Tow a ski boat behind a TC?
Hi everyone - been studying up on how to tow a boat behind a truck camper. Kind of out of the blue, my wife and I have recently bought a ski/surf boat (2005 Mastercraft x10) and have absolutely falle...
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KD4UPL wrote:
Quick answer is YES, you need a dually.
Secondly, most people with a TC are over their GVWR. Most go by axle and tire weights. Legal has nothing to do with it. Despite what lots of misinformed people and armchair lawyers will tell you their is nothing illegal about being over your GVWR. Professional "hot shot" truck drivers using duallys to pull goose neck trailers hauling commercially are over their GVWR all the time. They go thru DOT inspections and no one cares. It's only axle and tire weights that are legally enforceable.....
That's might be what you seen in VA and on east coast.
I used to be commercial haulers and still observe what is on the road.
So on West coast more and more common are double-deck trailers hauling 5 vehicles and often including full-size trucks or SUV.
I will leave it to your intelligence to calculate the weigh of such trailer, but most common tow vehicle of choice is Dodge 3500.
2nd is Ford F450
