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spearfish25 · 08-25-2011, 03:15 PM

If you're towing any significant distance and value the tow vehicle, overkill is your friend. We used to tow a 23' sport fishing boat back and forth from Florida to Chicago with a Ram 2500 Sport with the Cummins turbo diesel. (~12k lb towing capacity) Despite having all the bells and whistles and towing a boat and trailer that couldn't top 8k lbs max, the engine was dead in 3 years. I used to tow the same boat for short distances around town with my LandRover Defender 90 and that engine died in 4 years. Just like boosting will shorten your engine longevity, so will towing. So the larger the margin of towing capacity vs towing weight, the better off you and your tow vehicle will be.

08-25-2011, 03:15 PM	#14 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	If you're towing any significant distance and value the tow vehicle, overkill is your friend. We used to tow a 23' sport fishing boat back and forth from Florida to Chicago with a Ram 2500 Sport with the Cummins turbo diesel. (~12k lb towing capacity) Despite having all the bells and whistles and towing a boat and trailer that couldn't top 8k lbs max, the engine was dead in 3 years. I used to tow the same boat for short distances around town with my LandRover Defender 90 and that engine died in 4 years. Just like boosting will shorten your engine longevity, so will towing. So the larger the margin of towing capacity vs towing weight, the better off you and your tow vehicle will be. __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z Last edited by spearfish25; 08-25-2011 at 03:17 PM.