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Stretch came back from a hiatus just to post that. How's the house (and now wife?) going buddy?

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DjOM21    59

On another note, does anyone own a BMW X5d? I've often looked at them and wondered if they would be up to the task. I know what the BMW guys say, but does it match up with what the boat guys say....

 

I have an X5 Diesel and it is a torque monster. It has a rated tow capacity of 7700# with a special European aftermarket hitch. Although I have only towed my #3500 tent trailer it does it with ease. The problem I see with towing a bigger boat is that X5 sits kinda low, has small little mirrors, and does not have a HD transmission ans cooling (as far as I know). I have always figured that towing is most comfortable at about 75% of vehicle capacity - maybe with a diesel you can tow closer to max, but I think the gas units less so.

 

Anyway, My buddy tows his 21 ft Tige through the mountains with his GLK 450 diesel and he says it does awesome and gets good mileage. The European Diesels are sweet units.

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Stretch    409
Stretch came back from a hiatus just to post that. How's the house (and now wife?) going buddy?

 

Going really well, whole lot going on. Didn't know I could be so busy

 

 

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I have an X5 Diesel and it is a torque monster. It has a rated tow capacity of 7700# with a special European aftermarket hitch. Although I have only towed my #3500 tent trailer it does it with ease. The problem I see with towing a bigger boat is that X5 sits kinda low, has small little mirrors, and does not have a HD transmission ans cooling (as far as I know). I have always figured that towing is most comfortable at about 75% of vehicle capacity - maybe with a diesel you can tow closer to max, but I think the gas units less so.

 

Anyway, My buddy tows his 21 ft Tige through the mountains with his GLK 450 diesel and he says it does awesome and gets good mileage. The European Diesels are sweet units.

Thanks, this is kind of inline with what I've heard about them. By that kind of math, you can be within towing capacity fairly easily for most boats. Although, I don't know if I would like to hook onto an Ri with one. The bigger boat would surely push it around even with the great brakes the bimmer comes with.

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CO Surfer    289

Someone actually knows the difference between Bimmer and Beamer. Nice!

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Copenglenn    44

Someone actually knows the difference between Bimmer and Beamer. Nice!

The interwebz taught me right lol. Actually going to pick up an e90 tonight.

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DjOM21    59

Anybody towing a 23ft+ wake boat through the mountains with a Dodge Eco Diesel? I would be curious on your impressions.

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DarksideR    1,679

Irocnparts used to tow his sv240 with a VW Touareg diesel through the mountain passes with zero issues. Remember him saying it towed better than his F-350 diesel. Sooo.... yeah.

I tow my Fs33 with my F-150 rated to pull 8700lbs. I've never felt "unsafe". It stops great. That being said, no way would I attempt to tow it through the mountains. I think it would do it.... but I'd piss a lot of people off at how slow I was going. Lol.

 

If you're really concerned about it, there's always this

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/boa/5857285053.html

I've seen this boat in person. It's both hilarious and awesome at the same time. Only thing is gonna be over the weight limit of is a Schwinn

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DjOM21    59

Irocnparts used to tow his sv240 with a VW Touareg diesel through the mountain passes with zero issues. Remember him saying it towed better than his F-350 diesel. Sooo.... yeah.

I tow my Fs33 with my F-150 rated to pull 8700lbs. I've never felt "unsafe". It stops great. That being said, no way would I attempt to tow it through the mountains. I think it would do it.... but I'd piss a lot of people off at how slow I was going. Lol.

 

If you're really concerned about it, there's always this

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/boa/5857285053.html

I've seen this boat in person. It's both hilarious and awesome at the same time. Only thing is gonna be over the weight limit of is a Schwinn

Sweet boat - but no tower!

 

I have an F350 and a Diesel Suv. So my attitude is kinda like, I need more boat to tow. I was just just curious how a diesel half ton would do through our Rocky Mountains. Would be nice to have a HD half ton that tows heavy, but rides nice and gets good mileage around town.

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rrd525    40

We solved any payload / towing problems. Now to wait 6 months to get the boat behind it.
So far the same commuting mpg as the 1500.

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Nick213    583

You couldn't have picked a better vehicle in my opinion ;)

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DjOM21    59

We solved any payload / towing problems. Now to wait 6 months to get the boat behind it.

So far the same commuting mpg as the 1500.

Does that say Duramax on the hood?

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rrd525    40

Yes, Duramax.

Opted for the Diesel over the 6.0 gas.

The Dealer gave us a very attractive price on the Duramax upgrade.

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DjOM21    59

Yes, Duramax.

Opted for the Diesel over the 6.0 gas.

The Dealer gave us a very attractive price on the Duramax upgrade.

 

Well you will not regret that choice one bit, but now you have to much truck and will require a RI257 to justify all that towing capacity!!

 

My dads 2012 Duramax can do 11-12L/100km stock unloaded on the highway in winter. This was in flat old Sask though - but I was impressed. My Ford will only do 14.5L/100KM on the highway in similar conditions so I was a little chuffed - but I am Leveled with Mud tires and well its a Ford. Pretty impressive for a 8000lb vehicle.

 

Enjoy the new ride.

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DarksideR    1,679

Sweet boat - but no tower!

 

There's a tower. I think the boat would flip before pulling anyone up though!

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Irocnparts used to tow his sv240 with a VW Touareg diesel through the mountain passes with zero issues. Remember him saying it towed better than his F-350 diesel. Sooo.... yeah.

I tow my Fs33 with my F-150 rated to pull 8700lbs. I've never felt "unsafe". It stops great. That being said, no way would I attempt to tow it through the mountains. I think it would do it.... but I'd piss a lot of people off at how slow I was going. Lol.

 

If you're really concerned about it, there's always this

http://vancouver.craigslist.ca/pml/boa/5857285053.html

I've seen this boat in person. It's both hilarious and awesome at the same time. Only thing is gonna be over the weight limit of is a Schwinn

 

I don't see how you would have trouble in the mountains or anywhere. My little V8 4runner has towed a 6000lb+ load up and down mountains in the east with no problem. It can go 70 mph up the steepest grade without much fuss (just a downshift). Although I will usually go 55 or 60 to save a little gas. I have no doubt it could go 80 mph up the grade, but I'm not going to pull my boat that fast anywhere. I think it is geared 3.73. Tow cap is 7300 I believe. Brakes only get replaced around 75K when the pad backing plate or caliper starts rusting real bad. I think it's putting down like 340 ft/lbs of torque...which is only like one wheel's output of a diesel, but it's enough for the load it tows. I've done many 100+ mile trips and at least one 1000 mile trip. 1000 miles at 11 mpg kind of sucks though!

 

I guess I'm used to my family towing a boat (albeit smaller) back in the day with company cars and a 85 cutlass supreme. Those poor cars. Oh the memories of waiting on the side of the highway for the overheating engine to cool down...lol. Though that usually wasn't much of a problem because there were usually a few stops for my dad to throw either me or my brother up against the side of the car (and we typically deserved it). lol. Towing nowadays is a dream compared to that.

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