Wanted to respond to numerous member responses on here but I‘ll do my best to remain calm. Once again, there are guys on here offering advice on a subject they know nothing about, he didn’t ask how nice it was to tow your 18 foot Hourston or how it’d be better to just hire a guide? Did you guys read the original post? He currently has a 24ft boat that he manages perfectly fine with, he’s interested in UPGRADING to a boat and would need to upgrade his tow rig too. As stated by Saanauk, the only real difference in 1 Ton and 3/4 Ton trucks is the payload, they are usually rated to TOW the same amount. For those of you who don’t know, payload is the amount of weight that is placed inside the cab, in the bed, and on the hitch. He’s trying to tow 14,000lbs, not place it on his roof. He does NOT need a dually F450 or a 5500, a 3/4 Ton modern diesel would be absolutely fine. My assumption is that a boat of that caliber would have a suitable trailer under it with EOH brakes.
I have a 17 ram 3500, which is rated to tow around 18,000lbs. My boat fully loaded with fuel, gear, twins, and trailer is around 8500lbs. In addition I throw our fully loaded Arctic Fox 811 in the back and then hook up the boat. I tow it up to hardy and back all the time, the truck does it with ease.
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