Tow truck
Submitted by Vinesh87 on Tue, 2014-05-20 18:35
Anyone one here towing a big boat with a truck e.g 3500kgs + ?
Any suggestions of small trucks to tow 4500kgs on a normal license under 4500GVM ?
Any suggestions for one that could be kitted up as a camper tow truck?
Is a F250 the way to go ?
Cheers Vinnie
tim-o
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Holy shit! What boat did you
Holy shit! What boat did you buy?
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southcity104
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sheesh Vini
This future boat sounds like it's gonna be big! Blackwatch 34?
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Vinesh87
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haha nah Not that big, she
haha nah
Not that big, she will be under 3500kgs with 200L of fuel. but full tank with gear for say a Abrohlos trip pushing 4T
Not that much bigger than what i have now to be honest!
sea-kem
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Lol nothing to see here
Lol nothing to see here guys, we've done the deal. My truck + Vins boat = Abrohlos :)
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quadfisher
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7700kg towing ,yeh baby.
http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado-2500hd-heavy-duty-trucks.html
Place in perth does um , bring your wallet , push the missus aside, rip open that shirt, and be that man vinesh!
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Vinesh87
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hahaha sold sell right
hahaha sold sell right there.
Been in one towing a huge Fury and yeh they are a serious rig. Would have to sell a house to buy one but...
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update !!
While vins dealing with his irate missus about ripping open his good shirt, that 7700kg towing is a
5th wheeler setup, conventional towing there rated to about 5800kg.
The Perth dealer has one for a surprising affordable 134 k!
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Vinesh87
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No dealing its not happening.
No dealing its not happening. I love importing stuff so i would just import one to be honest but its still not going to happen !
Cant even feel 5800kg behind them !!
Tim
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Dual cab
How about one of these
http://www.trucksales.com.au/buy/details.aspx?R=23839716&__Qpb=1&Cr=7&__Ns=p_StockRankSort_Int32%7c1%7c%7cp_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cp_Model_String%7c0%7c%7cp_Year_Int32%7c1%7c%7cp_StockPrice_Decimal%7c1&__N=1552%201715%201550%201600%201602%201601%204294958828%204294965297%204294955996&silo=1701&seot=1&__Nne=15&trecs=48&__sid=1461B96171C1
Vinesh87
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Yeh Tim thats more what i am
Yeh Tim thats more what i am after. But what is the towing capacity of a truck like this ? I have looked on all the websites and brochures. But they only have the GVM and GCM ratings.
Can i just take the GVM of the GCM to get max towing ?
Yes i know i should just ring the dealer. And i will tomorrow haha
Tim
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Towing
Seems to be around 3.5 - 4t depending on model
http://www.isuzu.com.au/truck-range/crew-cab-models.aspx
Might have to watch max combined length of boat and trailer as well if you get something with a big tray or a long boat
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Seems any of the isuzus
Seems any of the isuzus under 4500gvm csn only tow 3500kg, may aswell use my Jeep haha
petermac
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get hold of
a mate of mine in the NT has two ex army unimogs they go anywhere and tow any thing (he has a contract to get telsta blokes into remote arears ) they are surprisingly cheap and being ex army you know they have been maintained well
Vinesh87
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haha that would be awesome
haha that would be awesome there website says the new ones can tow up to 18T. not sure about on the road but !
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I think you may have been
I think you may have been out of the job for a bit to long, most unimogs are maintained by civis' and are a very old fleet. Over here it is jlu west, sometimes the things sit there for months on end only being cranked up for a non tech. Things are always shitting themselves on them. That being said they are an excellent vehicle if well maintained, and a bush mechanic can still do a lot for them as the electronics are very basic. I've been out for a while, but from what I understand, the entire fleet of rovers and mogs are in the process of being phased out, you might find a fair few up for sale soon.
UBIQUE
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Did you have a look at my
Did you have a look at my bus vinesh? There are a few smaller ones that go for cheap , you just need to be there on the day when they are up for sale. If you are only going to use it as a tow vehicle they are fine. Mine is a bit extreme but we got it for a good price IMO.
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Like any diesel vehicle these
Like any diesel
vehicle these days, if it has a dpf, make sure that there is someone that makes a 'dpf eliminator' or youre destined for issues. My mate bought a brand spanka 3T Isuzu few years back. Towed his 28ft aly cc to exy, went into limp mode, dealership no help, flat to the floor back to Perth @ 70km/h. The dealer had it in and out of the shop for weeks, throwin parts at it (they didnt know how to fix it). In the end my mate made a 'false dpf' that tricked the ecu into thinking that there was an unblocked dpf in there (ecu requires pressure readings pre and post dpf),so no more worries. Also had to make ducting for the intercooler as it was mounted somewhere sideways behind heaps of shit, to improve the power but gave up on it and has sold it now and gone bigger (cant remember what he got). At the time he told me his mate worked where they had a fleet of those isuzus and all had the same issues
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hmmm fair enough haha What
hmmm fair enough haha What would you suggest then Timo seeing as your in the business ?
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Got no idea on trucks, my
Got no idea on trucks, my mate that had the isuzu bought a hino and is happy with it so far
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Fair enough!
Fair enough!
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What about a Holden Suburban
What about a Holden Suburban 6.5L Chev Diesel?
They are around the 3.5 - 4ton towing
Vinesh87
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On Carsales.com they say they
On Carsales.com they say they can only tow 2720kgs ?
I already have 2 cars that can tow 3500kgs haha
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I would have thought a light
I would have thought a light crew cab 4WD tray truck would be the answer, plenty of second hand ones seem to pop up. Mainly Mitsubishis
Vinesh87
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Yeh thats what i am looking
Yeh thats what i am looking for but the smaller ones that you can drive on under 4500GVM normal license can only tow 3500kgs.
Tim
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Call
I would call the truck yards Vin as there might be an option you can add to them to up the towing capacity.
I would have thought these things could tow way more when you compare size etc to your jeep.
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Yeh mate i'm going to go see
Yeh mate i'm going to go see a few dealers when i get a chance!
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Arrrgghhh, someone has
Arrrgghhh, someone has stuffed up the thread, it's tiny weeny words,,,,
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haha yeh only on your phone
haha yeh only on your phone or ipad but !
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Too exxy, just want a cheap
Too exxy, just want a cheap truck haha
Maybe a Silverado one day!
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where do you get all your dough
hey Vinnie are you doing something dodgy with those atms you work on seems you have to much money for a stock standard sparky hahahah
Vinesh87
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If I was dodgy I wouldn't be
If I was dodgy I wouldn't be towing a 7m boat anywere haha. My riv would be picking me up from my house!!
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ill take that
Ill take that as a no then haha
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here a photo of my tow rig
Here's another photo off the rig Vinesh.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/qfdreqouuli61qu/2014-03-23%2014.36.24.jpg
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Yeh looks the good mate, a
Yeh looks the good mate, a bit big to tow around Metro hahaha
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Vin i cannot WAIT to see
Vin i cannot WAIT to see this combination
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Vinesh87
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haha it's not going to be
haha it's not going to be anything special, just a big ugly fishing boat! The truck was only a option i would need to go away when it was totally loaded up. And you have put me off the boat i was going to build anyway hahaha eveything else that size is about 700kgs lighter!
Rob H
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oh no-did I?Had to go back
oh no-did I?
Had to go back and read my PM's to see why
Did you speak to the bloke I suggested? Main prob I believe was builder.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
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Deckie
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Hey Vin, maybe find a good
Hey Vin, maybe find a good car yard that sells heavy duty towing vehicles. Hmmmm lol
I dont know many around ????
Good luck Rob
Cheers & Stay safe