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Towing CD-25's
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uvicgrad85
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Thanks for all the advice.
Bess-C has emigrated to Vancouver Island and is adjusting to life in fresh water.
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Bess-C has emigrated to Vancouver Island and is adjusting to life in fresh water.
8)
Congratulations on your new boat and vehicle. I have the exact same combination of truck and boat. I have found both more than satisfactory. I think you will be more than happy with your truck choice for several reasons. The 5.4l is enough to pull your CD25. We generally tow about 15 miles to the ramp but occasionally will tow 100 miles or more. Truck performed fine in both situations. You will find the maintenance on the 5.4I minimal compared to the diesal of the same year. Milage will be comparable. The best part, the rest of the truck is identical to a diesel. Ford uses the same transmission, rear end, etc. in the gas and diesels starting in 06. even the dash gauges are the same, there is a transmission temp gauge on the right side of the cluster. Hope to see you in Nanaimo.
I towed a CD 22 for years with a Toyota T-100 with the big six cylinder. Rupert twice from central California. I was able but undergunned. I bought a 26 foot Allweather diesel troller a couple years ago that wieghs about 10,000 pounds with a trailer.
I tried the rig with a couple of trucks but settled on a Ford F-350 with duallies (4 wheel drive). Both braking and coming up a ramp were far superior with the dually. I don't like pulling a trailer but will always error on the side of bigger when towing. I only use this thing for pulling boats, my wife somethimes hauls harps with it in the winter.
The used market for big Fords is pretty good. On the recommendation of mechanics and some farmers (who haul quite a bit), I got a 7.3 liter engine in 2002 crew cab. I'm good for about 3,000 miles a year and get 11 miles per gallon towing 10,000 pounds. My CD 16 is nothing behind the 350. I feel safe when towing a big heavy trailer.
Shawn
I tried the rig with a couple of trucks but settled on a Ford F-350 with duallies (4 wheel drive). Both braking and coming up a ramp were far superior with the dually. I don't like pulling a trailer but will always error on the side of bigger when towing. I only use this thing for pulling boats, my wife somethimes hauls harps with it in the winter.
The used market for big Fords is pretty good. On the recommendation of mechanics and some farmers (who haul quite a bit), I got a 7.3 liter engine in 2002 crew cab. I'm good for about 3,000 miles a year and get 11 miles per gallon towing 10,000 pounds. My CD 16 is nothing behind the 350. I feel safe when towing a big heavy trailer.
Shawn
Doug & Fran
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We have a 95 Ford F350 crew cab long box dually with a 7.3 litre turbo diesel and purchased a 25 ft. C-Dory in Port Alberni and brought it back to Alberta in June 09.
Coming up the Coquihalla, I was in the slow lane with the semi's, with the four way flashers on - passing them though! 8% grades slowed us to about 60 km/hr; 6% grades were about 80-90 km/hour. I don't want to think about the 10% grades.... We're running dual axles and electric brakes on the trailer, so are legal. I need to do more tuning of the brakes and myself, though.
British Columbia is pretty careful with its requirements, and we're legal with our combination. Smaller (eg. 3/4 tons et al) would need careful checking.
We're strictly two wheel drive and the truck doesn't get used much in winter (we live in Calgary) due to the complete lack of traction. We've just launched/pulled out in Port Alberni and at Ghost Reservoir in Alberta, but I want to rig out some alternatives (probably winch based) in case of traction problems at ramps.
I don't know how the dually compares for stability when towing, but - by reputation - they add significant lateral stability. Driving her without a trailer I sometimes find myself passing cars on turns as there is effectively no lean, but if those hard rubber rear tires ever let go, you're riding a 7000 pound barbell....
We're planning on bringing the C-Dory back out to the coast and exploring the Broken Island Group next summer, with the plan to dry land store her and rent tow vehicles as required. It appears that you can't rent a tow vehicle in Alberta, but can in British Columbia, so that is an alternative to spending the Big Bucks to have a BC based tow vehicle. I don't think we can afford the fuel to drive our truck out to the coast and back on a regular basis!
Later,
Doug & Fran
Coming up the Coquihalla, I was in the slow lane with the semi's, with the four way flashers on - passing them though! 8% grades slowed us to about 60 km/hr; 6% grades were about 80-90 km/hour. I don't want to think about the 10% grades.... We're running dual axles and electric brakes on the trailer, so are legal. I need to do more tuning of the brakes and myself, though.
British Columbia is pretty careful with its requirements, and we're legal with our combination. Smaller (eg. 3/4 tons et al) would need careful checking.
We're strictly two wheel drive and the truck doesn't get used much in winter (we live in Calgary) due to the complete lack of traction. We've just launched/pulled out in Port Alberni and at Ghost Reservoir in Alberta, but I want to rig out some alternatives (probably winch based) in case of traction problems at ramps.
I don't know how the dually compares for stability when towing, but - by reputation - they add significant lateral stability. Driving her without a trailer I sometimes find myself passing cars on turns as there is effectively no lean, but if those hard rubber rear tires ever let go, you're riding a 7000 pound barbell....
We're planning on bringing the C-Dory back out to the coast and exploring the Broken Island Group next summer, with the plan to dry land store her and rent tow vehicles as required. It appears that you can't rent a tow vehicle in Alberta, but can in British Columbia, so that is an alternative to spending the Big Bucks to have a BC based tow vehicle. I don't think we can afford the fuel to drive our truck out to the coast and back on a regular basis!
Later,
Doug & Fran