at the back a bit and pointed the headlights a bit high. Turned out the boat weight exceeded the car's legal tow weight (trailer needs an upgrade too).

Now its a Toyota Landcruiser v8 diesel. Effortless

John Christian · Post by **John Christian** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:01 am

GM's sanctioned tow vehicle;

http://www.gmc.com/envoy/index.jsp?seo= ... _gmc_envoy

The Black Envoy looks better pulling the white hull!

robbarnes1965 · Post by **robbarnes1965** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:28 am

2007 Toyota Highlander Hybrid

Handles the boat well and the power is more than sufficient. My only problem is with soft ramps. In gravel the Highlander is not heavy enough and the wheels just spin.

For the limited amount of towing I do it seemed to make sense as it was the least polluting and most fuel efficient vehicule I could find that met the 3500lb towing capacity required.

ChrisP and Pam · Post by **ChrisP and Pam** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:54 am

1995 Chevy C2500 6.5liter Turbo Diesel with automatic tramsmission
13 mpg towing and 18-19 highway.

Terry · Post by **Terry** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 8:23 am

John Christian wrote:GM's sanctioned tow vehicle;

http://www.gmc.com/envoy/index.jsp?seo= ... _gmc_envoy

The Black Envoy looks better pulling the white hull!

The Ad shows an Envoy towwing a MacGregor 26M what a plug!
The Ad could go one better and show the Envoy EXT with the extended 129" wheelbase Like I have on the Envoy 'twin' Chevy Traiblazer. That extra 16" of wheelbase really makes for a comfortable ride even without the boat in tow.
The Envoy/Trailblazer is a great all around tow vehicle and SUV combined, a really good product they put out.

Bransher · Post by **Bransher** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 9:29 pm

I have been considering this new pick-up from Chevrolet.
I figure it will give the F-150 a run for the money. Especially if I get it in blue.

I sort of hate to back it into the saltwater though.

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