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RhuntIII    555

2013 F250 

Just had a leveling kit, airbags and new shocks installed all round. 

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I have towed mine a bit with my 08 yukon denali.  Not a comfy feeling.  Thinking about replacing the denali with a different daily driver.  I have diesel dually but it is a stick that my wife does not drive, and she is not comfortable with the boat so that leaves the ramp to me solo.  What other ideas are out there,  i was looking at a 2014, 2015 4x4 1500 silverado just not sure if there is enough truck there to feel good.  My 6.2 pulls it fine for back and forth to the ramp it just handles and rides a little shaky due to the axle spacing.

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h20king    794

We tow with a Ram 3500. Air bags, super spring's and billistein shocks all the way around .post-777-0-07230900-1475241870_thumb.jpg

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Cwazy1    89
1 hour ago, Birddog said:

that looks like the boat ramp at Magnuson park

nah, magnuson now has white lines as well as white bumps within each line. 

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h20king    794
23 minutes ago, Birddog said:

is that a 238?

Yep it's a 238 soon to be a Centurion fi23

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Cwazy1    89
2 hours ago, Birddog said:

I hate getting in and out of magnuson on a weekend! serious Charlie Foxtrot.

Ha! I've luckily never experienced it. I'm glad to be wet slipped in lake union. Although I do live right across the street from the armory entry on 75th. 

I do love riding my electric skateboard down through magnuson to the boat launch to watch the crazyness. Always brings a smile to my face. 

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Birddog    3

Lake Wa is not the best lake for water-sports generally. especially weekends. I usually put in at Newport yacht basin if im going to do that lake.

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skymiker    5

2003 Expedition with 5.4L does pretty good, but we don't go far

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InfinitySurf    302

To answer your question OP. I trailer my boat every time I use it and have 2016 Chevy 4x4 1500 with the 5.3 (my average according to truck computer is 18.8mpg over the last 48k miles including towing). I think 2016 was first year of fuel injection for this motor?...The transmission is great in the Chevy trucks and can handle it. Pulls my 24ft boat like a champ and braking is no issue, partly cause I have tandem trailer with hydraulic brakes (probably would not feel as safe without those cause the trailer will stop the truck). I took a trip to the TN mountains this summer to Lake Norris and no issues with power there either, course I babied it. To be honest, a 1500 is not the BEST thing....a 2500/3500 would be better of course. I have owned several Duramax trucks in past, but for me now, the 1500 works great cause I have ZERO other use for a 2500+ truck and its my daily driver, so it works good for me since I have been pulling trailers all my life. I have never felt unsafe and the people out there that claim that you are an idiot for pulling with a 1500 don't know how to drive and should not do it (or have not driven a modern 1500). Of course you have to be more careful, give more space to stop and not run 75-80 down the highway. Its all how you use it.

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skymiker    5

This is the new upgraded tow vehicle from the Expedition.  So much easier than towing!

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A 1500 is a strong candidate for me.  I have a 3500 diesel, but don’t want to commute with it.

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rrd525    40

I initially pulled our S238 with a 2013 1500 5.3L Silverado.
Locally to the lake 15km each way and around town was fine with the S238. Braking was fine and with the grade braking of the truck there was never a concern stopping.

We live with hills and mountains surrounding us, so it worked in the RPM band. Longer mountain trips you needed to hit a gas station along the way. If you got out of the power band on a steep section due to traffic, you spent the rest of the climb creeping.
It was light on the open highway and you could feel the wind gusts trying to push it with the 238.
The 3500 is just so much nicer to tow with, and like you, I use mine as a commuter, so was very concerned about giving up my 1500.

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InfinitySurf    302

I have owned Chevy and GMC trucks for the last 15yrs and have owned 7 or 8 from 1500 gassers to 2500 Duramax's and always averaged about 14.5...Adding Superchip (tow mode or economy mode), intake and exhaust would get me up to 18mph, but then lift kit and bigger tires would bring me back down to 14-15mpg average. This 2016 1500 with the fuel injection made a difference, gets better gas mileage and has better power (I left this one totally stock, first time I have done that). Recommend you check out a 2016+ for a daily driver since there is a noticable difference to me. I have never had any issues with any of my GM/Chevy trucks either, knock on wood... they hold their value pretty well too.

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