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You will be close to 1227 thats for sure. Remember the airlift bags will mask the affects of being overloaded but won't change the fact that you are over payload. Have good brakes on the trailer and drive like you are at max payload in the truck and I would think you would be ok.
If you were doing it all the time maybe look into a different truck /w a bit more weight capacity.
This is a one time trip (as of now). But if my wife would let me, I’d be all over a 250 or so! Ha!
I currently have surge brakes on the trailer and they have worked well for the last 3 years. Will try to get in there before the trip and double check them.
i will run the gas down down as far as I can on boat, burn up the “winter” gas. And just fill it back up when we get to the Ozarks. Help on some weight there.
This is a one time trip (as of now). But if my wife would let me, I’d be all over a 250 or so! Ha!
I currently have surge brakes on the trailer and they have worked well for the last 3 years. Will try to get in there before the trip and double check them.
i will run the gas down down as far as I can on boat, burn up the “winter” gas. And just fill it back up when we get to the Ozarks. Help on some weight there.
Remember you are not over on your ability to pull the trailer just on the ability to carry the tongue weight. Depends on the layout of the boat, but on ours the fuel tanks sit relativity far back and in the middle of the boat, which puts them directly over the trailer axles. I have never weighed ours empty, but I don't think it would make a huge dent in the amount of weight on the hitch.
Yea that’s true. Our fuel is the same. Tank goes about half way up. It’s an older boat, 1988 Rinker Captiva 206. Excellent shape for the year. But solid. Dry weight (per website I found) was 3000. I estimated fuel, trailer and what not to get total of 3800. I know it can tow it, total weight wise. Just never been over payload. Just wasn’t sure the risks of it and if we should even try it. Or leave 4 wheeler at home.
Old (2000 Lariat 5.4L -bought new) and new (2018 STX 5.0L - Lariat replacement). Boat is 2007 Azure AZ220 Sportdeck. Boat and trailer are pushing the trailer's GVWR of 6000# based on manufacturers' data. Never put on scales, unless the bathroom-scale-beam-method to determine tongue weight counts.
I must say, even after adding Air Lift Ride Control bags to the STX in order to level the trailer, the Lariat was the better tow vehicle to me even with the four speed trans. Just an all round better tow experience IMO. Must have been back in the age when the "tow package" meant something other than a hitch, wiring and trans cooler. IIRC the Lariat tow package included beefier suspension and brakes. And an intervening lawsuit got everyone that wanted it a heavy duty radiator replacement. Didn't hurt that the 5.4L torque maxed out around 2500 RPM, not 3500. Ah, the good ol' days.
I use my truck to pull my 2010 Bryant 246 with a Merc 350 HO and a Bravo 3 out drive. Boat is 24'6" long, holds 59 gallons of fuel in the bow. Boat and trailer are 5800 pounds. Tows best with a 1/4 tank of fuel, full it has too much tong weight. Truck does great with it in the Mountains of East TN.
Good lookin boats guys. I’m not to worried about pulling capacity. Just payload capacity with the 4 wheeler in bed with it. Did a test run last weekend. Did fine for 1.5 hour trip. 1st week of July is full trip
Really nice looking Bryant - my brother in law had one around the same year little smaller though, he is still kicking himself for selling it.
Surprised the Fuel tanks affect tongue weight that much, ours sit far enough back in the boat that they dont make a huge difference full or empty.
Thanks.
The Bryant fuel tank is in the Deep Vee of the bow. 49 gallons forward of the boat windshield. So all the weight of the fuel is well forward of the front trailer axle. So while not ideal for towing, it is fantastic on the water. I get very little bow rise even hammering it our of the hole. Also once on plane, it will stay on plane down to 17 mph. It also helps its ride on rough water. I blow by many boats the same length when there is a 1 foot wave action on the lake.
Bryant is 100% hand laid fiberglass, even the stringers are 100% hand laid. Zero wood in the boat.
This is my second Bryant. Moved up from a 21'6" foot Bryant, I wanted to go to the Bravo 3 out drive and the integrated swim platform.
We have 2017 Moomba Mojo (4,400 lb dry + 1,200 lb trailer). Took it to the scales hitched to the wifes expeditions and weight was 6,900 lbs total trailer weight. This was with 49 gal of fuel and loaded with everything we take to the lake.
Just recently took it to the scale behind the new F150 and got wildly different numbers so I am not sure which scale is right and which is wrong. New scale shows 7,480 lb total trailer weight with a tongue weight of 700 lbs. I need to check and see if the front ballast drained all the way last time we took it out but I didn't have time to check it the day I weighed it.
Picture of it hitched up to the wifes Expedition (don't have a shot behind the new F150 yet) and pictures of her in the water bringing smiles.
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