Just got a boat, what to tow it with?

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Originally Posted by THEFERMANATOR

A V-6 in most any decent sized SUV will do the job so long as it has a GOOD hitch(not a bumper hitch but a class 3 or 4 receiver hitch), and is setup with a decent tow package(trans cooler and lower gears for towing). I wouldn't go out and find an explorer with 3.08 gears, and expect to tow a V-20 with it, but if you can find one with 3.73's and a trans cooler you should be fine. I'm a GM guy myself, but the FORD will do the job just fine. Heck I still remember back when I was a kid and we used fukll size cars to haul boats to the ramp. They would do the job, but getting up the ramp was a PAIN to say the least. I still remember asking people at the ramp to climb in the trunk so we could get traction.

Yep, which brings up another hotly debated topic. 4x4 or 2 wheel drive.... If the majority of ramps you will be launching from are long shallow ones, then you'll probably do fine with a 2 wheel drive vehicle. BUT, if the ramps are steep, and especially if they are subject to tides, then you'll probably want to go with a 4x4 (yet another reason for the Jeep Cherokee) I cannot tell you have many vans, cars, and 2 wheel drive pickups I have towed up a ramp through the years because their rear wheels were sitting on wet concrete with seaweed or slime on it and they could not get any traction. Go for 4x4...trust me on this one.