Tow Vehicle

[The Fran Sea]

For the 22' C-Dory Cruiser, what vehicle do you use to tow? Brand, model #cylinders & horsepower

[Islander]

Hi Fran Sea,

I use a Toyota Tundra V8, I think 250 HP. It has rear slip differntial, anti lock brakes, two package. It ius rated at 7200lbs.

Ron
Islander

[Sneaks]

Local ramps (within 25 miles) Toyota 4runner 4wd V6, 5,000# max rated

Anywhere I darn well wanna go, Chevy Duramax/Allison 2500HD equipped with the Edge Juice/Attitude performance module.


Don

[Captains Cat]

Hi Roger, glad to make your acquaintence at the Gathering. Not sure if you saw our tow vehicle or not, but it's a Dodge Ram 2500 truck with a V-10, about two gazillion horsepower and it'll pass anything on road but a gas station. Didn't get it to tow the boat but to tow a 28 ft Coachman Camper trailer that goes about 11,000 pounds, about 4X what Captain's Choice goes at.

Charlie

[C-Hawk]

I tow with a 2001 Jeep GC, V8, 4X4, 6500# rating. Also use my 2001 Safari TREK motorhome with 8.1 vortec on a workhorse chassi.
Both the Jeep and the MH tow with no trouble.

[Larry H]

My tow rig is a 1991 Ford E350 van, 460 FI v-8, HP-enough! MPG towing 8-9, usually on I-5 Southern California to Washington.

[Anita Marie]

Bill, I'm not biting.

[Redƒox]

Can't say enough good about my Tundra: 2001, V-8, Auto Trans, 4x. If ya want a cheap to maintain (long lasting quality and engineering) ultra-solid (the Mercedes of pick-ups) good on fuel truck, this is it baby Winter or summer, it tows it all.

[Da Nag]

[Cynthia - CLou]

We're quiet toooo...

How 'bout Immacunada Crew... (Tag - You're it ! ! ! ) CLou

[El and Bill]

1993 Ford F-250 7.1 diesel -- getting a little long in the tooth, at 285,000 miles, so starting to look around (but don't tell our truck!)

[Sea Wolf]

When I replaced my "92 Ford 3/4 ton van conversion with a "98 Dodge Durango 4 x 4, I was surprised to find out that the new vehicle tows much better than the larger one it replaced. The Durango has the 5.9L 360 cu. in V-8, full tow package (lower rear end ratio, shocks, brakes, wiring harness, electric brake controller ((which is unused)), etc), + limited slip rear end, and has been equipped with 10.5 x 31 radial truck tires, which seem to make a big difference in tracking.

The old van produced about 11-14 mpg alone, and about 10-12 towing, and the new one about 14-18 alone, and about 15-17 towing except in the steep mountains where it drops down to as low as 10-12 or so.

The only thing I miss about the older, full sized van is all the room for tools, storage, sleeping, and the dog! Had to build a ramp to get her 175 lbs. up into the SUV! Also, it's much easier to back the boat (when it's home from the marina) down the 125 foot driveway into the RV Barn with the visibility of the new vehicle.

[gljjr]

Shoot Bill, That '93 should be good for another 285K miles! I just picked up a '93 F250 with the 7.1 Diesel for towing the Migratory Dory. Great truck. It has 112K on it and runs like a top. Just need to replace the glow plugs so it'll start easier in the morning!

Using the F250 to tow my sled really surprised me. I hardly knew the boat was there. It should weigh out about the same as a 22' CD.

[Levity]

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 quad cab short bed 5 speed 4x4 with the Hemi. This vehicle rides comfortably, gets almost 11 mpg when towing the 22 and has all the power needed. It is a quiet and smooth machine.
Mike 'Levity'

[tpbrady]

Chevy 2500HD Duramax with no mods. 16 mpg at 60. Was thinking about a camper, but the boat is better. It even has a raised outdoor deck not available on a camper.