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Old 04-25-2012, 10:30 AM   #573
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Originally Posted by R8ers View Post
I have brand new brakes and the tranny is manual, the thing I worry about the most is the clutch when exiting the water

The specs on the truck say it will tow 1600 lbs with a tounge weight of no more that 500..

I know the tounge weight is probably about 200
Yea, that’s what I’d be worried about too. But you should be backing up far enough to get water in the clutch, which would be really bad news as you’d be stuck until the clutch dries.
For short trips I’d think you’d be fine as I doubt your boat is that heavy but for comfort and stability sake I wouldn’t try going cross state with that setup.
500/1000 lb is pretty typical Class III receiver hitch specs, IIRC.

Edit: I didn't recall correctly, Class III receiver hitch specs are 500/5000.

http://www.hitchesonline.com/hitch_selection.htm
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