pulling a bass boat

[1fast68]

The 1st problem like others have stated it the stopping. Pulling with a V6 (other than the Toyota) will just prematurly wear it out. Any automatic behind a V6 will not be better than a stick. My suggestion is to get a 1/2 ton truck with a V8. You will be much happier and safer.

Back to point 1. You can antisipate stopping sooner and use a small truck.....but what happens when you have an emergancy and can't start stopping 1/4 mile before you need to. What are you going to say to the Dad or Mom when you kill there child because you were pulling a boat with a truck that wasn't designed to stop it?

I'm just going to make an assumption that more than 80% of the people that responed to this post don't have kids, or are under 25 years old.

A lot of wisdom will come with age.

[brgbassmaster]

thanks guys for all the posts im 99% sure im going with the 4.0L V6 toyota double cab. lol i cant afford the V8 tundra or i would like that. the military doesnt pay us lower ranking enough for those toys.

[HPBB]

I am a die hard GM guy, but I will say buy the Toyota over the Chevy. I have pulled a lot with S-10 and the  4.3L V 6 was a great motor. these new colrado's with the straight 5 don't have the power (that  3.7l is a straight 5). Go with the truck that you like the best. but figure out what the weight of you rig will be, and make sure you truck can pull more that that. I know many guys that have trucks/suv's where their trailer cap. is just as much as their boat weighs. I always say go bigger than you need so you will not get in trouble. I now tow with a Chevy Tahoe  5.3L V8, it has 7800lbs trailer cap, so I can easily tow any bass rig.

[NBR]

Check the GVW on both vehicules, get the boat, motor ,trailer weight estimate the weight of tackle add the weights up and see which vehicule can handle the load. If you get an automatic transmission get a tow kit with a tranny cooler. You might not really need it but heat is the enemy of automatic trannies.

With an automatic never pull in overdrive.

[ThomasL]

To 1fast68,yea i drive everyday and have people pull right out in front of me,cut in front of me,etc,thats when i wish i had a 20-30 year old 4 wheel drive tank to teach them better... > ;)

[1fast68]

ThomasL, I think you misunderstood my post...my main point is that when you pull a boat that is too heavy for the truck pulling it, not only are you unhappy with your towing experiance, you can kill people. I just wished people would think of more than themselves when operating a vehicle. Also while I'm at it...I think its selfish to drink and drive.

[LuckyCraft NY]

I'd recommend getting the best you can afford at the time you buy it.

You can comfortably pull a tracker style boat with a small 4 cylinder, but I'd recommend a 6 cylinder since the extra HP & Torque should  mean less wear and tear on the engine