John H. wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:40:38 -0400, Dan intrceptor@gmaildotcom wrote:

HK wrote:

4 Runners are the most popular SUV at the boat ramps.
Not a chance in hell. It may be a fine vehicle, but there's ZERO chance
that it's the "most popular SUV at the boat ramps". Zero. There are
too many other, more common, SUV's out there.

Ready for a bet, Harry?

You're about to bet with a guy who's been to a boat ramp *at least* three
times in the past three years. Be careful!
It's a Super Duty diesel dualie or nothing around here. An 07 0r
earlier, omitting 03-to04.
It's got room and performance and creature comforts when you are towing
or when you're towing or when you're not. Toyota is a fine truck or SUV
but it isn't yet up to what you want when towing anything over a modest
load.

HK wrote:
Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:31:05 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Wouldn't having the proper tongue weight get rid of much of that? When I
bought the Proline, it did a lot of swaying and acting weird. I checked,
and the tongue weight was only a little over 100lbs, plus the transom
hung
out over the last rollers by over a foot.

Adjustments allowed me to pull the boat forward and increase the tongue
weight to the proper amount (about 450lbs). That made a nice
difference in
the way the boat handled and in pulling it up a ramp.

Proper tongue weight and tire inflation can make a huge difference but
for towing any kind of distance at interstate highway speeds there is
really no substitute for weight and length.

What weight and length truck do you use to haul that oversized RV of
yours down I-95? And define highway speeds, since most boat trailing
shouldn't be done at speeds exceeding 60 mph. My average highway speed
while trailing is between 55 and 60 mph. If you are pulling a boat
trailer at 70 or faster, you're going...too fast.


If this is how you make friends I'd really like to see how you entice
woman to date you.

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:35:54 -0400, HK wrote:

What weight and length truck do you use to haul that oversized RV of
yours down I-95? And define highway speeds, since most boat trailing
shouldn't be done at speeds exceeding 60 mph. My average highway speed
while trailing is between 55 and 60 mph. If you are pulling a boat
trailer at 70 or faster, you're going...too fast.

If you can't safely tow at the speed limit you are obstructing traffic
and unsafe. A good pickup truck and a properly set up trailer should
be able to tow at 70 mph without any trace of instability. Speaking
from experience, if the vehicle, tongue weight and tire pressure are
not correct you will be lucky to get over 55.

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:12:03 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:35:54 -0400, HK wrote:

If you can't safely tow at the speed limit you are obstructing traffic
and unsafe. A good pickup truck and a properly set up trailer should
be able to tow at 70 mph without any trace of instability. Speaking
from experience, if the vehicle, tongue weight and tire pressure are not
correct you will be lucky to get over 55.

However, some states set a maximum towing speed that is sometimes below the posted limit. 55 max
isn't uncommon.

http://www.towingworld.com/articles/TowingLaws.htm

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:13:45 -0000, thunder
wrote:

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 23:12:03 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:35:54 -0400, HK wrote:

If you can't safely tow at the speed limit you are obstructing traffic
and unsafe. A good pickup truck and a properly set up trailer should
be able to tow at 70 mph without any trace of instability. Speaking
from experience, if the vehicle, tongue weight and tire pressure are not
correct you will be lucky to get over 55.

However, some states set a maximum towing speed that is sometimes below the posted limit. 55 max
isn't uncommon.

http://www.towingworld.com/articles/TowingLaws.htm

Only one out of fifty - that's pretty uncommon all right. :)

Wayne.B wrote:
On Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:35:54 -0400, HK wrote:

What weight and length truck do you use to haul that oversized RV of
yours down I-95? And define highway speeds, since most boat trailing
shouldn't be done at speeds exceeding 60 mph. My average highway speed
while trailing is between 55 and 60 mph. If you are pulling a boat
trailer at 70 or faster, you're going...too fast.

If you can't safely tow at the speed limit you are obstructing traffic
and unsafe.


There's more than one lane on an interstate highway.

Many highways have upper and lower speed limits. Fifty five to 60 is
above the lower limit, and, in fact, is the speed at which many towed
RVs travel, so most drivers are used to seeing trailers NOT moving along
at 65 to 70 mph. There are plenty of RVs, towed and otherwise, not doing
65 to 70, either.

I tow at 55 to maybe 62 mph. If you find yourself behind me and you
don't like it, I suggest you pull into the passing lane and...pass. Or
take some "calm down" pills.

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:13:45 -0000, thunder
wrote:

However, some states set a maximum towing speed that is sometimes below the posted limit. 55 max
isn't uncommon.

http://www.towingworld.com/articles/TowingLaws.htm

Agreed that there are a few but not too many. Looking at your site I
was surprised at how many allow 75.

In Florida we regard 75 mph as the "run over" speed on the
interstates, i.e., if you are not going at least that fast you will be
run over, posted speed limit notwithstanding.

On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:18:53 -0400, HK wrote:

Many highways have upper and lower speed limits. Fifty five to 60 is
above the lower limit, and, in fact, is the speed at which many towed
RVs travel, so most drivers are used to seeing trailers NOT moving along
at 65 to 70 mph. There are plenty of RVs, towed and otherwise, not doing
65 to 70, either.

And they are a hazzard, forcing everyone into the left lane, causing a
lot of congestion. I stand by my original statement: If you can't
safely tow at the speed limit, you really shouldn't be there.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 05:13:45 -0000, thunder
wrote:

However, some states set a maximum towing speed that is sometimes below the posted limit. 55 max
isn't uncommon.

http://www.towingworld.com/articles/TowingLaws.htm

Agreed that there are a few but not too many. Looking at your site I
was surprised at how many allow 75.

In Florida we regard 75 mph as the "run over" speed on the
interstates, i.e., if you are not going at least that fast you will be
run over, posted speed limit notwithstanding.

Really? I visit Florida several times a year and almost always rent a
car and drive on the interstates there. I rarely drive faster than 65mph
- 67 no matter what the speed limit allows that is higher, and I've
noticed that many other drivers don't, either. Why waste the gas?

I do enjoy seeing the 75 mph and over boys being pulled over for
tickets. What could be nicer?

Hey, it's okay with me if you kill yourself with high-speed driving, but
you're also putting others at risk. That is not ok.

Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:18:53 -0400, HK wrote:

Many highways have upper and lower speed limits. Fifty five to 60 is
above the lower limit, and, in fact, is the speed at which many towed
RVs travel, so most drivers are used to seeing trailers NOT moving along
at 65 to 70 mph. There are plenty of RVs, towed and otherwise, not doing
65 to 70, either.

And they are a hazzard, forcing everyone into the left lane, causing a
lot of congestion. I stand by my original statement: If you can't
safely tow at the speed limit, you really shouldn't be there.


The world was not created for you and yours. If you can't drive safely,
at a reasonable speed, and accommodate other drivers on the road who
might be driving a bit slower, well, your driver's license ought to be
revoked.

Aren't you retired? What's your hurry? Can't wait to get back to your
slow-moving floating RV?