Show us your tow rigs!

[Thermobrett]

That's fair, I still think the engine to get is the diesel.

My buddy from college just had to replace his 8 speed in his Tahoe at about 90k miles. I'd be more afraid of getting an 8 speed than the 5.3, at least the 5.3 you can AFM delete and do new lifters and be good.

I had the lifters replaced on ours at 2,500 miles and just had the fuel pump control module replaced at 37,000 miles. Knock on wood that’s the bulk of it, other than replacing the terrible factory tires.

 

[CarolinaJet]

Got rid of the 2017 Ram 1500 which we used to tow our FSH 210. Today was the first trial run with the Tesla Model X we bought. It was impressive, actually pulled out of the ramp easier than the Ram with a Hemi did.

hey there- I’m going the same route as you and moving from F150 to model x for towing, also with a Yamaha 21 foot. Could you share the details of your towing setup? Ball mount/rise specifically and any tips or learnings?

Thanks

 

[Prodock]

I pretty much followed this video and purchased the same setup he mentions in the comments for the video. model x towing boat - Google Search

I don’t tow very far so I’m not sure on overall efficiency hit. Towing goes well otherwise though and use caution pulling the boat out of the ramp because it yanks it out much easier than my hemi did. My wife almost fell out the back of the boat the first time I pulled it out because it hit the accelerator too hard. Bit of a bummer to have to almost crawl under the car to hook up the lights, but it works very well. We will be hitting the launch in a couple hours if you are in the Emerald Isle area and want to see it in action.

 

[CarolinaJet]

I pretty much followed this video and purchased the same setup he mentions in the comments for the video. model x towing boat - Google Search

I don’t tow very far so I’m not sure on overall efficiency hit. Towing goes well otherwise though and use caution pulling the boat out of the ramp because it yanks it out much easier than my hemi did. My wife almost fell out the back of the boat the first time I pulled it out because it hit the accelerator too hard. Bit of a bummer to have to almost crawl under the car to hook up the lights, but it works very well. We will be hitting the launch in a couple hours if you are in the Emerald Isle area and want to see it in action.

Thanks for the info, I have used that state ramp on Emerald Isle a couple times, enjoy the weather!

 

[Prodock]

Thanks for the info, I have used that state ramp on Emerald Isle a couple times, enjoy the weather!

I live right next to the marina, but the state ramp is so good and doesn’t cost me thousands of dollars. The inlet is almost “jet boat only” after the poor dredge job this winter. I saw two feet going through it today but caught a nice mix (Black Sea Bass, Sheephead, Black Drum, etc). The Model X once again did amazing at the ramp.

 

[CarolinaJet]

I live right next to the marina, but the state ramp is so good and doesn’t cost me thousands of dollars. The inlet is almost “jet boat only” after the poor dredge job this winter. I saw two feet going through it today but caught a nice mix (Black Sea Bass, Sheephead, Black Drum, etc). The Model X once again did amazing at the ramp.

Oh boy. I hope that was low tide. That inlet run didn’t have a lot of margin for error at low tide to begin with. I was sweating it as a newbie.